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In the New Yorker...
Front-Ranger:
Bell's palsy and problems like it are really much more common than you might think. I have fortunately never had those problems myself (knock on wood).
In the January 19th issue, I really enjoyed Rebecca Mead's article about theme parks where kids practice adult skills.
In the latest issue, I devoured the overview of the "fast casual" quickly growing class of eateries. Probably like the article on grocery stores to most people, but it impacts on my job directly. Plus, it was only one page long.
I also really loved the article about the Wayback Machine, aka the Internet archive. This really exists! It's in SF, naturally, and is at the Presidio. An article about French author Michel Houellebecq by Adam Gopnik was repellent, and I'm looking forward to reading all about the history of gayness and how the Germans invented it (?) by Alex Ross. The fiction this week is by Isaac Bashevis Singer...really?
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 22, 2015, 02:35:42 am ---Bell's palsy and problems like it are really much more common than you might think. I have fortunately never had those problems myself (knock on wood).
In the January 19th issue, I really enjoyed Rebecca Mead's article about theme parks where kids practice adult skills.
In the latest issue, I devoured the overview of the "fast casual" quickly growing class of eateries. Probably like the article on grocery stores to most people, but it impacts on my job directly. Plus, it was only one page long.
I also really loved the article about the Wayback Machine, aka the Internet archive. This really exists! It's in SF, naturally, and is at the Presidio. An article about French author Michel Houellebecq by Adam Gopnik was repellent, and I'm looking forward to reading all about the history of gayness and how the Germans invented it (?) by Alex Ross. The fiction this week is by Isaac Bashevis Singer...really?
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What was repellent, Houellebecq or the article? ???
Front-Ranger:
Good question. The article was well written, but I was repelled by the description of the author (and his picture) and the subject of his book, a satire describing a takeover of the French government by an Islamic faction. Uggh!
Jeff Wrangler:
From the Jan. 12 article about Mikhail Khodorkovsky, I learned that the Russian language has familiar (ty) and formal (vy) forms of address. Reminds one of the French tu and vous.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 22, 2015, 02:35:42 am ---I'm looking forward to reading all about the history of gayness and how the Germans invented it (?) by Alex Ross.
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The Jan. 26 issue arrived in my mail today, and over supper I went right for this article. It was very interesting. I'd like to read the book.
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