Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

Lying is performance art

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Naomi

Years ago, against my prejudice, I allowed a friend to drag me to a species of — oh, that’s not fair — an event called performance art. (Why were we sitting in the front row?) My pre-judgment had been right. … Continue reading →

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Some good news about guns? I think so

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Naomi

Kevin Underhill, the maestro of LoweringTheBar, just published a couple of (more or less) legal-fuck-up stories that go beyond funny. Although, of course, they’re funny. A couple of times, Kevin (I don’t know him but I love him, and my … Continue reading →

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How and why I read the New Yorker

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Naomi

I’m always a few issues behind in my New Yorker reading, primarily because there’s so much in there. Theoretically, everything in the New Yorker could hook me. Brilliant long journalism can cause a reader to loose track of anything but … Continue reading →

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