Time for a quick reflection, via a new book, on the American holiday that celebrates work, Labor Day: Not much has changed about the nature of work since the guy pictured above was roaming the earth, and that fact should prompt you to think more deeply about the career that you give your life to. … Continue reading Hey, Labor Day’s for neanderthals too
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‘Belief is possible at night’: Averill Curdy’s poetry
It was such a nice experience this week dipping into Averill Curdy’s "Song and Error," published a couple months ago by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, and finding Ovid there. It’s a pleasure to pick up a book by a contemporary poet like Curdy (or Carol Ann Duffy, whose favorite seems to be Virgil) and find … Continue reading ‘Belief is possible at night’: Averill Curdy’s poetry
Stop the presses
Considering the hits that the print media business has taken in recent years, it shouldn't come as a surprise that CareerCast.com has identified newspaper reporting as the worst job of 2013. It's never been an easy job -- you're constantly on call and on deadline -- but that's what makes it such an honorable profession. … Continue reading Stop the presses
Nick Owchar 
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