Food chain

Anthropology roundup: R.I.P: Paul W. Friedrich

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Paul W. Friedrich, anthropologist and linguist, 1927-2016 UChicago News Paul W. Friedrich, an anthropologist, linguist and poet whose sweeping scholarship ranged from agrarian reform in Mexico to Russian lyric poetry to ties between Thoreau’s Walden and Hindu scripture, died at his home on Aug. 11. He was 88 years old. The next evolution in biological … Read more

Journalism agenda: John Oliver and newsonomics

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John Oliver has given us the best defense of newspapers ever  washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Kathleen Parker News is a bizarre kind of food chain whose most important members are at the bottom. Newsonomics: After John Oliver, the you-get-what-you-pay-for imperative has never been clearer  Nieman Journalism Lab by Ken Doctor Can John Oliver’s 19 minutes rivet … Read more