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Was Modernism Meant to Keep the Working Classes Out?
In the 19th century, more working class readers started partaking in contemporary fiction. Modernist literature, however, was specifically not for them.
The first working-class libraries, which originated in Scotland, concentrated on religious books. Some banned fiction outright; into the early nineteenth century, fiction was considered too avant-garde for the general reader. The popularity of Walter Scott’s Waverley novels started to change that. But, as scholar Jonathan Rose...
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It was brought to my attention that there was a record level 13th check given out to San Diego City (as opposed to county) retirees.
‘13th check’ bonus for retired city employees hits record again
More than $6.7 million went to retired San Diego city employees at the end of November...
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I will get to the pensions-specific aspect in a moment.
Here is the basic news of the LA Teachers Strike:
Head of Striking Los Angeles Teachers’ Union Aims to Resume Talks ‘Soon’
The head of the Los Angeles teachers union said he hoped to resume talks “very soon” as a strike...
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Literally.
Cash-Desperate Illinois Is Now Taxing Lap Dances
As anyone who’s ever stepped into a “gentlemen’s club” knows, lap dances can get pretty pricey. But owners of an Illinois strip joint believe the nearly $2 million tax bill they received for lap dance services provided is a bit much.
Court records show...
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Charles Dickens didn’t start writing with Pickwick Papers — his first published pieces were short “sketches” that ran in newspapers and other periodicals, and then compiled in Sketches by Boz. While I mainly focus on Dickens’s novels, Dickens would continue to write these short pieces throughout his career,...
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There is certain kind of clickbait that can catch me, and some math-related stupidity can.
So, I saw the following via Powerline: Putting the Pi in pies: Twitter user stuns the internet with math that proves one 18-inch pizza has more in it than TWO 12-inch...
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