Just in Time for Back to School

Just in time for back-to-school season: a few tips and tricks from the book on becoming (or at least aspiring to become) a well-rounded thinker of the old school. Featuring cameos by T.S. Eliot and a koala frozen stiff as a popsicle. (Yeah, that second thing makes perfect sense in context.) Check it out here.

On a totally unrelated note, a thoroughly touching letter from poet Ted Hughes to his son about “inner armor.” Lengthy but well worth checking out. (Originally posted at Brain Pickings – thanks GB.)