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Sunday, September 30, 2018

In praise of letting music collect a little dust

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I am a big fan of letting books steep on the shelf — just ask my wife. I take a similar approach to music. According to my Infernal Devic...
Friday, September 21, 2018

Recovering brand integrity

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Seems to be le mode du jour: Buruma apparently has a wife and daughter -- I don't know if it's a relationship in good standing, b...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

In search of lost books

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Somewhere in this house is the copy of Frank Herbert's Dune which I first bought and read 40 years ago. It is one of a handful of boo...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Puppet Uprising — now more than ever

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In '77 I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up: a hippie. It didn't matter what the returned prodigals were saying before submitti...
Saturday, September 08, 2018

Barnes, Kerr, Wittgenstein, Grayling: Ottawa in the spring

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I'm staring at two books I bought in late spring, one I finished quickly, the other I hope to (re)open soon — Julian Barnes' The Onl...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Does Star Wars need saving?

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J.C. Macek III asks, “ Can Star Wars be saved ?” I didn't think it was a franchise that needed saving — one so-so box office return...
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“I was writing about self-deception, and deceiving myself while I was doing it.”

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Logged in last week to see a picture of my friend situated beneath the crummiest headline imaginable. Now his family, colleagues and friend...