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The Atlantic keeps asking me questions.
“Did the Internet Save Marriage?” “Are Methane Hydrates Really Going to Change Geopolitics?” “Does Anyone Trust the Chinese Red Cross?” “What If We Never Run Out of Oil?” “Why Does the Right Think the...
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Get real
You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? –Galatians 5:7 Am I running the race set before me, or am I looking at another track? Am I being led on by a mirage...
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An optimistic reaction to the Amazon-Goodreads deal
Sometimes I forget that the fortunes of the U.S. economy do not rise and fall by the will of Amazon. Being surrounded by book people has that insulating effect. So, imagine the outsized reaction to...
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You will be hated
A story about high school cheerleaders and Bible verses showed up in the “Recommended for You” column on the New York Times online, and against my better judgment, I clicked it. I should really clear...
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It’s a great day for flying
On mornings like this, the above-ground leg of a B-train commute transcends momentary light. Instead, it feels like a singularity: I’m not just trying to get to Brooklyn, but I’m emerging from...
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That book by that author that wrote about that boy wizard
It’s not easy to feel sorry for someone who: is loved by millions of people around the world; has a permanent if populist place of honor in literary culture; has experienced incomparable professional...
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Adobe and Microsoft software pulled from NYU VCL
A couple of months ago, I posted a guide to accessing Adobe Creative Suite software (Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash) and Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) through New York...
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Berry Buckwheat Muffins
Tablespoon of buckwheat flour; grayish with black specks. Have you ever been cooking something, then some way through the middle of it, you begin to panic? Some problem reveals itself but you’re too...
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Apple Cinnamon Bran Muffins
I got so excited about my Greenmarket visit on Saturday that I hit up another Greenmarket the next day before church. This other one, at 79th Street, paled in comparison to the crown jewel at Union...
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Rhapsody on the Greenmarket
Why am I only now realizing the produce bonanza that is the Union Square Greenmarket? I’ve walked past it before, but I never paid close attention to any of the wares, to my own great detriment. A trip...
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A quote on shame and honor
School’s out; weather’s fine. Time to luxuriate in hours-long outdoor reading marathons. A 5-hour stint in Central Park and a coffee shop came to a close when I finally finished Scott Lynch’s excellent...
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How to get Adobe software for free (for NYU students)
In the same spirit as my previous post on reading the New York Times for free, I want to show you how to get Adobe CS5 software for free. But let me clarify: you don’t actually get the software. The...
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