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On Truth, Narrative, and Image (by Erika Meitner)
So this is my last blog for the week. I meant to blog last night, but I ended up out late–we went to see a documentary film that my friend Katy Powell worked on…
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Much Depends on Dinner — Cooking Latkes with Gabriella Gershenson by Stacey Harwood
"Fried things are highly popular at any celebration: they add a piquant variety to the menu; they are nice to look at, possess all of their original flavor, and can be eaten with the…
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“Fridays after Five” [by David Caplan]
Fridays after Five for Donald Justice The sins that make us lovely: the innuendoof tequila, lick of lime and salt, the officeflirtations of vodka and vermouth. A drink in one hand, a hand in…
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Frank O’Hara; Empire State; Happy Hanukkah [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dear Bleaders, Well now, isn’t winter arriving apace? My son asks me which is the first season. Good question, kid. It’s one of the very few sets we don’t call out for alpha…
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The poetics of Paula Deen, Jesus, and waiting rooms (by Erika Meitner)
I should be writing a recommendation letter now for one of my many students who have asked me to complete this task for them so that they can get a job, get an MFA…
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Jewish True Tales by Larry Epstein
I'm celebrating this first day of Hanukkah by launching a new project called Jewish True Tales with stories about Jewish life. The first post has anecdotes about Einstein, Emma Lazarus, and Leslie Howard (above),…
