Monthly Archives: July 2007

Wild Things

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Timothy Burke

So apparently you don’t have to go to rural Vermont to see some interesting animals. In late May, we heard the absolutely blood-curdling vocalization of an animal of some kind prowling around in our front yard late at night. I … Continue reading →

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Savage Pastimes

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Timothy Burke

When I started studying the history of debates over children’s television, I was struck at how the principal critics of kidvid in the 1970s and 1980s set the terms of their declension narrative. For them, Saturday morning television was destroying … Continue reading →

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Back South

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Timothy Burke

Back from a long stay in Vermont. This is the first time as a family that we’ve rented a house for a long-term vacation. We’ve been thinking about trying to find a place to go in the summers for three … Continue reading →

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