It is through the physical appearance of this African woman that Carpeaux expects us to understand, conceptualize, and hopefully challenge the definition of slave and of human. He grasps at a way to define her selfhood beyond her title. This black woman stands not as a slave but as a pillar of civilization.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 12:35PM 
In 1963 (on Good Friday), King, along with other protesters, was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama. Here, he wrote his impassioned and literarily significant "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 10:20AM 
I know what you’re thinking. A defense of the bookstore? How 20th century. You’re thinking to yourself: are the romantics among us still doing that – running around, with moleskines in hand and square glasses on the tips of their noses, decrying the end of the bookstore and (naturally coupled with such a protest) the death of The Book?
Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 11:01AM In November Team Starkid held their first ever tour, the StarKid Precarious Auditory Concert Experience (SPACE) Tour, and I was lucky enough to attend their Chicago show at The Bottom Lounge.
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 09:18AM An interesting analysis of whether or not manual and other craft-related skills and refinements are the key elements to great art.
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:25PM Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 09:48PM