Category Archives: Culture

What is New York City?

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Naomi

Its people and the variety in good eating the people provide to all of us. That was my awed response to 2026 The New York Times annual 100 best restaurants list. Which I embraced in its entirety — while eating … Continue reading →

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Orwell was a satirist. Wasn’t he?

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Naomi

So what’s missing from this piece of WTF info delivered to me by Harper’s Weekly Review? Meta self-mockery? Wit? Animals? Something… It was reported that Meta began installing software on employees’ computers to track their mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes … Continue reading →

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It’s so wearying, isn’t it?

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Naomi

Each morning as I wake up, I wonder how close we have gotten to the finality of this slow-motion collapse — not of our civilization but of the small, uncivilized cluster of lunatics who have gnawed their way into our … Continue reading →

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