December 2010
10 posts
Hello Hanoi: Your Textbooks Are No Good Here →
hello-hanoi:
At both of the schools where I’m teaching, the textbooks we use are British—mostly from Cambridge University Press. My schools probably choose these books because Cambridge seems like an authority on the language, but I’ve been discovering that they’re at least somewhat culturally irrelevant to my…
Another great post from Jon in Vietnam.
agricultural technology has brought...
I want a slow man with an easy touch...
badsexed:
I remember eighth grade, sitting in the temporary health class buildings with the creepy teacher everyone called “Coach”. Someone asked him for advice the first time anyone had sex and his advice was literally:
You know that song “Slow Hand”? Do that. That’s what girls like. Take your time. That’s all I’m going to say about that.
Submitted by: Matt Haughey
This is the least bad...
“He can’t stand girls who try to be better at sports than men, smart girls who...”
– p. 51 (via nicetobewith)
Semidumb?!
“The lower barriers to entry for music writers, Brod says, have been good for...”
– Good news, music journalists! You can make up to 70K/year. - tbd.com
my friend andrew wrote a really interesting piece about the financial challenges facing music journalists. it also delves into more ideological shifts within the industry:
The music journalism industry had been built on...
My favorite Christmas carol.
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