Writer
Michael Thorbjørn Feehly
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Notes from Undergrad
I’ve always liked books more than people; I think they stay with you longer, inhabit a deeper part of your brain. Read more. Don’t be afraid to.
Books in the Age of Digital Reproduction
This transition from page to screen will bring changes both positive (such as innovation in form) and negative (disruption of economic modes of sustaining literature).
Death of the Poet
Split This Rock—taking its name from Langston Hughes’s poem “Big Buddy”—intends to build a network of those who aspire to greater influence in public life by using poetry to advocate for social change, defend rights of freedom of expression, and renew consciousness of social responsibility in a diverse and complex world.
Embarrassing Literary Riches
Being a reader in the United States might feel lonely when one considers the data on readership collected by The Pew Research Center and Gallup.
Innovation Entering the Library
I applaud the library for taking steps to alleviate the massive delays experienced at closing time in Widener and virtually every hour, on the hour, during class sessions in Lamont.
The Many Strains of Affluenza
We need to remember the end result of a life of ignoring the consequences of our self-absorption is deadly.
The Glossy Paper Tiger
Recent developments in soft news coverage foreshadow what could be an ominous future of censored reporting in which journalists must choose between keeping their sources and investigating well-connected elites.
An Orphan Crosses His Tracks
The US must take notice of these reforms and implement them to allow the use of orphaned works for the advancement of arts and science, for the continued innovation and growth in our economy.