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Semiotics

Following my piece in the Atlantic, an old professor of mine (who suffered through some clunky/abstract/overwrought writing of mine on more than one occasion) sent me this essay by Steven Johnson, to remind me that the long search for clarity...

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Roth

"Let the others write the books. Leave the fate of literature in their good hands and relinquish life alone in your room. It isn’t life and it isn’t you. It’s ten talons clawing at twenty-six letters. Some animal carrying on...

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Tablet

My latest up at Tablet is a profile of Ean Seeb, who is (amazingly) both a marijuana dispensary owner and a machar in the Denver Jewish community. Read here: Seeb is a third-generation Jewish Denver native. Ean, his first name,...

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Vonnegut to a Widow

Really good story:...

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This is Amazing

Real deal recipes from politicians via The Awl: Featuring: JFK's WAFFLES, HUMPHREY BEEF SOUP...

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Dispatch from the Harvest

Thrilled to post a link to my first piece for the Atlantic. It's a dispatch from the medical marijuana harvest in Oregon. Read it fools. At High Hopes, the knit is tight. The farm hosts a fantasy football league for...

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Pakistan

Jeff Goldberg, my new friend/frequent object of idol worship has written a devastating article about America's ally Pakistan, its nukes, and our future. It's a long read and a worthy read, so read....

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