Most of the time, when I go to the grocery store, I think about Gorbachev. The Threat of Communism is something I vaguely remember, and the vision of a Soviet store where there is one kind of toothbrush (ugly, straight, and red) and one kind of bread (brown) has a firm place in my imagination. […]
Read More MoreI think when people say, “I want to be beautiful, and I want to be in love,” they are actually saying, “I want to be listened to.”
Read More The Sound of One Man WaitingIn two weeks, I am flying to Rome. I’m going because if I died without seeing Rome, I’d be pissed. I am also going because I am very legalistic and proper, and Rome is the third in the tier of European cities that are must-see. And lastly, I am going because I am strongly identified […]
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