16 May 2005, 12:28 p.m.

MC Masala Bookmarkable Link

If you'd like to link to my columns, you can link to link to this page, which links to the two most recent articles.

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16 May 2005, 8:56 a.m.

What A Dame

I interviewed Diana Abu-Jaber for Saucy Magazine. She said funny and interesting things and you'd probably enjoy it.

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15 May 2005, 21:34 p.m.

Validation

Will Franken won a "Best Comedian" award from the SF Weekly. Those of us who were fans several months ago get to nod in snobbish pride, while those of you who have foolishly prolonged the …

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14 May 2005, 22:12 p.m.

Homes Update

I finished What You Should Know. The best story in the collection, which mulls Nancy Reagan's day-to-day life caring for Ronald Reagan during his decline, made me weep. Like A.M. Homes's compelling New Yorker article …

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12 May 2005, 8:39 a.m.

Mulling The Uses And Abuses Of Fashion

My column this week has a bunch of Emerson. Emerson, in my view, backed up my function-over-form lifestyle. I hated to fuss while getting ready in the morning. Why in the world did women waste …

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11 May 2005, 21:56 p.m.

Am I The Only One?

Leonard used the word "opportunistic" and I immediately thought "infection."

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11 May 2005, 12:59 p.m.

You Should Know That It Sucks

Things You Should Know by A.M. Homes is very, very depressing. So far, every story I've read has felt like a parody of the "nothing happens" New Yorker style of modern fiction. I now completely …

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11 May 2005, 12:56 p.m.

I Don't Miss Econ - Maybe I Took It Wrong

I haven't been reading enough history. Brad DeLong reminds me why I love history - the whys!

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11 May 2005, 11:01 a.m.

Requires Flash, But Isn't Flashy

The Morning News pointed me to this great explanation of the Social Security reform issue.

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10 May 2005, 21:14 p.m.

Day Quality

Today I got to talk to famous people about Star Trek. And Leonard made me dinner and it had pesto in it. And none of the customers I dealt with made me want to commit …

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