What have I learnt this week? During study, when noting an important part of a book, write the page number beside it. You know, so you can find it again…
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So. Something resembling war breaks out between Georgia and Russia, and, a little after noon on Friday, Jonah Goldberg strokes his chin and notes, "This could get pretty ugly, pretty…
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I love this idea: Speaking of caring, though, no discussion about coffee would be complete without mentioning the Neapolitan tradition of the "caffè pagato", the paid-for coffee. What happens is…
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Roger Ebert repeats an anecdote told him by Marcello Mastroianni about filming the famous Trevi Fountain splashabout in La Dolce Vita: "The water, it was-a very cold," He said. "Fellini,…
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My friend Rachey is blogging at The Wire which means she is a person of some significance: everyone I know went a bit crazy on the weekend with the full…
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