Bulletin No. 3
Day 2, nearly Day 3, 5:49 am It is much closer to dawn than I want to think about right now, even given daylight savings time and all, but this…
Author: Laura
Welcome to the Occupation: Bulletin 2
Author’s Note: These notes are basically as I wrote them, though I’ve tried to fix some of the typos. If you note occasional departures from my usual air of studied…
Word From the Front: Bulletin 1
3 [or really 4] April 2000, sometime after midnight [NB If you are confused or annoyed about why you’re getting this, explanations/justifications/appropriate channels for protest can be found at the…
A New Rambler Call to Action
Dear Friends, As some of you know, in recent weeks I have become actively involved in the University of Iowa’s chapter of Students Against Sweatshops, a nationwide organization which is…
Playing at Prostitution
Awhile ago (like back in December, I think), I was reading an article in some glossy magazine about actresses who had played prostitutes and how they felt about their roles.…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (No. 18)
My favorite play not written by Shakespeare is one called The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht. (If nothing else, “Brecht” is really fun to say. You should try it…
Thanks-giving (No. 17)
Some of you have complained that there hasn’t been one of these in awhile (the nerve). You’re right. I have been busy applying to graduate school. Actually, I am still…
Call Me When You Find America (No. 16)
This may come as a surprise to many of you (truth be told, it surprises me), but when I was a young person, I was very patriotic. I loved studying…
Peer Pressure
I really think that the America Online commercials, in which people offer testimonials such as “All my friends are on it!” and “It’s the best way to stay in touch!”…
Why I Hate Book Reviews and Why I Write Them Anyway (No. 15)
The quick answer to the second question, of course, is that I do it because I get paid (which, I might add, Samuel Johnson, the patron saint of this endeavor,…