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  • This Week in Links: September 1st – 7th

    Hey everyone! The first installation of “This Week in Links,” coming right up: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/06/25/george-orwell-why-i-write/ A light article summarizing some of George Orwell’s motivations as a writer. Comfort food for aspiring liberal intellectuals. http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/11/06/the-nature-of-fun-david-foster-wallace/ Similar to the above, with David Foster… Continue reading

    This Week in Links: September 1st – 7th
  • A Veteran Israeli Soldier’s Take on Syria, as Told Over Cigarettes

    On Thursday night my family had dinner at my Israeli cousin’s house. She’s a young mother, with three adorable children (aged 2 months to about 5 years) and a fascinating, iconoclastic husband. This man is full of opinions, and when he, my… Continue reading

    A Veteran Israeli Soldier’s Take on Syria, as Told Over Cigarettes