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Frank sentences to be etched in granite…and then gilded

The “Frank” is Frank Bruni, long-time NYT columnist. Yesterday, the title of his column, “The Vanity and Inanity of the Trump White House,” drew me right in, because of the language. I’m a sucker for good phrases and stuff like … Continue reading

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Human animal news! The good, the bad and the weird

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, learned how to fill a pothole; the mayor of New York City announced that the city had filled more than 100,000 potholes since he took office in January; and in Johannesburg, … Continue reading

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“For who would set a limit to the mind of man?”

“Who would dare assert we know all there is to be known?” Even in 1613, he meant these as rhetorical questions to a close friend. Later, he was forced to reckon with a couple of men who did not agree. … Continue reading

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