Via Yglesias, a fun and interesting Sunday morning diversion: check out this website that uses census data to give you the demographic of your ZIP code. Especially interesting for you new yorkers, where ZIP codes are proxy for income, level of bourgeoisity, and, of course,...
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So yesterday was Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. During the afternoon break between the morning prayer service and Neilah, the concluding service, I attended a panel discussion (also.
If you think eating meat is presumptively bad, skip this post.Yum. Beef. It's what's for dinner -- for tonight at least. For me, and for Frank Bruni too. Last month,.
I meant to post this yesterday, but I was remiss.Today and tomorrow are Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. I won't be posting as I will be observing and doing a little celebrating. So, pretend I'm not here. I'll be back after the holiday. Happy...
A quick blog housekeeping note: I will be traveling for the rest of this holiday weekend to go to a wedding across the country. I think I might actually leave.
It happens every fall. The first day of school* rolls around and I get jitters. Today is my last-ever first day of school, as I embark on my third (and.
I shouldn't be surprised. Some milblogger compiles a list of quotations from "largely clueless" folks "living in ivory towers" who mocked the wingnut flash mob that appeared around the Beauchamp articles in TNR. He also suggests that everyone on the list "probably regrets" what they...
So. I haven't been posting much on the weekends because N and I have been escaping the city as much as possible, and leaving our wi-fi equipped laptops behind. Usually.