March 2010 archives
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March 21, 2010 by Cyrus Patell
Globalize My Playlist
One of the things that I have loved about attending the Candidate Weekends at NYU Abu Dhabi is hearing about all the different kinds of music that the candidates have on their iPods. So I’m asking for help from those of you who have attended one of the weekends: I need new music to listen [...]Archive
March 19, 2010 by Cyrus Patell
Cosmopolitanism Now, Take Three
This morning I gave my sample class on “Cosmopolitanism Now” to a group of prospective candidates for NYU Abu Dhabi. Once again I began with the anecdote that I used to open the lecture on cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism that I gave at the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute last fall. I told the students that, as [...]Archive
March 18, 2010 by Cyrus Patell
In the Gulf
I’m in Abu Dhabi once again, where it’s nice to see NYUAD’s Downtown Campus building become a workplace. My first visit to Abu Dhabi took place just on the eve of NYU’s taking possession of the building, so for me it’s been a little like watching a toddler learn to walk. The building is now [...]Archive
March 4, 2010 by Cyrus Patell
Penguin Books of the Future
I’ve written here about how much I’m looking forward to the Apple iPad (yes, still, despite the faulty MacBook I wrote about in my last post). This week I’ve been teaching from two Penguin Books editions, Charles Brockden Brown’s Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker (1799) and Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence (1920). [...]Archive
March 2, 2010 by Cyrus Patell
MacBook Screen Rot
I still love my MacBook, even though it’s developed a case of screen rot. I don’t regret switching to Mac as my primary computing platform, but let’s face it, Macs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Macs hardware is elegant, but in recent years Macs have been plagued by significant manufacturing flaws. Probably more [...]Archive
March 1, 2010 by Cyrus Patell
