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Rescued By My Father When I Was Sixteen
A summer night in 1978 on the Jersey Shore. This vignette about my father as a quiet hero was top of mind because in the past few weeks my father turned…
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This Is 63 : Against The Wind
This week I answered Sari Botton's excellent Oldster Magazine Questionnaire, available below. Like any superb exercise in self-discovery, her…
Jul 12
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This Is 63 : Against The Wind
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A New Grandchild Brings Out My Better Angels
Our third grandchild was born this week.
Jul 5
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Sliding Doors And My Fear Of The Butterfly Effect
I like the 1998 movie “Sliding Doors;" within the confines of a romantic comedy, it does a good job of demonstrating how small events can have an…
Jun 28
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I Was On An Irreverent Podcast Hosted By Two Funny And Smart Upper East Side Moms
Eva Heyman and Caroline Leventhal host a podcast called Mic’d and Medicated where they unabashedly and fearlessly talk and laugh about topics from body…
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My Conversation with Sachi Takahashi-Rial And Ross Barkan On The NYC Election This Tuesday And Why We Should All Pay More Attention to Local…
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Jun 22
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My Conversation with Sachi Takahashi-Rial And Ross Barkan On The NYC Election This Tuesday And Why We Should All Pay More Attention to Local Politics
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A Substack Live Tomorrow With Ross Barkan and Sachi Takahashi-Rial About The Upcoming NYC Mayoral Election And The Importance Of Local…
Sunday June 22nd at 2:00 pm EDT
Jun 21
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A Substack Live Tomorrow With Ross Barkan and Sachi Takahashi-Rial About The Upcoming NYC Mayoral Election And The Importance Of Local Politics
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I Was A Nightmare Juror
In the summer of 1986, at the age of twenty-four, I convicted two young men of felony assault against a female prostitute. I passed judgment during jury…
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David Roberts and Isabel Cowles Murphy talk about children and privilege
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Jun 17
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My Upcoming Conversation With Isabel Cowles Murphy About Children and Privilege
Tuesday June 17th at 2 pm EDT
Jun 16
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My Upcoming Conversation With Isabel Cowles Murphy About Children and Privilege
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“Bad Is Stronger Than Good”
Status Anxiety And Loss Aversion: A Cruel Combination
Jun 14
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Live with David Roberts and Natasha Joukovsky
Discussing Natasha's views on the connection between status anxiety and falling fertility rates.
Jun 10
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Live with David Roberts and Natasha Joukovsky
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