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3 CDs for Anytime
If asked by some totalitarian regime—perhaps Jann Wenner’s Diplopian Party seizing power in a mirthless coup—to name three albums I would prefer not to live without, I would not name a single one of m… more →
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3 CDs for Anytime
baggyparagraphs wrote 1 week ago: If asked by some totalitarian regime—perhaps Jann Wenner’s Diplopian Party seizing power in a mirthl … more →
My 45’s—40 Years Later
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baggyparagraphs wrote 4 months ago: The first record I ever bought was the 45-rpm “Jezebel,” on the Mercury label, by the Ru … more →
'Little Women' and a Seagull
baggyparagraphs wrote 6 months ago: When writing recently about the bane of gift books, I started off by lustily inveighing against the … more →
Taken, not Stirred
baggyparagraphs wrote 7 months ago: “Taken,” the second-highest-grossing movie of 2008, is a not particularly thrilling thriller starrin … more →
Indy Flash Floods Victory Lane
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baggyparagraphs wrote 7 months ago: My wife heard me say on Sunday morning that Castroneves would probably win the Indianapolis 500, but … more →
James: Broken Wings
baggyparagraphs wrote 7 months ago: “Broken Wings,” published December 1900 in Century Magazine, deals with Henry James’s common theme o … more →
The Bane of Gift Books
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baggyparagraphs wrote 7 months ago: My friend Susan H. was Susan G. until her second marriage and Susan H., but a different H., before t … more →
Honda Ownership Experience
baggyparagraphs wrote 7 months ago: For her monthly column, an editor of mine is collecting a list of Honda products owned by her magazi … more →
Game of the Century
baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: Waiting for the game was like waiting for Christmas itself. We woke up on Monday, pinched ourselves, … more →
Impish Angus & the Volt Boys
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baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: All the singer from Newcastle knew was that a rock band in London was looking for a front man. It wa … more →
42nd Street
baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: College theater productions usually have a weak spot or two in the casting, a player who can’t … more →
Will’s War on Denim
baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: George Will, who wears bow ties, has raised his blade against denim. He owns a single pair of jeans, … more →
Carbon Copies
baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: The dull finiteness that has governed household appliance design ever since the days of coal- and wo … more →
Out with the Maps
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baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: Take a last look! One of my file drawers is jam-packed with maps, the consequence of indiscriminate … more →
Deporting Postmodernists
baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday we moved a bunch of furniture around, and part of that was bringing books up from the base … more →
Sunshine Cleaning's Bond of Blood
baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: There’s a great scene in “Sunshine Cleaning” in which Norah Lorkowski (Emily Blunt … more →
Ed Force One
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baggyparagraphs wrote 9 months ago: I was sitting in the departure lounge at Juan Santamaría International Airport with Costa Rica … more →
Super Cheese
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baggyparagraphs wrote 10 months ago: Our classy neighbor Melissa invited us to her Super Bowl party. Among the other guests were assorted … more →
Mr. Palomar
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baggyparagraphs wrote 11 months ago: This novel by Italo Calvino is barely a novel, with only the title character and no plot. Susan says … more →
