Category Archives: Ideas and Opinions

An Interview with Joe Biel of Microcosm Publishing

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Ed Battistella

Ed Battistella: How did Microcosm Publishing come about? Joe Biel: ​I grew up in Cleveland​ during the bankruptcy and recession​ in the 70s and 80s. ​My upbringing was abusive, I was uneducated, and I had autism that wasn’t diagnosed until … Continue reading →

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An Interview with John McWhorter, author of Talking Back, Talking Black

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Ed Battistella

John McWhorter teaches linguistics, Western civilization, music history, and American studies at Columbia University. A New York Times best-selling author and TED speaker, he is a columnist for Time and regular contributor to the Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, and Washington … Continue reading →

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My Dinner with Harlan

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Ed Battistella

When I was in high school two of my favorite books were Harlan Ellison’s The Glass Teat: Essays of Opinion on Television and The Other Glass Teat. They were feisty books of cultural criticism based on Ellison’s weekly column for … Continue reading →

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What People Are Reading This Summer

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Ed Battistella

It’s almost summer and graduating students get a little time to finally read what they want, professors have an opportunity to read things they do not have to grade, and even professional writers get some summer reading in the extra … Continue reading →

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