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Welcome to Diane Patterson's eclectic blog about what strikes her fancy

The Jesuits have nothing on these guys

Posted on September 21, 2003 Written by Diane

I don't particularly like fast food. I have nothing against eating out (obviously), but I've never been one for fast food. I remember the day I discovered the drive-thru—I think I'd been working at Apple for a couple of years already. I was … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Kids

The Texas Miracle writ large.

Posted on September 21, 2003 Written by Diane

Sydney Schanberg has a good little article in the Village Voice: The president's No Child Left Behind law requires every public school system to administer rigorous annual testing of students, starting in the third grade, in such subjects as … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Politics, Schoolhouse Rock

John Fowles on The Collector

Posted on September 20, 2003 Written by Diane

There's an excerpt from The Journals of John Fowles in The Guardian about the making of the movie The Collector, based on Fowles's novel. It sounds like nothing much ever changes in Hollywood, no matter how much everyone always thinks it does: The … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Movies

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