Errant contributor Photine Liakos sends us a verbal snapshot of Greece, from Greece, below. While we in the States can know nothing that isn’t punditry promoted by the IMF and the World Bank (unless you’re…
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Photine Liakos is a human woman. The work she does for remuneration is labeled orthopedic medicine. The work she does to feel like she's more human than machine is what you just read. She has children. She lives with a man she calls husband. She wears glasses. She is inordinately compulsive about all manner of information and experience related to The Beatles.
Nike: Just Watch! Girls Sidelined with Algebra Allergy
I was sitting on the bleachers at my daughter’s volleyball practice last night. I spent the first part of practice trying to pay attention to the drills and skills they were attempting to master. I…
Patterns in History: Kallat’s Public Notice #3
In our laundry room by the door to the garage, we have a wall calendar that lists important historical events for each date. The kids look at it every day–we talk about the events on…
True Public Education: Marketing at Abercrombie & Fitch
This past Saturday my children and I participated in the end-of-summer ritual of back-to-school shopping. My daughter is 9 and my son is 7. Shopping, other than at the Lego store, is not a favorite…