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- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel
- David Rakoff

- 3 wds: Rhythmic Raw Rakoff
- The Signal and the Noise
- Nate Silver

- 3 wds: accessible, insightful, broad
- The Casual Vacancy
- J.K. Rowling

- 3 wds: captivating, political, believable
- The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War against al-Qaeda
- Neil Shah

- 3 wds: Captivating, informative, redacted
- The Blank Slate
- Steven Pinker

- 3 wds: Rant, lengthy, correct
- The Trial
- Franz Kafka

- 3 wds: Disheartening, linear, skippable
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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Not Just Al Gore’s Truth
I’m postponing my review of P&P to extol Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. The film opens nationwide next weekend, but I’m now fortunate enough to live near New York City, where it premiered on Friday.. “Rachel from Keene” and … Continue reading
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One Down, Hopefully Not Too Many To Go
I’ve now completed the first academic year of my PhD program. I can’t say that I have many inspiring or reflective words on the first leg of the journey. Those will have to wait until I finish generals in a … Continue reading
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Bartlet For America
Sigh, the last West Wing episode came and went last night. Twas a good show. (They replayed the Pilot episode at 7pm, which reminded us how it was once a fantastic show.) We had decent turnout at our place to … Continue reading
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The Doctor’s Got The Cure
WaPo has balanced, informative, and relevant article about the fight between the DCCC and the DNC over how to spend the DNC’s money. (I can only imagine how the article would have turned out if the byline had read VanDeHei.) … Continue reading
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What do you do with a PhD?
In the past three days, I ran across two parodies by people with “Dr” in front of their names. Given the coincidence and the quality of the humor, I felt the need to post. First up, a great video called … Continue reading
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Vote For Seth!
Former fellow 2E’ers really needs help on this NY Post poll, as he’s badly losing the “who should Christina date” race to someone who describes himself as “decent-looking, financially secure, humble but confident and respectful” — i.e., Seth’s polar opposite.
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Behold: the Princeton Undergrad
I was invited to house parties at the eating clubs this past weekend. Most of you (like myself two weeks ago) have no idea what that means so I’ll sum up: 25 hours of partying in a 49-hour window. A … Continue reading
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What Got Into Mike?
Last week, I emerged from my position huddled over my glowing computer, as I turned in my paper on Friday and gave my presentation last Wednesday. The (45-minute) presentation and the inquisition afterward went pretty well. In fact, one of … Continue reading
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