Every morning, I sit down to breakfast, say “what’s going on in Canada?” either to myself out loud to Carrie, open the iPad and read the news online. Reading newspapers online is not entirely satisfying but enough so. We are trying not to subscribe to a paper while here. But reading online leads to another …
Author Archives: Jonathan Sterne
Life on Sabbatical
I haven’t said much of substance in this space apart from my SSHRC post, which is a whole other story. So let me set the scene. This is my first sabbatical, and I’m still figuring things out. I had wanted a fairly routinized life, and so far that’s what I’ve gotten. We spend all day …
How I Know I’m Not in Montreal
Center for Advanced Study in Turkey Vulture Behavioral Sciences
Yes, more animals appeared outside my office on Thursday. This time, turkey vultures. . . There’s an old Far Side cartoon entitled “Birds of prey know they’re cool.” Scavengers? Maybe there’s the geek-chic of birds.
On a happier note, but still on recommendations
I would like to offer a few words in praise of the sheer wondrous awesomeness of the windowed envelope. I have written many hundreds of letters of recommendation over my career. Although a sizeable number are now electronic, many are still in paper. For years I had an extra step in printing out recs in …
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Incredible
It’s hardcore recommendation season and I’ve been spending a little time each afternoon working on a recommendation as I line up the templates for the year (or send out the fellowship recs, which are usually due first). Today was my first attempt to engage with SSHRC’s new online interface. They have, happily, trashed the ludicrous …
Center for Advanced Study in Deer Behavioral Sciences
The view through my office screen door the other evening: