Sex Lives of the Saints
Once you begin imagining yourself as the romantic lead in a novel—and convince others of it as well—you won’t want to stop.
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October 25, 2011: Morning
* Vatican calls for central world bank to oversee financial institutions. * Pictures of faces with money. * Wikileaks to stop publishing secrets due to block by credit-card companies. * N+1 releases Occupy! An OWS-Inspired Gazette as PDF—"an attempt to begin to think through what is happening." * "
How to Paint an Oak Tree
A man who spent three years painting the same English tree repeatedly—in all weather, day and night—explains how exactly, and why.
October 24, 2011: Afternoon
* Zooey Deschanel singing the national anthem suggests there are always new ways to desecrate America. * The average American three-year-old can recognize 100 brands * Business notes on Green Bay. * St. Louis's Rzepczynski stacked against other hard-to-spell baseball names * Interview with the batter who inspired Haruki
Homage to Terrence Malick, Part Two
My wife Laurie and I are back at my family’s river house near Bath, North Carolina. The visit got off to a rough start the first night when a cap on one of my teeth popped off. Simultaneously, the landlines went out, and (of course) the pathetic AT&
October 24, 2011: Morning
* Libya's new leader declares Islamic state in fashion to shock secular Arab commentators. * Hitchens: Gadhafi should not have been killed. * Millions of Tunisians vote, with turnout far above expectations. * Proposed legislation will give foreigners green cards in return for purchase of $500,000 of residential property, cash only.
October 22, 2011: Weekend
* Iraqi politics won over the reality of fragile security, surprising U.S. military negotiators who didn't expect withdrawal. * Clinton warns Iran that Iraq remains close ally; robust U.S. presence in the region will remain. * Ackerman: Iraq War isn't over—5,500 mercenaries will remain to
October 21, 2011: Afternoon
* Consultancies help celebrities refuse money from "people who have done terrible things.” * Rice on her video serenade from Gadhafi. * Indian professionals attempt life on 100 rupees a day. * Where to live if you want to own a tiger, a wolf, a bear, etc. * Unabomber's belongings nicely anticipated
The Things She Carried
Once a relationship is past the point of repair, once her Go Bag is packed for leaving, some things are better set down on paper than spoken aloud.
October 21, 2011: Morning
* Obit for Gadhafi includes notes on his entourage: 400 guards; a mobile hospital; $6 million in cash. * Burial for Gadhafi delayed for investigation into still-mysterious circumstances of his death. * Occupy Wall Street's populism now twice as popular as the Tea Party. * Libertarian conclusions can be reached without