Beautiful girlfriend: I thought you liked me for my personality.
Realistic boyfriend: It’s okay.
Overheard on Firestone A Floor
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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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Lawn Story: On Grass and Other Marvels
“I was interested in regrowth—what better setting for that pursuit than the lawn, where lavender and hyacinth and rubrum extend their arms beyond their allotted plots?”
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Oeuvre Reviews, Joshua Malina: Scandal, Season 1
“As to why I decided watching Josh Malina’s oeuvre was a good idea: It’s not. As to why I became a fan: Reader, I think he’s cute.”
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Unstable Connection – Full Design on Issuu
This week, the Nass considers the potential of a virtual first year, traces a musical history, and hears from a student artist.