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a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

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When Falls the Coliseum
When Falls the Coliseum

a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

Author: Scott Warnock

Scott Warnock is a writer and teacher who lives in South Jersey. He is a professor of English at Drexel University, where he is also the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences. Father of three and husband of one, Scott is president of a local high school education foundation and spent many years coaching youth sports.
ends & odd

The most powerful kids in the universe

Scott Warnock, January 25, 2013January 25, 2013

I’ll be straightforward: I was not told I would spend most of my dad life…

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ends & odd

Battling through Jackson’s “The Hobbit”

Scott Warnock, January 11, 2013January 13, 2013

I grew up with hobbits and trolls thanks to J.R.R. Tolkien. So, although I had…

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ends & odd

Christmas tradition futility and those darn elves

Scott Warnock, December 15, 2012December 15, 2012

I enjoy the holidays. Years ago I vowed to resist letting any of the hoopla…

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sports

Kevin Turner’s “American Man”: Concussions, ALS, and fandom

Scott Warnock, December 3, 2012

I recently attended a fundraising event for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease)….

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education

AP everywhere

Scott Warnock, November 19, 2012November 20, 2012

In a recent article in The Atlantic John Tierney took a hard, unsubtle look at…

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technology

Friends and “Friends”

Scott Warnock, November 5, 2012

“Friend” is a suggestive word, loaded as it is with warmth, intimacy, harmlessness. Having a…

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sports

The character of an injury

Scott Warnock, October 22, 2012October 22, 2012

If you read between the lines in this space — or sometimes just read the…

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language

If you don’t know what grammar is, then texting may be bad for it

Scott Warnock, October 5, 2012October 6, 2012

You don’t need research (although it’s easy to find) to tell you that children are sending…

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