May 2010
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May 31st
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“The French word frisson describes something English has no better word for: a...”
– The Quest for Frisson, Roger Ebert
May 31st
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“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is...”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
May 29th
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May 28th
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May 27th
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May 27th
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The Times In Between
And this, this is how I forget to eat. bobulate: Even as I write, highly punctual people may be misunderstanding what they do. So focused are we to get from Point A to B, we forget to account for the spaces in between. Travel time, rest stops, project hand-offs, intermissions, training sessions, building foyers, sleep. These transition points — the things getting in the way of Point B —...
May 24th
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May 21st
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May 17th
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May 14th
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May 13th
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May 13th
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Insomniac City →
“What I didn’t know when I rented the place was that the French restaurant located straight below my apartment had outdoor seating till 2 a.m. Lying awake in bed, I could literally hear glasses clinking, toasts being made, six stories down. This was irritating at first. But it wasn’t long before I discovered a phenomenon heretofore unknown to me: Laughter rises. Hearing happy...
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May 8th
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pellicle
pellicle |ˈpelikəl| noun technical a thin skin, cuticle, membrane, or film.
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