Day 16: March Madness, or, Confessions of a Bad Professor
So, yesterday, I came to class committed to a rational division of class time: we would of course take a few minutes to air out are excitement over the Wolverine’s blow-out of Tennessee and 2 point...
View ArticleDay 19: You’re a Fucking Bum
We’re winding down. The temperature in Ann Arbor today is in the 60s. The sky is blue. We’ve all started to check out and to go, at least mentally, our separate ways. I have mixed feelings. Summers,...
View ArticleOn Mitch McGary, Nietzsche, and Ressentiment
I’m coming at this thing as a fan and as an educator, and as an educator who is a fan of those he educates. Yes, I’m talking about UM men’s basketball players, but not only about them. I’m a fan and...
View ArticleOn Wisconsin
I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and graduated from the University there in 1987 and so many of my friends on Facebook have strong ties to the place and the school. Understandably, then, my feed over...
View ArticleWhy I Can’t Get Excited About NBA Transactions
This is the biggest week in pro basketball’s off-season. Over the past week, avid interest in the big news and minute details of both the NBA draft and free agency has swept up citizens of the...
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