September 2023
65 articles published this month.
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Postscript
I’m a fan of Sir Anthony Hopkins. (Who isn’t?)
This short clip of him, at 85, playing a beautiful little piano composition, his own, made me think, “What a well-lived life!” Click here.
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Notes From My Journal
How to Write a Book About Your Family History
For the past few years, my friend (and coeval) HB has been thinking about writing down his family’s story. His parents and many of his uncles and aunts were holocaust survivors. He began collecting information…
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Worth Watching
Patrice O’Neal: Elephant in the Room
Last week, on a walk to give my new fake knee a workout, he began quoting what seemed to be from a movie. He had me laughing. “What movie is that from?” I asked. “It’s from Elephant in the Room,” he said. “And…
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Worth Reading
Freddie deBoer’s Latest Book
Freddie DeBoer The Washington Post does not pretend to be impartial – neither in its reportage, its editorial, or even its book reviews. So you’d you think it would write a nice, left-leaning piece on Freddie…
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News & Views
Subway Surfing
Click here to read a well-written piece by an evidently smart young writer (published by The Free Press). It describes a new sort of urban “tribe” of even younger men that surf on the top of city trains and…
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Arts & Letters
Feb. 24, 2015 Letter From James “Whitey” Bulgar to 17-Year-Old Brittany Tainsh
The notorious Boston gangster who eluded capture for nearly two decades before being captured in 2011 “My life was wasted and spent foolishly, brought shame and suffering on my parents and siblings and will…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Quick Bites — September 5, 2023
Click here. Watch a meteor light up the Colorado night sky. (It looks just like it does in the movies!) Click here. Zambia-Egypt plane seizure. The cash and fake gold that no one is claiming. Click here. The…
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Postscript
Two Great Voices on One Great Song
Two Great Voices on One Great Song KD Lang joins Roy Orbison in singing one of his best-loved songs: Crying. Click here.
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Notes From My Journal
My Three Favorite Pleasures
There was a time, when I was young, that I thought the only sensible objective in life should be to get the best ratio possible between pleasure and pain. Put more simply: to avoid everything that was…
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News & Views
A Town That Decided to Pay Out Reparations
Louis Weathers, 88, at the home he’s owned for more than 60 years in Evanston, IL There are so many flaws in the argument in favor of federal and state governments giving “reparations” to African Americans. I…
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Worth Reading
Shipping Out
By David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace in 2006 On Tuesday, I posted David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement address at Kenyon College. His reputation by that time – secured primarily by his 1996 magnum…
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Worth Watching
This Documentary Made Me Proud
Click here to watch a film that documents the history and journey of the first 25 years of Rancho Santana.
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Fun and/or Interesting
Quick Bites
(It’s not cars or watches.) Click here. Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour generates $5 billion in consumer spending. Click here. The strange world of how we think and the pros and cons of inner speech. Click here. Have…
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Readers Write
I Loved Your Book!
“I’ve read The Reluctant Entrepreneur and I thought it was a gem. The title is fantastic, and I found many valuable lessons inside. Thank you for that!” – CL Editor’s Note: Readers of this blog can order a…
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Postscript
I’m a sucker for these human-animal bonding stories
I can’t resist. This one features a pairing that surprised me. Click here.
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