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Read more about the article Our unusually dark and strange family lullaby

Our unusually dark and strange family lullaby

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 21, 2014
  • Post category:Family/Music

About two years ago, I sat down with my infant son to rock him to sleep. Regina Spektor’s song On the Radio was running through my head, so I decided…

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Read more about the article The Grecian Bend was stupid, but no. Heels are still stupider.

The Grecian Bend was stupid, but no. Heels are still stupider.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 20, 2014
  • Post category:Critic

Slate’s Rebecca Onion recently proposed that the Grecian Bend was the most preposterous ladies’ fashion trend of all time. In the 1860s, it was fashionable for American women to wear…

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Read more about the article There was a dead man in our hotel room.

There was a dead man in our hotel room.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 19, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography

Slate asks: What protocol does a hotel follow when a guest is found dead? Turns out I have a little bit of experience with this question. When I was 23…

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Read more about the article Star Wars is nothing without the music

Star Wars is nothing without the music

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 18, 2014
  • Post category:Film

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Read more about the article Purposeful procrastination: Are slightly lower grades really all that bad?

Purposeful procrastination: Are slightly lower grades really all that bad?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 17, 2014
  • Post category:Productivity Tip/Quandry/Science

A new study suggests that students who turn in homework at the last minute get worse grades. Of the 777 students involved, 86.1 percent waited until the last 24 hours…

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Read more about the article The tyranny of the syllabus

The tyranny of the syllabus

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 16, 2014
  • Post category:Teaching

I know a handful of college professors personally. I know a handful more via Facebook and Twitter. I have known many, many more throughout the years. Right around this time…

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Read more about the article My children visited a bookstore on the last day of summer. Their behavior was shocking.

My children visited a bookstore on the last day of summer. Their behavior was shocking.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 16, 2014
  • Post category:Books/Family/Parenting

We spent the last day of summer on the Connecticut shoreline. Among our choice of activities was a visit to our favorite bookstore, R.J. Julia in Madison, Connecticut.   Elysha…

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Read more about the article My best piece of parenting advice

My best piece of parenting advice

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 15, 2014
  • Post category:Parenting

It takes a special and exceedingly wise breed of parent to ignore a temper tantrum like this and instead retrieve the camera and document the moment for posterity. My wife…

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Read more about the article Just like his mom. And his dad, actually.

Just like his mom. And his dad, actually.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 15, 2014
  • Post category:Family/Food and Drink

Our son, Charlie, spent the evening cooking dinner with Elysha. He spends most of this time demanding his mother’s attention and hanging on her legs, so involving him in the…

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Read more about the article If I was able to choose my children’s teachers, this is what I would want more than anything else.

If I was able to choose my children’s teachers, this is what I would want more than anything else.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 14, 2014
  • Post category:Parenting/Teaching

If I were allowed to choose the teachers for my children, I would almost always choose the teachers with the greatest variation of life experience. Give me a teacher who…

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