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"I believe one writes because one has to create a world in which one can live. I could not live in any of the worlds offered to me... I had to create a world of my own, like a climate, a country, an atmosphere in which I could breathe, reign, and recreate

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Sciences > Psychology Intelligence: Where it comes from and how you can develop it: 14 of 18
Intelligence is a relative concept. In suburban America we assume someone's intelligent if they're rich; if their business savvy and good with people; if they score high on their SATs. In other words, they're smart if they're good at the things I'd like to be good at.A lot of people assume the IQ ("intelligence quotient") is ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives 2007 Super Bowl reflections: 7 of 9
Everyone was determined to make Super Bowl XLI "The Peyton Manning Show." It didn't matter that he threw an interception and failed to amass significant passing numbers. Nobody cared when the Colts' defense forced five turnovers. People barely noticed that Joseph Addai caught ten passes or that Domenique Rhodes rushed for 113... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Should Major League Baseball develop a salary-cap system?: 26 of 29
So far, this topic has been one of those "wouldn't it be nice" topics, one that we talk about on par with a college football playoff system, equal opportunities for African-American coaches, Notre Dame joining the Big 10 conference, and other sports fantasies that make perfect sense but will come to pass. Still, we say it lon... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Childhood memories: 359 of 391
CARROT FIELDSHiking back from the farm with our carrots, we tried to pretend 2nd grade wasn't starting tomorrow. But summer was crying and inside so were we.What was there to say but small talk?So you mentionedyou had a new Wade Boggs card,I commented on our carrots, how mine looked bigger than yours. You said let's ask our d... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Meaning of life: 150 of 162
WHAT IS MEANING?Eager to look over the momentand call it wrong,hungry for minutes to replace the ones they lived in,he & a roomful of people who never got himheld & folded different scowls,their fudging faces, loudly judgingyet empty.Honesty nodded fakely; Ambition felt homeless inbrand-name clothes; Vision was aloof, and loo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Remembering love: 153 of 164
GRAFFITILong before I listened to advice,or cared about consequences,or felt pain,I spent my afternoons and evenings on Drake Mountainclimbing toward today.Do you remember our first time,how quiet the world sounded on our private trail,how bright the stars looked, not yet rivaled by city lights?The hike was long and buggybut ... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Why Howard Stern isn't getting rave reviews on radio: 7 of 7
Howard Stern no longer gets rave reviews because he's lost his ability to improvise. In the beginning, Stern wasn't focused on trying to be famous; he was just being himself, raw and spontaneous. People liked that. When I first heard Stern in his early years, I got the sense I was listening to an actual, real-life guy. He was... More..