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Category Archives: Recall
Words | The New York Review of Books
My self-serving faith in articulacy was reinforced: not merely evidence of intelligence but intelligence itself. Written English as a spoken dialect is unusual enough that those who can manage complete sentences are regarded as “gifted.” Anyone who can speak ex … Continue reading
Daniel Schorr, Journalist, Dies at 93 – Obituary (Obit) – NYTimes.com
being poor, fat, Jewish, fatherless had made him feel like an outsider
J. D. Salinger – Salinger and the Holden Life
Do you feel the need ever to re-read CITR? Ever?
Mark Twain’s Unexpurgated Autobiography – NYTimes.com
It is the will of God that we must have critics, and missionaries, and Congressmen, and humorists, and we must bear the burden.
Ringo Starr at 70 – ‘Not Hiding From It, You Know’ – Question – NYTimes.com
As far as I’m concerned, in my head, I’m 24.
The Smart Set: Battle Scars – June 30, 2010
The Great Reunion of 1913 was an amazing historical event, the largest gathering ever of Civil War veterans, who came together for a week of solidarity and celebration. On July 4, President Woodrow Wilson arrived and made a speech. But … Continue reading
Robert Byrd Joins Edward Kennedy
I have served with presidents, not under them.
TASCHEN Books: Byrne, Six Books of Euclid
How much better tenth grade could have been
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Esquire
Unfortunately, the typical African warlord doesn’t know much about the customs of the American black church. Sharpton’s call-and-response routine left them even more bewildered. This article, from 2003, illustrates why every so often I have just had to subscribe to … Continue reading