Shana tova! Hope my fellow Jews out there have a sweet and healthy new year! Here are a few things I’ll be carrying over from the “old year” to make sure my new one is just that: 1. Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin…
One of my pet peeves is when critics make arguments about characters played by multiple actors (for example, in theatre) based only on the text of the script. We see this kind of argument a lot in when, for instance, historians assess the accuracy of plays that depict historical figures,…
I’ll do you one better: why is Gamora? (aka, previously: how to email your prof/GA) First of all, just in case, yes, you are definitely “allowed” to email* your prof or GA. As a university instructor, no matter how much I might playfully grumble about my workload, I highly encourage…