http://laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/ Opinions and Analytis from Lapham's Quarterly writers and editors en Copyright 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:13:20 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Angela Serratore. One can hardly visit the main page of any social networking site without being bombarded by the accomplishments of an adorable pet, but pride in one’s animal friends stretches http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-most-talented-dogs-in-england.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-most-talented-dogs-in-england.php Roundtable Fri, 17 May 2013 12:13:20 -0500 By The Editors. Ever wonder just how many books go into a single issue of Lapham's Quarterly? 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London, May 8, 1940 After eight months of sitzkrieg and phony war, the first large-scale fighting had finally broken out between Britain and Germany, and the Brits were on http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/silence-wins-the-day.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/silence-wins-the-day.php Roundtable Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:22:34 -0500 By Miles Klee. "Jesus Christ, you're like a fucking omnishambles, you are. You're like that coffee machine, you know? From bean to cup, you fuck up." --Malcolm Tucker, The Thick of It, http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/spinners-and-losers.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/spinners-and-losers.php Roundtable Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:45:16 -0500 By The Editors. Ever wonder just how many books go into a single issue of Lapham's Quarterly? Follow along using this complete syllabus, which assembles all the fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and plays http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-complete-syllabus-politics.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-complete-syllabus-politics.php Roundtable Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:36:00 -0500 By Peter Foges. Rupert Sheldrake was a scientific superstar; later he was mocked as a magician. A British-born biologist, a former scholar and member of the faculty at Clare College, Cambridge, and http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-magician-in-the-laboratory.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-magician-in-the-laboratory.php Roundtable Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:51:46 -0500 By Michael Dirda. We have recourse to magic and belief in the supernatural when what exists isn’t what we want. 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