It may be written of us, speculates Dorian, by whatever people who manage to survive the coming climate apocalypse, that we endured. Yet Dorian's most damning argument is that our constant climate talk is a sort of stream of consciousness, a furious sound that will only be heard by those outside of the story itself. This may be the past we pass into. |
This correspondent will readily admit that this paper is not her sort of thing, but note Dollah's point: Jay Gatz cannot be condemned for following his nation's one true faith. His only real sin is in trying to enter the priesthood into which Tom, Daisy, and Jordan had so easily and breezily been born. |
Another in our subseries on the rumbling, crumbling American Dream, Flasque posits the death of that dream as evinced by the death of interest in the nation's short list of classics. Those books more spoken of than read, relegated, if brief, to the halls of high schools and survey courses, and otherwise left to rot, are the rough measures of America having given up. The various strains of what eats us are analyzed here, with hopes for what grows in the lab, a literature of intention for a non-literate future. |
Vincent rode out the black lightning of the ensuing storm with a carpe diem verve, marrying the metaphysical poets with the postmodern world of superhero geekdom. We'll not admit to understanding it all, but we will contend that Miles Morales is canon. |
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As both who follow this conference may note, the report is a little late this year. Hosting duties now also come with cleanup duties, and the decommissioning of that many tents, many of them partially burnt, happening as it did at the cusp of the fall semester, delayed reportage.
But next year expect better digs, as PU's Belt and Suspenders initiative hits its stride. Partnering with Chinese tech company FauxConn and telecommunications giant WhyWay?, Purewater will be both realizing new revenue streams and gaining assurances of millions in contributions to its foundation. As late university president Jong Bardeaux was wont to say, "What could possibly go wrong?"