All posts filed under: Weekly Reader

An occasional series of posts with links and short descriptions to books and articles of interest.

Weekly Reader: The catcher was a spy

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In the end, there are few men who find ways to live original lives. Moe Berg did that.

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Let’s celebrate National Poetry Month, the savior of the NY Public Library, and the extraordinary success of Covid-19 vaccines.

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New bridges, bad airport gates, and SPRINKLES! French Vanilla. Rocky Road. Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Cookie Dough.

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A functional morphologist and monster movie fan uses her science smarts to pick a winner. Plus other marvelous stuff.

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Stop the war ON government and begin to fight FOR government. And yes, my Southern accent is also returning.

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The first Native American Interior Secretary, media bias, a rejuvenated Penn Station, and inspiration from Dolly (again).

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Timothy Snyder and Lewis Lapham on the response to tyranny and the hard labor of democracy.

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Hate language in government documents; framing as if the murder victim is on trial; faux outrage: words matter.

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Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Dolly Parton: both global yet grounded in place.

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Denmark is fairer and doing better. Don’t listen to Republicans after Trump. Tombstone Every Mile is great country.