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Tuesday Musings

The other day I saw a bumper sticker that read “It’s Not Hard to Be Nice.” At first blush, it’s + more

Quote of the Day

“All human effort beyond the lowest level of the struggle for animal subsistence is motivated by the need to live + more

Miscellany

We live in an age in which respectful, good-faith, reasoned debate is the exception rather than the rule. So I’m + more

Evening Reading

Do yourself a favor and check out this great profile of La Monte Young, “the composer who quietly shaped much + more

Quote of the Day

“Let me tell you somethin’ right now. You’re only allowed three great women in your lifetime. They come along like + more

Public Service Announcement

I’m not sure who all needs to hear this—apart from those within my own industry, it seems—but, despite what Merriam-Webster + more

Miscellany: Pull-Quote Edition!

“International Drive has developed into a tacky gauntlet whereby families are stripped of armloads of cash on their way to + more

From the “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” Files

This post will appeal only to a very narrow subset of our vast and wide-ranging audience, but what the hell. + more

Today in History

In his diary entry of July 14, 1911, A. C. Benson recounts a college dinner at Cambridge for old members—and + more

A Much-Needed Corrective

We live in stupid times. On this there can be no debate. And while it’s certainly tempting to give up + more

Poetry Break

from ATTICS OF MY LIFE Robert Hunter* In the attics of my life Full of cloudy dreams unreal Full of + more

Miscellany

Evangeline Garreau, from the latest issue of her never-boring email newsletter, on the occasion of her thirtieth birthday: One thing + more

You Win, 2020

In these unprecedented times (as nearly every TV commercial now begins), I guess it’s nice to know that Australia is + more

For Your Next Meeting of The Finer Things Club

To all you “traumatised Brits” triggered by an American woman’s TikTok video describing how to make a cup of “British + more

On My Mind

Seems appropriate right now to share this, the first known television interview with Nelson Mandela: Only twenty-four seconds long, the + more

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