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Recommended for people who like: Law and Order, The Daily Show, anything by Howard Zinn, reading footnotes, abovethelaw, Dahlia Lithwick or anything written by the Jurisprudence department of Slate.com. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin is an examination of the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief...
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I know I did. If you have not listened to the This American Life Episode #365, I highly recommend it.  It’s informative, impartial, and interesting.  (iii reflects !!!) My favorite part of the program was the 2nd piece on credit default swaps. Ira tells* us that “one way to think about this product is...
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It’s always fun to go through… Saturday, September 04, 2004 An Open Letter to a boy in my creative writing class: Your story, you know the one about the two in love in India, that one was good.  I remember that one.  I also remember you have a yellow jumpsuit and wanted to wear...
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As I am reading _The Nine_, which I highly recommend… I was troubled by this post of mine a few days ago in light of this quote (on page 146 of my copy)… In the Court itself, as a new term began in October 2000, a near silence prevailed.  Controversial cases seemed to have...
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Dear Christopher Buckley: Each time I ride the Acela, I look for you. Maybe I’m headed to New York as you’re returning to Washington or vice versa. Maybe you walked by me at the very same moment that I had to rummage through my bag to look for a pen to sign my ticket....
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Those who know me (or who know my writing), may be surprised by my choice for my first book review attempt.  It’s not that I don’t like chick-lit or that I have to be eponymous.  I never expected, similar to the Jewish-female author Amy Cohen, to be addressing my own life as a single...
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From: <revisingproust@nonpretentious.com> Sent: Mon Oct 13 XX:XX To: Alastair Harper Priority: Normal Subject: A Fan’s Evaluation Type: HTML Msg Dear Alastair: I’m not a psychiatrist so don’t assume anything that I write below has any scientific basis or medical value. However, I’ve read _Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You_ (or at least half...
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Those near & dear to my heart hate me for correcting their “I’m doing good” or “I think I did good on my test.”  Eeeeeeeeeek.  That way of speaking is as melodic as nails scratching down a blackboard. Contrary to popular opinion, however, I am not a pro when it comes to grammar (cf....
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Over here at nonpretentious, we like to write to the people who inspire us. (see: Letters to Inspiring Writers). We received some awesome feedback from the Editor-In-Chief at Evil Beet.  We thought we’d share it with you.   We’re really trying to fix our load-time issues.  It’s taking us awhile.  Think of us like...
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Today, the Supreme Court opened for its 2008 term. Whereas last term the Supreme Court tackled important (read: gossip worthy) issues like gun control , torture, child pornography , or the ICJ’s role in death penalty cases, this term the Court decided to take a little break. Maybe they’re trying not provoke anyone’s attention...
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