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Roger Cooke in The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course (2nd ed., Wiley-Interscience, 2005)— “Like all numbers, the number four is bound to occur in many contexts.” —…
Roger Cooke in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society , April 2010 — “Life on the Mathematical Frontier: Legendary Figures and Their Adventures“ “In most cases involving the modern…
An essay linked to here on the date of Kuhn’s death discussed the film “Good Will Hunting”: “You can be sure that when an experienced movie director like Gus…
The date of a Vanity Fair post on Hugh Jackman— Sunday, June 8, 2014— suggests a review of the following quotation from this journal on that date — Zen…
The title is from this morning’s previous post. From a theater review in that post— … “all flying edges and angles, a perpetually moving and hungry soul” ……
(Continued) And now for the musical! From Ben Brantley’s July Fourth review of a British play — “These two redefine the laws not just of chemistry but also of…
“If you can bounce high, bounce for her too.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Separatrix and Mulligan An image from this journal on September 16, 2013: Mulligan: “A mulligan, in a game, happens when a player gets a second chance to perform a…
This post was suggested by reviews of the David Hare play “Skylight” at The New York Times , at WorldSocialism.org, and at ChicagoCritic.com. Vide Atoms in the Family ,…
“Oh, pretty baby…” — Frankie Valli at A Capitol Fourth last night. Related material — Mira Sorvino in The Great Gatsby . “Jersey girls are tough.” — Garfield.