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Thoughts on aging
What lasts
The older I get, the more I realize that the “me” who looks out through my eyes has traits that have nothing to do with chronology. I may look ridiculous if I invest too heavily in the media version of beauty, but inner beauty is something I can take with me to my grave, even as the inevitable decline of the rest of me hastens on.
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An alma mater's fundraising appeal
A walk down memory lane — too bad it wasn’t mine
My high school begs for money; this year, they decided to remind me (as if I needed reminding) of why I’m glad high school is over.
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'Charlie Hebdo' and other bad news
News at 11
We are all people. We all share this planet and this trip. I do not know how to stop us from killing one another, but I have an idea about how to stop in those being terrorized the desire to bust down other people’s doors in retaliation.
Busting out of stereotypes
Sing, sang, sung
We all carry self-fulfilling stories, tapestries of what we’ve been told, where we’ve triumphed and where we’ve gone wrong. The stories can boost us, but just as easily they can halt us mid-step. They shut us up. They keep us on the tame side of creativity, of daring.
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On the sending of Christmas cards
Reflecting on the exchange of season's greetings — for more than 40 years in some cases.
2014 highlights: An idiosyncratic list
Editor's choice
As editor of Broad Street Review, I'm often too busy to share my own cultural experiences and meditations about them. Here are some of the essays I didn’t write in 2014, presented as a "best of" list of recommendations, not actual analyses.
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In praise of small leaders
A thought before the storm
A thought from the late Pete Seeger offers a useful guide for Americans as we approach the beginning of our presidential marathon.
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'Homeland' and 'The Invisible Hand'
Anguish in a faraway country
Two fictional looks at modern Pakistan — and a documentary — show different facets of a land that is foreign to American understanding.
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'The Interview' and the Sony hack (three)
Assassination for fun and profit
The brouhaha over The Interview misses the essential point: that portraying the assassination of actual political leaders, by name, is no laughing matter.
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Soren Kierkegaard and Stephen Colbert
A parting shot at Stephen Colbert's irony
Who knew Kierkegaard had the insight to not only nail Colbert’s act but to also be savvy enough to capture the two aspects of the contemporary mindset that Colbert most exploits with his pretzel logic?
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