Rural and Urban Reactions to September 11, 2001

I originally had no plans to write a 9/11 entry, but earlier I was thinking about the different ways people reacted to September 11, 2001, particularly the differences between urban denizens who perhaps even saw the smoke or knew someone who died (in New York City, for instance, where I live now), and rural residents [...]

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Wherein I Was in the Same Room as Paul Auster

Tonight I was a literary fanboy. I trekked down to the Barnes & Noble at Union Square and returned with this:

Paul Auster read a few sporadic selections from his new book, Man in the Dark, to a pretty packed crowd. I won’t say much about it, except to note that the way he chose what [...]

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