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“As writer John Seabrook put it, “This may be the most depressing thing about the casual movement: no clothing is casual anymore.”
In general, I’d say [tag]The Paradox of Choice[/tag]: Why More is Less by Barry Schwarz has been a very interesting read. It addresses all sorts of things related to how we [...]

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Lately I’ve been doing a bit of [tag]reading[/tag], much of it non-fiction. The latest book I’ve finished is Charles Wheelan’s [tag]Naked Economics[/tag].
I don’t know what prompted me to pick it up in the bookstore a few weeks ago, much less seek it out in the public library here to finish it. [...]

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“Both elbows on the table, I covered my face with my palms.
Inside that darkness, I saw rain falling on the sea. Rain softly falling on a vast sea, with no one there to see it. The rain strikes the surface of the sea, yet even the fish don’t know it’s raining.
Until someone came and lightly [...]

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Somebody recalled the book [tag]Why?[/tag] by Charles Tilly a day or two ago and I didn’t think I’d get back from Philadelphia in time to return it without incurring some fees, so I decided to read it that day. It’s a pretty interesting book about interactions between people and the reasons they give for [...]

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I got home a little bit ago, brushed and flossed and got ready for bed and am now sitting in bed not feeling as ready to sleep as I should be. I think this may be due to the sizable amount of mild stimulants I ate earlier because I was worried I’d fall asleep [...]

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Last Tuesday somebody recalled the copy of [tag]Kazuo Ishiguro[/tag]’s [tag]Never Let Me Go[/tag] I had checked out from the library. So, as I had a week to read it before I’d have to wait in the recall line again, I decided to try and read it.
I was originally inspired to read it [...]

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As promised here’s some quotes and remarks from having just finished reading Shawn Wong’s [tag]American Knees[/tag]. First, quotes. These are from the version I have in hand, which is hardcover and appears to be printed in 1995:
When he looked back on that moment, he wanted to offer others this advice: “Never marry your [...]

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Last Friday, I attended the screening of [tag]Americanese[/tag] at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
I really enjoyed the [tag]movie[/tag]. I thought it was a really engrossing drama and I felt like I could relate to it in a lot of ways. The scenes with Aurora’s family struck me as very… I don’t [...]

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Having just finished reading this Philip K. Dick novel, a few random [tag]quotes[/tag] I marked for whatever reason:
What does a scanner see? he asked himself. I mean, really see? Into the head? Down into the heart? Does a passive infrared scanner like they used to use or a cube-type holo-scanner [...]

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I think I lost my copy. Either it’s buried in the sprawling mess that is currently my room, or, I lent it to somebody and totally forgot that I did. If I did do the latter, that would be most unfortunate. It’s one of the books I most enjoy reading.

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