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I’m Penn State today (2/9) to discuss blogging and the arts with the great Michael Bérubé — American literature and cultural studies professor, and blogger — as part of the university’s Arts in Public Life series. We start at 12:30. If you’re in town, it’d be great to see you.
Israeli writer Etgar Keret runs into an old friend while taking shelter from bombs. (Via.)
Amitava Kumar recommends rate your students for its “ever-present supply of band-aids and a stiff drink for teachers.”