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AFFAIRS OF THE HARDT
Bob Hardt, longtime TV personality on NY1, was a classmate and close friend in high school. Bob was a central character in my life at a crucial juncture in my life, and I credit him with directly facilitating my love of learning. I remember...
BREAKDOWN ROUNDUP 9.23.26
DEPT. OF PERSPECTIVE
Yesterday, the president of the United States threatened to annihilate Iran, triggering another wave of horror and disgust that is already dissipating in anticipation of the next round of outrages. For the last 20 mont...
DEATHS
The writer Jim Goad died two months ago. Goad was best known as the creator of Answer Me!, an intentionally vile fanzine published from 1991 to 1994. Answer Me! Trafficked in violent misogyny, hardcore racism, searing gore, and the general...
EXTERMINATING THUNDER
“Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.” — Thomas Jefferson, 1786
“If Jefferson was wrong, America is wrong.” — James Parton, 1874
On a sunny Monday morning in May 2013, a young woman began screaming for help from insi...
FRIDAY REVIEWS
FREDERIC MARÈS MUSEUM
The Frederic Marès Museum sits on the northeast edge of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, in the Palau Reial Major, occupying part of the same 14th century Royal Palace that once served as headquarters for the Spanish Inqui...
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