Category Archives: Mysteries of Life

Mysteries of Life: Great hits of the 1970s? The hair.

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Naomi

When I’m writing, I listen to pop music — rock ‘n’ roll, folk, folk rock. I can’t write while listening to serious music; it fails to cut into whatever anxiety there will always be about writing. Pop takes care of … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of Life. And death: News from the…uh, corpse front

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review, of course of course: Four members of an antiestablishment cult in England were arrested for attempting to kidnap a coroner, and Scotland reported a shortage of corpses for its medical students. Wonderments: what is antiestablishment about … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of Life: How many lawyers will be going down for Trump?

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Naomi

Earlier today I read that Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, was reprimanded harshly by Justice Merchan for making an “outrageous” statement during Blanche’s summation. As the Times wrote, “Merchan is clearly furious, and reminds Blanche, and not for the first time, … Continue reading →

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