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Outside Reading — Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray edition

August 28, 2021 Dan Seeger

Even Billy Joel Mocked ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire.’ I Loved It. by Lindsay Zoladz The Number Ones: Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire” by Tom Breihan This was quite a week for new writing about Billy Joel’s last … Continue reading Outside Reading — Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray edition

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Outside Reading — A Regular Tuesday Here edition

August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 Dan Seeger

Eyewitness Who Snapped First Picture Of Would-Be Bomber Gives Her Account by Kate Riga This week, another delusional reactionary drove to the nation’s capital excited about harming others because he hasn’t gotten his way. This will keep happening because one … Continue reading Outside Reading — A Regular Tuesday Here edition

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Outside Reading — Missed Shots edition

August 14, 2021 Dan Seeger

What to Do With Our Covid Rage by Sarah Smarsh Sarah Smarsh has been one of the more astute writers about culture clashes in the Midwest, especially among low-income citizens who feel left behind and whose anxiety change is ruthlessly … Continue reading Outside Reading — Missed Shots edition

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Outside Reading — Delta Force edition

August 7, 2021August 5, 2021 Dan Seeger

Unvaxxed, Unmasked and Putting Our Kids at Risk by Jessica Valenti And here we are, stalled out in the emergence from a devastating pandemic — and indeed regressing — almost entirely because insidious opportunists and complete crackpots, most residing on … Continue reading Outside Reading — Delta Force edition

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Outside Reading — Simone Says edition

July 31, 2021 Dan Seeger

The Superhumanity of Simone Biles by Will Leitch Simone Biles was abandoned by American Olympic officials, and the torment hasn’t stopped by Sally Jenkins I have zero patience for anyone second-guessing Simone Biles’s decision to withdraw from competition in Tokyo. … Continue reading Outside Reading — Simone Says edition

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Outside Reading — Bulletproof Memorial Sign edition

July 24, 2021 Dan Seeger

THE BARN ON DREW RULEVILLE ROAD by Wright Thompson This powerhouse piece, published by The Atlantic, considers the enduring shadow on the nation’s soul of condoned bigotry and connected cruelty as exemplified by the torture and murder of fourteen-year-old Emmett … Continue reading Outside Reading — Bulletproof Memorial Sign edition

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Outside Reading —  Golden Palm edition

July 17, 2021 Dan Seeger

100 Bewildering Hours at Cannes by Rachel Handler Festival de Cannes should always be covered with the tone of lightly aggrieved amusement that Rachel Handler brings to this piece. Or at least the calculated glamor of the French film showcase … Continue reading Outside Reading —  Golden Palm edition

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Outside Reading — Representation edition

July 10, 2021 Dan Seeger

Chef Francesca Hong Is Proving that Food Is Political by Esther Tseng As noted previously, I’m lucky to live in a community that largely reflects the values I believe in most strongly. That good fortune extends to my elected representative … Continue reading Outside Reading — Representation edition

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Outside Reading — Tomorrow They Say Is Independence Day edition

July 3, 2021 Dan Seeger

Birth Pangs: One Nation, Many Truths by Jennifer Schuessler Jennifer Schuessler looks forward and back to different Fourth of July celebrations, both the bicentennial of 1976 and the upcoming semiquincentennial arriving in five years. What the article is really about … Continue reading Outside Reading — Tomorrow They Say Is Independence Day edition

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Outside Reading — Songs Are Like Tattoos edition

June 26, 2021 Dan Seeger

50 Reasons to Love Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Joni Mitchell’s fourth studio album, The New York Times provides a colossal retrospective with commentary from fellow musicians, some who participated and … Continue reading Outside Reading — Songs Are Like Tattoos edition

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