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Happy Monday
From the New York Times: The Slow Death of the American AuthorLAST month, the Supreme Court decided to allow the importation and resale of foreign editions of American works, which are often cheaper...
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Yesterday, on the Ploughshares blog—with which I have, uh, a modest affiliation—Rebecca Makkai had this to say:I have favorite books. And then I have favorite books, as in, the objects themselves, the...
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For Boston
I've left Boston twice in my life: once in 2003, after spending my freshman and sophomore years at Emerson; and once in 2011, when I moved to New York, after another four years getting a Master's, and...
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Panda-ing To The Lowest Common Denominator
From Scotsman.com: Edinburgh zoo panda artificially inseminatedTHE UK’s only female giant panda has been artificially inseminated in the hope of making her pregnant.That is generally why you would do...
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There'll Be One Along Any Month Now
From Scotsman.com: Edinburgh tram shelters ‘inadequate’ say criticsDo we think the following is a misplaced modifier, or an editorial comment on the rubbishness of Edinburgh's trams?PASSENGERS on...
View ArticleI Believe This Is What They Call "The Dominant Ideology"
From the New York Times: Who Says New York Is Not Affordable?Regular readers may know that I have something of a love-hate relationship with New York—only without the love part. (And even regular...
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Rip Off Van Winkel
I had three different piano teachers growing up, and none of them, thankfully, were metronome fascists; the few times I tried playing with a metronome I found it fantastically stressful. It was like...
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My Sick Day So Far
• Carlton's Trekkie obsession keeps William Shatner from appearing on Hilary's show.• Zack and Slater come to blows when they both fall for the new girl in their senior class.• Niles asks Frasier for...
View ArticleOn Salads and Editorial Rigour
Here's an (abridged) email exchange that went on for the last week about a blog post I was editing:ME: You appear to have left out a quote from The Corrections, about some salad or something. All there...
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An Open Letter to Andrew Ladd
Dear Andrew Ladd,First of all, congratulations on the really excellent name. I couldn't have done better myself.Oh, sure, I'll admit I was a little miffed after your first Stanley Cup win, when you...
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