For the last month and a half, I’ve been suffering from a guilt complex that manifests itself as writer’s block. I should be used to guilt complexes, given my Jewish roots, but for some reason this is different. Though I take time daily to search for jobs, even if its only a half-hour, whenever I [...] Read more »
The Sunday New York Times never fails to deliver fascinating writing. Rather than an in depth article on the latest outbreak of war or an insider’s guide to to the latest trend, the most interesting piece of the April 5, 2009 edition was the two paragraph conclusion tucked at the tail of A.O. Scott’s “In [...] Read more »
“I really wish I could be there,” Jen tells me. “Hopefully they’ll have another in four years.” “Where?” “The inauguration.” “They have one every four years,” I reply. “No, I mean for Obama.” I understand that she likes the guy. She considers herself a Chicagoan and worked on his campaign. She’s progressive and young and [...] Read more »
From the Onion. “Do you do resolutions?” Dee asks me. I laugh. “No.” “Why not?” “Because,” I say, “if I’m going to change my life, I’m not going to wait for New Year’s to try. I’m simply going to do it.” — I’m not really a holiday person in general. Holidays are merely another excuse [...] Read more »
The monkeys of the Grand Palace, complete in their modern excuse for modesty. For more historically reinvented pictures of Thailand, click here. The monkeys stood stalwart, a rainbow of emotion carved onto their faces—happy, sad, scared, excited—their hands stiffly holding the golden spire they surrounded. their bodies glistened in the afternoon sun, the gaudy stage [...] Read more »