[lit-ideas] Re: Dennis Dutton RIP

  • From: Andreas Ramos <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:51:34 -0800

I just saw this at the New Yorker's blog. Denis died of cancer.

I met him many times; he often stayed at my place in Palo Alto. He was
a contrarian on all things, very bright, and, well, chaotic.

Yrs,
Andreas

On 12/28/10, torgeir_fjeld@xxxxxxxx <torgeir_fjeld@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Denis Dutton, Founder of 'Arts & Letters Daily,' Dies
> http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/founder-of-arts-letters-daily-dies/29349
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> The popular and widely praised site, founded in 1998, was one of
> the first to offer a daily collection of links to intriguing
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> Students From Caribbean Med Schools Head for New York, Angering Some Local
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> The Shadow Scholar
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> 2 Studies Shed New Light on the Meaning of Course Evaluations
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> Blind Students Demand Access to Online Course Materials
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andreas
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