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How things together | posted by Thom If you're not familiar with Clive James, then I recommend you get acquainted with him, post-haste (as Paglia is to Dallman, Clive James is to me). Slate is currently running a number of excerpts from his latest book, Cultural Amnesia, which is as good a place as any to start. For now, here's a rather pertinent quote from a recent interview:
I'd like people, young people especially, when they're around college age, to come to the Web site, to get an idea of how things hang together, because they really do. They hang together through creativity. There is a general impulse in mankind towards creation, and that comes out in all kinds of fields, not just in the arts but in sports. I think it would help if the bright young were encouraged to think that way, even though they would go on to specialized careers. They should realize that they are part of something, which, when it is all added together, is worth defending. Guidelines for Comments & Questions Comments and questions signed "anonymous" are strongly discouraged; please provide a URL to your blog or website, and at least a name so we can refer to you in subsequent discussion. All comments and questions should be related to the topic or topics raised in this podcast or blog entry. Personal insults of any kind are not permitted and posts containing insults will be deleted. By Kevin Cryan online | 4/16/2007 You'll find a few more interesting things about more about Clive James if you visit Pete Atkin's website (http://www.peteatkin.com/).
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