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Will the Fed (Ever) Raise Rates?
And Ben Bernanke spoke: "There would appear — all else being equal — to be a case for further action," This was widely taken to mean that the Fed will aggressively pursue a policy…
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Falling for Books in Booklyn [by Jane Lee]
We dress for the seasons, some of us eat with the seasons, but how many of us read with the seasons? My friend, the actor/personal trainer and self-described Pulitzer Prize winning reader Jane Lee…
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British Poets, Day Seven: The Go-Betweens [by Todd Swift]
It is a bright, sunny autumn day in London, with intermittent rain (English paradox), as I wrap up a week's blogging here, and the Prime Minister has personally intervened last night to defend military…
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“D.O.A.” [by Adam Cornford]
D.O.A.for David Lehman Poisoned with “luminous toxin.” Slow-acting, so I wouldn’t know, not at first. Now it’s too late. The toxin’s all through my nerves and arteries already, lighting me up inside like…
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British Poets, Day Six: Atlantic/Pacific [by Todd Swift]
Today, Hilary Clinton made headlines in Britain, by “expressing concern” about plans to cut spending here on military procurement. I mention this to underline how interconnected the US/UK relationship – “special” or not –…
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Don Paterson at the Y (by David Yezzi)
Here's a little intro I wrote for Don Paterson, who read at the 92nd Street Y last night with Paul Muldoon. It's not much of anything, and certainly not even a shadow of Paterson's…
