Navigator of befuddled aspirations: “Yeah.. I was at a pregame last week and like, we just sat around and talked — there was no, like, activity…so I guess it was just like, a networking pregame?”
Overheard in NCW
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Lindner Park
A reflection on yard signs, people-watching, and living in a swing state during the 2020 election.
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The Incremental Approach
A look at the astonishing career of Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
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After the Darkness and Thunder
“That October was particularly dreary. / The clouds slid through the sky / Like lazy gondolas weighted down by unfurling ropes.”
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Oeuvre Reviews, Joshua Malina: The West Wing, Season 4
“… in which Joshua Malina makes his debut as Will Bailey and I suddenly become very, very interested in the mechanics of government.”
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The Great Debate – Full Design
This week, the Nass considers the place of politics in sports, reflects on cults of personality, and observes a strange relationship.
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The Myth of the Sunday Sanctuary
A reflection on the unavoidable relationship between politics and sports.
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Proud, Lifeless, And Very Much Clean
“He is desperate for his dinner, too hungry to say hello, … he laments his work, his employer, his cold-footed commute, … he grinds his teeth at our rationed mutton and yet—the frugal bastard—gives me nothing, nothing, not a penny to spare.”
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“Like we’re just as young as we used to be”: The Maturation of Taylor Goldsmith
A profile of the lead singer and songwriter of Dawes in anticipation of their album coming out October 2nd.
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Save Me San Francisco
An analysis of the increasing centrality of San Francisco to Democratic party politics.
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