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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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Did Iraq Just Declare War On the U.S.?
Well, no, not quite. But, while the Iraqi government–in a communique Monday–condemned attacks on civilians, they said the insurgents had a “legitimate right” to kill Americans. Ironically, it was our idea to bring the factions together and to produce a … Continue reading
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The Jewish Harry Potter?
“Krum didn’t cause nearly as much of a stir, however, as his teammate, chaser Jakob Levski, who refused to suit up for Bulgaria’s second-round match with Luxembourg in observance of Yom Kippur.” —Story at SI.com
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Whole World…Narrow Bridge
Went to Hillel services and a local swing dance last night. At the dance, Paul and Jen–my favorite instructors–were teaching a lesson on Collegiate Shag. I got the basic shag step down, but my open position kicks needed work. After … Continue reading
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Entertainment and the City
Back to New York two more times this week (I’m getting really good at getting into the city in about an hour). The first trip was Tuesday to see Wicked with Chicklet. First a disclaimer: I’m not a huge musical … Continue reading
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City, Dirt, and Photos
Friday and Saturday I toured NYC with the (original) West Wing crew. They were up north to celebrate Amy’s acceptance into grad school. We visited both the MoMa and the Met, strolled through Central Park, and ate lots of tasty … Continue reading
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Anyone can have a bad decade
First the Red Sox, then the White Sox, and now my streak is over. After depressing my way through seven straight “victory” parties over the years, I attended my first VICTORY party tonight! Saw all the Mellman Group folks, as … Continue reading
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Entertaining The Rustic
My fall break adventure continued in New Haven on Thursday. I hit traffic on I-95 but avoided the “one hour late” label by a few seconds. There I met up with the usual Yale crew and after another great dinner … Continue reading
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TDS: Very Funny
I aimed to blog in the middle of my fall break, but some computer trouble (see below) precluded me from doing so. In any case, here’s my south->north->south adventure thus far. Saturday I visited Chicklet at SLC and we went … Continue reading
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I’m an undergrad…
…at least, I am one for Halloween. The parties started Thursday with a non-costume, Politics cohort gathering. It was my first time visiting Butler apartments (another Princeton-owned property), and I think Miranda and I did a fine job choosing Lawrence. … Continue reading
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A Dampened Simchat Torah
It’s beginning to look a lot like Fitzmas! Speaking of holidays, due to rain Simchat Torah was brought indoors at Princeton, and instead of dancing in the street we danced in the dining hall. (Although, tomorrow’s potential news would motivate … Continue reading
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