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Bad Advice for New Graduates

by P. J. O’Rourke Related Links Commencement Speeches Percent Enrolled in School   Mr. O'Rourke is a best-selling author and humorist. Change magazine reports on trends…

Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 20

Part 20Who goes there? hankering, gross, mystical, nude; How is it I extract strength from the beef I eat?What is a man anyhow? what am I? what are you?All I mark as my own you shall offset…

Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 26

Part 26Now I will do nothing but listen, To accrue what I hear into this song, to let sounds contribute toward it.I hear bravuras of birds, bustle of growing wheat, gossip of flames,…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Destiny

DestinyThat you are fair or wise is vain, Or strong, or rich, or generous; You must add the untaught strain That sheds beauty on the rose. There's a melody born of melody, Which melts the…

Urban Planner

What is this job like? City planners figure out the best way to use the land in cities and neighborhoods. They report on the best location for houses, stores, and parks. They try to solve a…

Christina Rossetti: Heart's Chill Between

Heart's Chill BetweenOctober 21, 1848I did not chide him, though I knew That he was false to me. Chide the exhaling of the dew, The ebbing of the sea, The fading of a rosy hue,— But not…

Infoplease Spotlight

Organizers at the Tournament of Roses Parade set off all this bowl-game hysteria when they decided a football game would more appealing to parade watchers than a polo match. So they invited the…

2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture:The DepartedBest Actor:Forest Whitaker, The Last King of ScotlandBest Actress:Helen Mirren, The QueenBest Supporting Actor:Eddie Murphy, DreamgirlsBest Supporting Actress:…