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There is a strange exhilaration that comes from standing so close to a once wild animal, separated not by a fence but by a shallow ditch that you wonder why they don’t cross. Coming upon the monkey house, however, and … Continue reading
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The sacred and the profane an uncanny resemblance On “the mysterious quality peculiar to…photographs”: “One has the impression…of something stirring in them, as if one caught small sighs of despair…as if the pictures had a memory of their own and … Continue reading
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Obama and Putin marionettes–the heads are the same, only the color is different In a town that capitalizes on its now extinct Jewish population, and which is situated so close to Theresienstadt, it seems more than a little distasteful to … Continue reading
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“Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people.” – Thor Heyerdahl It’s been six countries, five currencies, six languages, of which I know only three so far…
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The Fourth of July has always been my favorite holiday, since I was a little kid in a small town with a parade and relay races and fireworks over the beach at night. The fireworks exploded so loud I called … Continue reading
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Here’s a review I wrote of Mona Simpson’s new novel, My Hollywood, for The Comment Factory.
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Seattle, 20 July – 24 July 2010
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Collected Road Thoughts: -words without translation — examples include the German weltschmerz and the Korean word for a certain kind of stress -societies that cannot be taught mathematics because of their lack of a number system and also the wonder … Continue reading
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Living in New York, passing delis that sold Cel-Ray soda (a.k.a. “Jewish champagne”) and knishes and bumping, literally, into fur hatted Hasids in the subway, I felt self-conscious of being Jewish. Having moved back to California, where every Jew is … Continue reading
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Driving up to Petaluma, I passed an 18-wheeler hauling the broken-down rides from the county fair, which ended a few days prior. I half expect to see little Pete and Artie tussle with some waves, but it’s still only July. … Continue reading
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For as long as I had been driving highway 101 to or from Los Angeles I’ve been tempted to stop here: Initially, my desire kindled when I saw the magical words “Hearst Castle” for the same exit as the Madonna … Continue reading
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