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A Very Lost Coast Birthday A trip to Norcal for a big birthday, starring oceans and cows.

The Day Before The Big Birthday above.

The Day Before That a visit to Red Bluff, CA, and a rainbow.

The History of the See-Through My family drinks vodka with ice. Yes. It’s true.

The Claret Chronicles Learning about Bordeaux, dining with real live Brits, on Sunday!

End of Story It’s a movie, not a choose your own adventure.

Do Things Matter? Do they? Asking for a friend.

The Learned Hand of The Law The story of Learned Hand, a judge, and a real person.

The Tell-Tale Fan I hate fans, and this was a whole fan system. Wait. DO NOT SAY SYSTEM.

Where Do We Go Now? I saw GNR and it was fun and also weird.

Gold Dust Woman Card Never do errands.

The Why of Cooking Cooking examined.

Drycember The Longest Month

Three People, Two Bottles of Wine I’m begging you.

Welcome to Western MA You can go home again, it’s just an hour and a half from the very last Metro-North stop.

The Badger Who doesn’t love a beer drinking badger?

Hibiki Japanese Harmony Suntori Making friends is hard to do.

The Movie Assassin The English Patient almost ruined my life.

In Search of Tut’s Lost Death Mask I saw the King Tut show stoned, what did you do today?

A Lady Touched My Elbow Once And I am still mad

Horses, Tequila, Advil Day Four in Jackson, WY

The Virginian Day Three in Jackson

Persephone’s Day Two in Jackson

Country Strong Day One in Jackson

Movie Going in the Age of Anxiety Stress is particularly bad when one must go to the movies with relaxed people

Bob and The Mystery of The White Stones Do not fuck with the Puma

Terror Parrot Also do not fuck with the Terror Parrot

I Bought a Tablet and it was a pain

I Had Lunch with a Friend and it was fun

One of Us Is Telling the Truth The District Attorney’s race in Nevada County was interesting.

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Tempo: March 17, 2019

Kọ́lĂĄ TĂșbọ̀sĂșn shows Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York around Lagos; a Lynchian experience in New Orleans; wisdom teeth pulled in Berlin; vivid new work from Patrick Gathara.

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Humans of New York visits Lagosï»ż

When Brandon Stanton asked for a guide around Lagos, I knew he was looking for me.

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