December 2008

Did you know that the word MACABRE comes from Maccabee? go to LANGUAGE LOG and you will find this and many other interesting facts about Hannukah, Jamaica and bob-sledding. CLICK HERE

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I, like everybody else, have a crush on David Gergen. I, like everybody else, have a crush on Fareed Zakaria, even if he doesn’t sport an eloquent swirl of comb-over. There is something so soothing these days about intelligence that is not afraid to speak its name, softly, modestly, openly. Even on TV. Now, I

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I have been teaching a creative writing class at Barnard, and the students are surprisingly good. I’ve read a lot of really good stuff. But I must admit that one of my favorite bits of prose is this sign that hangs in every bathroom in Barnard Hall. If this sign was in every restaurant instead

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