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From the Archives (4/27/2009): Broke is the New Black by Denise Duhamel
A friend of a friend recently coined the term “the privileged poor,” for those who have learned to live well on less. Our group includes teachers, free-lance writers, editors, temps, the underemployed artist underclass. …
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The Epicurean versus the Revolution
From Aldous Huxley's The Perennial Philosophy:<<<"Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die." This is not a very noble, nor even a very realistic kind of morality. But it seems to make a…
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lovely weather for a skate glide together with you
Quick: for the pleasure of being absolutely correct, what have they just sung?— "You say tomato, I say tomato"— Let's Call the Whole Thing Off — I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm— Shall…
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On “Must Win” Games
Marv Levy, when he coached the Buffalo Bills, was asked whether an upcoming game was a "must win." Levy paused, then said, "World War II was a 'must win'." — DL
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A Wish for 2012: Bring back handwritten letters (by Stacey Harwood)
Eero Saarinen to Aline Bernstein1954. Smithsonian Archive of American Art.
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Card by Frederick Hammersley from Smithsonian Archives of American Art
