For Fun and Profit by Christopher Tozzi5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() I currently teach in the Science and Technology Studies department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.īeyond my scholarly work, I write frequently on a freelance basis for a variety of media sites on topics such as open source, machine learning and blockchain. ![]() For more on this project, please click here. My second book, For Fun and Profit: A History of the Free and Open Source Software Revolution (MIT Press, 2017), explores the history of software whose source code is freely shared, as well as the ideological, economic and cultural impact of such software. His most recent book, For Fun and Profit: A History of the Free and Open. I am also interested in the history and culture of technology. Chris Tozzi is a freelance technical writer and editor, specializing in topics. My first book, Nationalizing France's Army: Foreign, Black, and Jewish Troops in the French Military, 1715-1831 (University of Virginia Press, 2016), explores the history of nationality, citizenship and nation-building during the French revolutionary era from the perspective of troops who served in the French army but were not considered fully French. Trained as an historian of revolutionary France, I received a Ph.D. I am an historian, researcher and writer. ![]()
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The Biggest Game in Town by Al Álvarez5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucia, QLD: University of Queensland Press, 1971. Apparition (paintings by Charles Blackman).The End of It: Poems (by A Alvarez, Don Nice, & D.In popular culture Īlvarez was portrayed by Jared Harris in the 2003 film Sylvia, which chronicles the troubled relationship between Plath and her husband Ted Hughes. In 2010 he was awarded the A.C.Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature. It championed the American style, in relation to the perceived excessive 'gentility' of British poetry of the time. His 1962 poetry anthology The New Poetry was hailed at the time as a fresh departure. His 1999 autobiography is entitled Where Did It All Go Right? He has also written on divorce ( Life After Marriage), dreams ( Night), and the oil industry ( Offshore), as well as his hobbies of poker ( The Biggest Game In Town) and mountaineering ( Feeding the Rat, a profile of his frequent climbing partner Mo Anthoine). He is best known for his study of suicide, The Savage God, which gained added resonance from his friendship with Plath. From 1956 to 1966, he was the poetry editor and critic for The Observer, where he introduced British readers to John Berryman, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Zbigniew Herbert, and Miroslav Holub.Īlvarez is the author of many non-fiction books. Born in London, Alvarez was educated at Oundle School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he took a First in English.Īfter teaching briefly in Oxford and the United States, he became a fulltime writer in his late 20s. ![]() Essential Labor by Angela Garbes5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() What planted the seed for Essential Labor? Garbes does not sugarcoat the difficulties and complexities of mothering rather, in Essential Labor, she “offers space to imagine the chores that often seem overwhelming and laborious as opportunities to craft meaning and - this is the dream - contribute to positive social change.” ![]() Sounds nice, right? Except for when it leaves us feeling enraged, gaslighted, and exhausted.Īt least we have Angela Garbes, whose newest book, Essential Labor, examines the collective power of mothering and interrogates how individuals can both fight for systemic changes (like affordable quality child care, paid family leave, and comprehensive maternal health care) and reclaim acts of mothering in our own lives. Instead, it’s a nap on a gingham picnic blanket, a stroll through a strawberry patch, a pregnant silhouette at sunset. Social media would have us believe that motherhood is free of messy realities. ![]() The actual labor of motherhood (i.e., the kissing of boo-boos the knowing to make the orange, not white, mac and cheese the washing and drying and folding and putting away endless loads of laundry) takes up far less space in our collective imagination than the static imagery of motherhood. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Set in 2018, the series follows the demon Crowley ( David Tennant) and the angel Aziraphale ( Michael Sheen), longtime acquaintances who have grown accustomed to each other's company, and to a pleasant life on Earth as representatives of Heaven and Hell, and who have agreed not to let the conflict between their sides prevent their friendship. Although the show's first season was conceived and marketed as a limited series, it was renewed for a second series in June 2021 Sheen and Tennant are returning, along with most of the crew. Like the novel, Good Omens features various Christian themes and figures and follows various characters all trying to either encourage or prevent an imminent Armageddon, seen through the eyes of the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley.Īll episodes of the first season were released on Amazon Prime Video on May 31, 2019, and aired weekly on BBC Two in the UK between January 15 and February 19, 2020. Michael Sheen and David Tennant lead a large ensemble cast that also includes Adria Arjona, Miranda Richardson, Michael McKean, Jack Whitehall, Nick Offerman, Brian Cox, Mireille Enos, Jon Hamm, and Frances McDormand as the voice of God, who narrates the series. ![]() ![]() A six-episode coproduction between Amazon Studios and BBC Studios, the series was directed by Douglas Mackinnon, with Gaiman also serving as showrunner. Good Omens is a British fantasy comedy series created and written by Neil Gaiman based on his and Terry Pratchett's 1990 novel of the same name. ![]() |