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Month: July 2010

Mash-up vs. Purple Crayon

Posted on July 30, 2010May 17, 2011 by Philip Nel

Different kinds of scholars, different kinds of scholarship. But many paths to success in academia.

CategoriesAcademe, Advice, Autobiography, Children's Literature, Innovation, Publishing

Cul de Sac = Classic

Posted on July 28, 2010July 22, 2013 by Philip Nel

If you don’t already read Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac, you really should. This is one of the comic strips that will, in the future, be regarded as classic. It’s that good.

CategoriesChildren's Literature, Comics, Cul de Sac

Mix: I Think It’s Getting Better

Posted on July 26, 2010August 1, 2010 by Philip Nel

An uptempo mix created in June 2010. Features new and old music of many genres.

CategoriesMixes, Music

Cockney Alphabet

Posted on July 24, 2010July 24, 2010 by Philip Nel

A for horses? B for mutton? C for yourself — it’s the Cockney Alphabet!

CategoriesAlphabet, Children's Literature

Fortunate Failures; or, How I Became a Scholar of Dr. Seuss

Posted on July 23, 2010January 31, 2012 by Philip Nel

How a failed book proposal launched a career. Mine. Viva failure!

CategoriesAcademe, Advice, Autobiography, Children's Literature, Failure, Opportunism, Publishing, Seuss
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