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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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Just now I looked at the election map of Turkey

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Naomi

Why? Because the Times printed it with a story about yesterday’s national election — for which there will be a run-off since no one (meaning the autocratic Erdogan) got a majority. The map looked oddly familiar, somewhat like post-election maps … Continue reading →

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A word that has disappeared from the political vocabulary…

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Naomi

Stupid. Intelligent people, journalists and pundits, have had it rough because of Trump. Their mandate is to report on major figures in American life and offer analyses, critiques and opinions. And Trump, inarguably if nauseatingly, is a major figure. Descriptions … Continue reading →

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