Stephen J. Mexal

Professor of American Literature at Cal State Fullerton. Author, *Reading for Liberalism: The Overland Monthly and the Writing of the Modern American West*

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@ProfTDParry Congratulations! They're lucky to have you and CSUF will miss you!

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Any truth to the rumor that the RZA, the GZA, SZA, Chris Cillizza and Ryan Lizza are forming an op-ed rap supergroup?

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For a split second while sitting in traffic, I convinced myself that the plural of "watermelon" was "watermela."

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It can be so hard for administrators to keep up their writing. Yale Dean in hot water for scathing Yelp reviews: https://t.co/VbZB6du3zl

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Corpse Flower, Learning Blooming at Cal State Fullerton: https://t.co/lZCnxZyxgD

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Paging Dr. Doug E. Fresh. A phonological explanation of beatboxing: https://t.co/oBuAJFXXmw

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"We need 10 feet of books and they're all going to get blown up." The glamorous travails of LA's vintage book shops: https://t.co/nLptZrO43R

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Another polite reminder that would-be tech bros and Valleywags might want to take a few humanities classes, too: https://t.co/1fwQHZjpXJ

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California State University Hires More Managers Than Faculty, Says Audit and Also Everyone With Eyes: https://t.co/T2QnnYzt34

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About halfway through #STown. Between that and Bey's Lemonade, it feels like Southern Gothic is really having a moment. Also, Jeff Sessions.

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"She was no longer content to just be Gay's wife": A superb profile of a superb editor, Nan Talese: https://t.co/WlmLIGc8Bz

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Hey, I'm in pictures! Enjoying @Edward_Ross's great graphic history Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film.

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Need a break from reading about crimes that might upend the nation? How about a glamorous London book heist? https://t.co/iXxwLVPN3c

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Never have poetry and coffeehouses seemed so insanely romantic. On the great (black!) bohemian romance Love Jones: https://t.co/qy6qNb1mo4

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Good interview with my #CSUF colleague Jessica Yirush Stern about her new book, The Lives in Objects @JohnFea1: https://t.co/PnvN1TuLDZ

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@colindickey @LDBurnett Yup. Do what you're good at. Top 25% of English majs make more than average Business maj: https://t.co/ceh2Qh9F2R

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It seems at least possible that Anthony Kiedis has a more limited vocal range than Biggie Smalls. Top minds should examine this.

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"Freedom for a woman, as much as for man, shall be acknowledged as a right, not yielded as a concession."--Margaret Fuller, 1843. #IWD2017

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Also, "passion" also means "suffering." Why successful students aren't always passionate about school: https://t.co/ribaLCxI41

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One of the unending surprises of my adult life is the mystifying infrequence of tuxedo-wearing opportunities.