Entries by tag: academe
- The chasm between the public perception and the reality of EU Freedom of Movement in the UK
- @jonworth nails it.
(tags: brexit ukpolitics migration eu ) - Donald Trump Finally Pays a Price for His False and Reckless Words
- Not yet enough.
(tags: uspolitics ) - Every attempt to manage academia makes it worse
- Setting targets means failure.
(tags: management academe ) - Sorry for the Delayed Response
- Really I am. But I have a good excuse.
(tags: funny internet )
- The Food Lab: A New Way to Cook Pasta?
- Long but convincing.
(tags: cooking ) - Intellectuals are freaks
- Don't agree with all of this but interesting thoughts.
(tags: psychology academe politics ) - ‘Biased’ fit for work tests penalise poorer people
- Colour me unsurprised.
(tags: disability ukpolitics ) - Brexit means Brexit — but in reality it’s a long time away
- David Allan Green on form again.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) - Trump, and His Jokes, and You
- @scalzi weighs in.
(tags: uspolitics )
- These Are the Red Lines Europe Won't Cross in Brexit Talks
- Slightly disorganised but good summary.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) - UK researchers excluded from European research network due to Brexit
- Hits the nail on the head.
(tags: ukpolitics eu academe research ) - No regrets: An insider’s guide to Brexit failure
- Craig Oliver has learned nothing.
(tags: eu ukpolitics ) - Philly elections official blasts Hannity over ‘rigged’ vote allegations
- Well worth reading.
(tags: elections uspolitics ) - Ex-LAB MP and PB regular, Nick Palmer, on why a party split won’t work
- and the real crisis is postponed to 2020.
(tags: ukpolitics ) - Just What Were Donald Trump's Ties to the Mob?
- Well worth reading.
(tags: crime uspolitics ) - Lawsplainer: No, Donald Trump's "Second Amendment" Comment Isn't Criminal
- And here's why.
(tags: uspolitics law freespeech ) - Brexit: international students less likely to come to the UK to study
- Quelle surprise!
(tags: migration academe ukpolitics eu ) - Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only the (angrier) Android half
- Brilliant.
(tags: uspolitics twitter )
- 2016 Hugo Finalist Review Roundup
- I've done this in past years, but very glad that JJ has done it this year.
(tags: sf hugos ) - An essay I bought online was so bad I want a refund – but the firm won’t pay up
- Serves you right. #fb
(tags: academe ) - After ‘Brexit’ Vote, Immigrants Feel a Town Turn Against Them
- Life in Boston, Lincs. "It was a mistake to come here." #fb
(tags: eu ukpolitics migration ) - How It Feels To Be Trolled By 40,000 Brexiters On Facebook
- I should be interested to know if anyone was similarly troubled by Remainers. #fb
(tags: eu ukpolitics socialmedia ) - Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa May over 'motherhood' remark
- Pressure from those nasty journalists. Let's hope her next job keeps her away from that kind of stress.
(tags: ukpolitics )
- Blog Post Was Ethics Breach
Professor fired for harassing postgrad, not for "un-PC" views.
- Want to get motivated? Try these miserable quotes
@KimKierkegaard for the win!
- The best and worst elections of 2014
Clear analysis from @PippaN15.
- Finally, I get the sex in Fifty Shades of Grey | Victoria Coren
Hilarious from @VictoriaCoren (h/t @CCNRatSPP)
- Oliver Sacks on Learning He Has Terminal Cancer
Dignity.
- Grimm's Tale
The awful story of the @ImperialCollege scientist driven to suicide by management.
- Journey Planet
Check out #19 (the Doctor Who issue).
- How would we cover the decision not to indict a police officer if it happened in another country?
Turning the kaleidoscope.
- How Much Does It Cost to Be Ambassador to Hungary?
About $500,000.
- The Best of BBC One's Walk On The Wild Side
From 2010. Hilarious.
- Car-to-car talk: Hey, look out for that collision!
What my brother is working on.
- Letters on women in science fiction
The young Isaac Asimov wanted to keep women out.
- The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.
A bit optimistic...
- Potent Pro-Israel Group Finds Its Momentum Blunted
AIPAC in trouble?
- Merkel makes U-turn, backs Juncker for Commission job
Enda Kenny as dark horse?
- Former UKIP spokesman was kidnapping gang 'boss'
You couldn't make it up.
- Gagauzia Voters Reject Closer EU Ties For Moldova
It's a tough sell in Comrat.
- Holding Sri Lanka to Account
New York Times calls it right.
- Government spends £37m fighting benefit cut appeals
Might it not be cheaper just to give people the money?
- Humour - Richard Corbett MEP
Some of these jokes are very venerable indeed - Roy Jenkins as King John XV!
- Employing a student to criticize my teaching
A more positive story from academe.
- Farewell to academia
Philip Sandifer isn't going to take it any more.
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Yeah, and…
I’ve been obsessed with “A Boy and His Dog” for as long as I can remember, and I look for new scholarship and articles on the novella (and the film) regularly, just to keep up to date…