Queering the census
As an amateur genealogist, I’m relieved to see same-sex marriages will be reflected in the 2010 census.
As an amateur genealogist, I’m relieved to see same-sex marriages will be reflected in the 2010 census.
Loyola University honors the author of The Moviegoer by establishing the Walker Percy Center for Writing and Publishing.
“Though it is a comedy, Candide is also about what philosophers have called ‘the problem of evil.’” Eric Palmer suggests cover images for Voltaire’s masterpiece.
In the current A Public Space, Yiyun Li translates the letters of Chinese writer Shen Congwen, who stopped writing fiction after a nervous breakdown and saw his books burned. (Via.)
As the 25th anniversary of Philip Larkin’s death approaches, a statue of the poet has been commissioned. See also Alex Balk’s ranking of his poems.