Mark D. White
Professor, author, editor, and fan of comics, movies, and music. See my books here: amzn.to/2aFC66M.
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‘Captain Marvel 2’: ‘Candyman’s Nia DaCosta To Direct Sequel
EXCLUSIVE: In what is sure to be one of the bigger directing jobs to be taken off the table in recent months, we are hearing that Nia DaCosta, who directed the anticipated reboot of Candyman, has b…
The Edward Everett Horton DVD Project
Unseen for decades: 5 Silent Comedy Shorts made in 1927-28
It’s Not Just You. We’ve All Got a Case of the Covid-19 Blues.
New data show that Americans are suffering from record levels of mental distress.
Georgia second grader tests positive for coronavirus after first day of school, forcing class to quarantine
Pictures show students packed shoulder-to-shoulder at two school districts that began in-person classes Monday with mask-optional policies.
In These Neighborhoods, the Jobless Rate May Top 30 Percent
New maps show how the virus has severely deepened economic inequality within cities.
Aurora police detain black family after mistaking their vehicle as stolen
Police detained and handcuffed a black mother and four children after mistaking their SUV for a stolen motorcycle from another state.
Maine Spy Agency Pushed Absurd Claim That TikTok Teen Trained Terrorists
Leaked documents show pattern of twisting far-right rumors into anti-left intel
C$2 Million Gift to McGill Philosophy for Technology & Human Nature Professorship - Daily Nous
The Department of Philosophy at McGill University received C$2 million (approximately $1.5 million) donation to establish an endowed chair in philosophy of technology. The donation is from Canadian investor and philanthropist Stephen A. Jarislowsky,...
Nothing Special
Callie thinks that in the grand scheme of the worlds at large, she's nothing special. With the unexpected addition of friendship and adventure into her life, she's about to find out that she was very, very wrong.
When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well.
As countries consider back-to-school strategies for the fall, a coronavirus outbreak at a Jerusalem high school offers a cautionary tale.
What Does it Mean to Set Your Novel at Harvard?
Many writers have explored elite academic environments in the novel form—from literary treatments like The Marriage Plot and On Beauty to more commercial fiction like Prep and Gossip Girl—but few h…
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Ventilators, missiles, doctors, troops … the justification of legislative responses to COVID-19 through military metaphors
(2020). Ventilators, missiles, doctors, troops … the justification of legislative responses to COVID-19 through military metaphors. Law and Humanities. Ahead of Print.
Census, Cut Short A Month, Rushes To Finish All Counting Efforts By Sept. 30
Under pressure to meet legal deadlines Congress has not changed despite pandemic-related delays, the Census Bureau announced a new end date after NPR reported that door knocking will be cut short.
How to Evaluate COVID-19 News without Freaking Out
Disinformation expert Carl Bergstrom gives tips on how to stay calm and make sense pandemic news
Stet!, the Hot New Language Game
A card game based on “Dreyer’s English” and other matters of grammatical interest.
The Longing Man | The Point Magazine
He is the beta narcissist in clinical terms, the male Madame Bovary in literary ones. But in my mind, he is always the longing man.