Blogs about: Calvin Trillin
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Calvin Trillin: About Alice
She believed in the principle of enoughness. (p42)… more →
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Dreaming of: Montreal (but not of poutine)
betsyrubiner wrote 1 week ago: A recent New Yorker (Nov. 23) article reminded me that I must read anything Calvin Trillin writes, e … more →
~Calvin Trillin~
rantingcynic wrote 2 weeks ago: “I never did very well in math – I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn … more →
Quotation of the Day
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phylliskirigin wrote 3 weeks ago: The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but … more →
Man de Poutine kin
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DSL. wrote 1 month ago: Montreal poutine from La Banquise in Montreal Calvin Trillin (audio; abstract of article in The New … more →
Readings: The New Yorker Food Issue
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Dylan Byers wrote 1 month ago: The New Yorker’s Food Issue comes out tomorrow. Good news, whether you like good writing or go … more →
How It Happened
Andrew Eastman wrote 2 months ago: New York Times contributor Calvin Trillin wrote a column titled “Wall Street Smarts” for … more →
Calvin Trillin on Midwestern Values
wiedemar wrote 2 months ago: Big Think is on a roll lately. First, Gay Talese. Now, Calvin Trillin. He pours some cold water on t … more →
The President as Nobel Laureate
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mhasegawa wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been following all the stories about President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. From … more →
Friday Pix: Recommended Reading For The Weekend
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delialloyd wrote 2 months ago: This Friday I point you to some worthwhile reading around the blogosphere: 1. If you missed this int … more →
Old Favorite: Tepper Isn't Going Out
Shannon wrote 2 months ago: Cover of Tepper Isn't Going Out: A Novel Tepper Isn’t Going Out, Calvin Trillin (2001) Thi … more →
“The financial system nearly collapsed because smart guys had started working on Wall Street.”
Gael wrote 2 months ago: There is a pretty funny Op-Ed this morning on the NY Times: “Wall Street Smarts“ It wort … more →
A Bit Of Wisdom From A Dry Martini
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aroundthesphere wrote 2 months ago: Calvin Trillin (in the NYT) has a conversation with some man at a bar. They talk about the crisis. T … more →
“I Am the Least Difficult of Men”: Don Draper reading Frank O’Hara
reellit wrote 3 months ago: Don Draper, the Madison Avenue creative director of AMC’s Mad Men, leaves his doctor’s office on Val … more →
Some thoughts about Sonia Sotomayor and Race
mhasegawa wrote 6 months ago: Charles Blow has an interesting column in the New York Times about the Republican claims that Suprem … more →
Friday Food Writers: Calivin Trillin
Eating for Beginners wrote 7 months ago: There are so many reasons to read Calvin Trillin that I can’t even begin to get into them here … more →
"More and Better Psychopaths"
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artandliterature wrote 7 months ago: A recent Facebook conversation with a friend in North Carolina touched on the Black Dahlia story — t … more →
Calvin Trillin 'on dealing with pirates'
Sean wrote 8 months ago: We’ve shoveled ransom to the Wall Street band. Their lobbyists seek even sweeter deals. When n … more →
Spaghetti alla Carbonara---Unknown Heritage
alaycook wrote 9 months ago: …was today’s lunch. Calvin Trillin would have quietly grinned, since he has long campaig … more →
Calvin Trillin Toasts Obama
mhasegawa wrote 11 months ago: NPR has started a series in which poets write an inaugural poem. Here is Calvin Trillin’s: An … more →
