I kept waiting for her to tell the full Aleksei story, and when she didn’t, it gave the rest of it an insincere feeling to me

To be super clear, I don’t think Maxine Waters should have to be it—somebody a few decades younger and less a target comes to mind

If we do nothing else in the next four years lets at least not apologize for being enthusiastic and discerning about the art we like. Loudly and unapologetically and obnoxiously liking difficult art should our version of rolling coal. Choke on my art farts idiots

Douthat seemed to try to steer him toward coherence in the Hillary remark part of the interview. I turned it off when my disgust at hearing his avariciousness elided surpassed my curiosity

“Yes, I really do need all these books.”

“That’s what I do. I read books, and I know things”

“Born to read; forced to work”

From Black Doves, episode 3