They are very snazzy outfits though.

It really should be the case though that the editorial board should require anything stated as fact in an opinion piece to be verifiable. The opinion part should be “here’s what I think this means” rather than “here’s something totally made up that makes me mad”

Happy to chat sometime!

I think emphasizing your awesome collection of geography books would help too! I went in for maps and came out with maps and books.

That’s what it is! Always thinking that you’re the exception to the rule.

Similarly, seeing people walk their dogs through Audubon refuges right past the signs that explain in detail why dogs are not allowed.

Revolting.

It would be very funny if there was a “correct takes” score next to every NYT op-ed writer’s name. Like, out of every time they’ve made a prediction that was actually testable and quantifiable, have people like RD and David Brooks ever been correct?

There’s been a few I’ve read recently where I just felt really bad for the author. Their work deserves better.

And of course I also became a parent, making the ambiguous villains of the story much darker. All in all - great books that have only improved with age.

I went through years of school to become a scientist, making Dr Mary Malone’s motivations and actions much more interesting.

experienced losing my childhood faith, and coming into an atheistic worldview that has made me happier and given me more of a sense of peace — the study of world religions in that time definitely informed how I understood the plotlines of the books.

Fictionist killed it at Sammy’s Block Party in Rexburg Idaho, 2010. Punch Brothers at Salt Lake City, probably 2012. Jupiter Sunrise in the upcoming bands tent at Warped Tour ‘07. And let’s see, how about Ezra Furman at Fete, Providence, 2023.