Archive | April, 2008

22 April 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Bitter? A Cure for What Ails You

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It’s no secret: every recent utterance, and every distant association, of Busboys and Poets’ favorite Presidential candidate is being parsed to the point of absurdity by his opponents, both Democratic and Republican. Hendrik Hertzberg, in the new New Yorker, speaks to the absurdity surrounding the recent Philadelphia debate: In the seven weeks since the previous [...]

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18 April 2008 ~ 3 Comments

For the Babies

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Literacy theorists, child educators, and all-around bloggers, take note: there’s a great new blog on our radar called For the Babies… Written by Leensa Fufa, the blog has been going since February. It’s about, well, literacy theory, child education, and all-around blogging. An excerpt: My fondest memory of literacy involves road trips with my sister [...]

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15 April 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Richard Peabody on the Scene

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Sweet. Local fiction and poetry publishing luminary Richard Peabody graced the Shirlington Busboys location with a reading last night. And: local blogger of all things literary Wendi Kaufman wrote about it at The Happy Booker, here. Thanks Wendi!

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