Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism's high-minded principles and read more

Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism's high-minded principles and preoccupations have ceased to function, but before they have been replaced with a totally new system of values. It represents a moment of suspension before the batteries are recharged for the new millennium, an acknowledgment that preceding the future is a strange and hybrid interregnum that might be called the last gasp of the past.

This is a love story with six protagonists, ... And it's about a girl on the cusp of womanhood, a read more

This is a love story with six protagonists, ... And it's about a girl on the cusp of womanhood, a girl who is smart enough to realize she's happy, but not smart enough to know that everything must change.

All television is children's television.

All television is children's television.

They haven't notified us yet.

They haven't notified us yet.

[The disaster in New Orleans] is not an act of god, ... This is an act of man. The federal read more

[The disaster in New Orleans] is not an act of god, ... This is an act of man. The federal government refused to spend the money to improve the levees.

With all the awards she was given, she never put one on the wall. They're all under the bed. She read more

With all the awards she was given, she never put one on the wall. They're all under the bed. She said that she didn't need that; she knew what she'd done.

It won't free up enormous amounts of capacity (on freeways) in the near term.

It won't free up enormous amounts of capacity (on freeways) in the near term.

We were together almost every day this summer. Between weightlifting and practices and the camps, we all really got to read more

We were together almost every day this summer. Between weightlifting and practices and the camps, we all really got to know each other and become good friends.

Often, taking stock takes place in the context of a crisis. This is maybe a not-so-painful way to do it.

Often, taking stock takes place in the context of a crisis. This is maybe a not-so-painful way to do it.