For those of you who don’t live in New York City, the possessiveness that local residents can feel about Fairway won’t compute. For those who do, please get a tissue before reading this: lox trimmings. The Fairway in Brooklyn, in particular, is a kind of parent wonderland. Located in Red Hook, right on the water, …
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The Economist and Work Incentives: Things I Really Know Nothing (But Still Have Opinions) About
Okay, I’ll admit it: I read the Economist, and not just because I have trouble sleeping at night. I read it for work, as part of my research for the Harper’s Index, which I write each month. I came across a interesting article recently, written by the anonymous (and in my opinion, stupidly named) columnist, …
Creepiest Kids’ Movies of All Time!
I do and don’t understand the allure of “top ten” or “best of all time” lists. On the I-don’t-get-it front, lists are lazy, and they actually make you dumber (this has been scientifically proven). On the do-understand aspect of the debate–I’m lazy and stupid. So there you go. How about this one, via Babble, on …
Franzenfreude: Reporting Trips From a Planet I’ve Never Visited
Apparently, this Jonathan Franzen fellow has written another book that people are excited about. A great deal has been and could be written about why his success tends to piss people off, but it does. Perhaps the best-written example of the anger he inspires through his great and enormous and giant success can be found …
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