Bruce Springsteen almost chucked away the album that saved his career. Born to Run, released 50 years ago this week, was a product not just of| Rock and Roll Globe
We’re delighted to continue our 50th anniversary series this month with Michael Crummey's Hard Light. This months blog post is written by Matthew Hollett. The post Brick Books 50th Anniversary: Brilliant and Timeless Books to Take Another Look At—Hard Light first appeared on Brick Books.| Brick Books
We’re delighted to continue our 50th anniversary series this month with Karen Solie’s Short Haul Engine. This months blog post is written by David O’Meara.| Brick Books - Poetry's Home
As an inaugural member of the Arts and Sciences Foundation, Pepper Dowd promoted private giving during her tenure and beyond. The post The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy first appeared on The Arts and Sciences Foundation.| The Arts and Sciences Foundation
Alive and Thriving for 50 Years We’re delighted to continue our 50th anniversary series this month with Louise B. Halfe – Sky Dancer's awâsis – kinky and dishevelled This months blog post is written by Emily Riddle. Founded in 1975 by poets Don McKay and Stan Dragland, Brick Books is marking its 50th anniversary in| Brick Books
James Chandler 1. Specific Intellectuals Twenty years ago, for its thirtieth anniversary issue, I compared the early history of Critical Inquiry to that of the humanities-centers movement. I noted that both had their take-off in the 1970s … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Harry Harootunian I served on the editorial board of Critical Inquiry for about ten of the fifty years now being commemorated. For me the time spent represented an ongoing education, a virtual work in progress, in disciplines, idea, and cultural … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Thomas Pavel The Critical Inquiry essay that helped me most was Badiou’s Number: A Critique of Mathematics as Ontology (2011), coauthored by our former colleague David Nirenberg, intellectual historian, and his father, Ricardo L. Nirenberg, mathematician and writer. The topic … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Robert Pippin The fiftieth anniversary of Critical Inquiry happens to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of my life as an academic philosopher in the United States. We both began in 1974, and I recall beginning to read Critical Inquiry in … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Stanley Fish In this profession, you are ahead of the game if you have an idea. if you have an idea and a half, you are in rarefied territory; and if you have two ideas, you are Wittgenstein. I am … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Catherine Malabou Tom Mitchell once gave me a pink woolen cap as a present. It is a knitted cap, with large stitches. Maybe it’s crocheted. Its pink is comparable to the chewing gum in France called Malabar (note the phonic … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Haun Saussy I owe a lot of my education to the 1980s Critical Inquiry. Then as now, I was in hot pursuit of theoretical models that might collide in unexpected ways with literary texts and common sense, and thus force … Continue reading →| In the Moment
The fiftieth anniversary of Critical Inquiry marks more than the ongoing liveliness and longevity of one journal. It marks the ongoing importance of humanities journals tout court and the vitality of a field that persistently asks new questions and expands … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Dipesh Chakrabarty Critical Inquiry is fifty! I am sure there have been journals that have lasted longer. But what is remarkable is that CI – not the mouthpiece of a professional association but an in-house journal run by colleagues at … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Elizabeth Abel My life changed in 1979, when Tom Mitchell suddenly – inexplicably – invited me to become a coeditor of Critical Inquiry. Overwhelming as it was – I would be the only assistant professor and the only female coeditor … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Jerome McGann All the instruments agree that the day of its birth was a bright warm day. And all of us who learned to use Critical Inquiry during the next fifty years – to read it, to write for … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Michael Fried I’ve counted them up and it turns out I’ve published nine articles in CI along with several responses to critics. The earliest of the articles, on Courbet’s After Dinner at Ornans and Stonebreakers, appeared in 1982; those that … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Catharine R. Stimpson To steady my memories of the origins of Critical Inquiry in Chicago in the 1970s I consulted a magisterial book, John W. Boyer’s The University of Chicago: A History (20…| In the Moment
Alive and Thriving for 50 Years We’re delighted to continue our 50th anniversary series this month with Sue Goyette's outskirts. This months blog post is written by Annick MacAskill. Founded in 1975 by poets Don McKay and Stan Dragland, Brick Books is marking its 50th anniversary in 2025. Keeping a poetry-only small press not only| Brick Books
J. Eric Holmes at his chalkboard game table, contemplating miniatures and notes.| ZENOPUS ARCHIVES
The Making of Orginal D&D is currently on sale for $49.99 on Amazon, which is 50% off the cover price ($99). This is the lowest price I've seen for the book so far, which came out back in July. It says "Limited Time Deal", but there's no date indicated, so I don't when it ends. If you've been on the fence due to the price here's your chance. Find the table of contents below.| ZENOPUS ARCHIVES
If you haven't picked up the Making of Orginal D&D, it's available at Game Nerdz for $70.47 plus shipping (if you get your order up to $75 you'll get free shipping). This is almost $20 cheaper than the current Amazon price of $89.35. The page says there are currently 26 copies in stock. I've ordered from Game Nerdz a few times before without problem. | ZENOPUS ARCHIVES
FYI, right now Amazon is offering the Making of Orginal D&D book for $71.49, as a "Prime Big Deal" for Prime Member which is almost $30 off the cover price $99.99, and almost $20 off the "regular" sale price ($89.36). Unfortunately I just noticed this sale and it appears it ends in about 5 hours (the Big Deal Days are Oct 8-9).| ZENOPUS ARCHIVES
As a reminder, in just two days (July 30th), the first volume of the revised edition of Jon Peterson's Playing at the World, subtitled The Invention of Dungeons & Dragons, arrives from MIT Press with an amazing cover by legendary TSR artist Erol Otus. Per the publisher info, this volume "distills the story of how the wargaming clubs and fanzines circulating around the upper Midwest in the 1970s culminated in Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson’s seminal role-playing game, D&D". | ZENOPUS ARCHIVES
FYI, Amazon is now offering the Making of OD&D book for $89.41, which is just over $10 less than the pre-order price of $99.99. Find it here: | ZENOPUS ARCHIVES
Promo ad showing pages from the Greyhawk Supplement (1975)| ZENOPUS ARCHIVES
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, shared the following remarks at Microsoft’s 50th anniversary today. It’s so wonderful to be here with all of you celebrating 50 years of Microsoft. And it’s especially exciting to be doing it at a time like this. For me, though, it starts with Bill [Gates] and Steve [Ballmer], who are... The post Celebrating Microsoft’s 50 years appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.| The Official Microsoft Blog
UC Davis and Curion mark 50 years of Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA), reflecting on its pivotal role in shaping consumer insights and product testing.| Curion Insights
As we embrace the holiday season, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the spirit of fellowship that fuels Jubilee’s work.| Jubilee Housing
Bill was a man of rare substance and depth of caring. Simply put, he loved people, and he loved finding ways to encourage and nurture people’s dreams.| Jubilee Housing
Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary convertible.| ClassicCars.com Journal
In this Q&A style article, we delve into the rich experiences and profound impact of Nona Beth Cresswell who dedicated her life to nurturing and uplifting children. From her childhood experience in the Church of the Saviour to founding the Jubilee Children’s House, her journey is a testament to the…| Jubilee Housing
Myra Peabody Gossens sat down with us to tell us the story of how JSA was formed and the importance of partnering with the business community.| Jubilee Housing
For many years, the Jubilee Support Alliance (JSA) was Jubilee Housing’s connection to the Washington DC business community, especially in the commercial real estate sector. Many will remember the extraordinary Garage Sale Galas, the annual wine tastings hosted by The Washington Post’s wine columnist Michael Franz, and the corporate team-building…| Jubilee Housing
Jubilee Housing's commitment to Justice Housing is strengthened by its invaluable business partnerships. We celebrate the voices of our current partners who are motivated by a deep-seated belief in the transformative power of Justice Housing.| Jubilee Housing
Gygax on Armor (page 46)| zenopusarchives.blogspot.com
The Maycroft was the first time Jubilee combined housing justice with environmental justice in one of its communities. In partnership with DC's Solar for All program, New Partners Community Solar, and PEPCO, solar panels on the roof return energy credits directly to residents and power batteries for an innovative resiliency…| Jubilee Housing
The Maycroft, acquired through DC's Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, faced an unexpected challenge and numerous renovation needs during its conversion to deeply affordable housing. But out of this struggle emerged a story of the incredible strength of community partnership and Jubilee's understanding of its work as creating justice through…| Jubilee Housing
Above is a screenshot of the Table of Contents for the forthcoming book, The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977, which I've written about previously. This was shown at a 50th Anniversary Panel at Gary Con in March, and later shared on D&D Beyond, and now can be seen on the Amazon order page, where the book is available for pre-order for $99, and with a price-drop guarantee:| zenopusarchives.blogspot.com
Over the past five years, The MIT Press has curated an impressive series of Game Studies books, including several of great interest to myself and readers of this blog: Appendix N: the Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons (published by Strange Attractions and distributed by MIT Press), and several by Jon Peterson: The Elusive Shift, Game Wizards, and the forthcoming second edition of Playing at the World. The full list of books in their series can be viewed here.| zenopusarchives.blogspot.com