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America in 140 characters or fewer

ו' באדר ה'תש"ע (February 20, 2010) America

Last month I went to visit America for a couple weeks and I recorded the entire trip on the Twitter. Here are all my tweets, from the minute my vacation began to when I got back home. Sorry they’re in reverse order – I can’t find a tool that will export them from first to [...]

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Shirt Collars

כ"ד בשבט ה'תש"ע (February 8, 2010) America

If nerd packs and belt hangdowns instantly imply prole leanings, there are other signs almost as clear. When you’re wearing a shirt with a sweater or jacket over it but omitting a necktie, what do you do with the shirt collar? Keeping all of it inside both sweater and jacket is upper- or upper-middle-class, partly, [...]

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Little Prince movie

י"ח בסיון ה'תשס"ט (June 10, 2009) Books

Did you know that there’s a film adaptation of The Little Prince? Neither did I, until I randomly downloaded it and watched it today. Here is my judgment on it: everything about it is splendidly perfect except for the kid’s hair. His hair is really, really bad. It is 80s rock star bad. Even worse, [...]

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Two facts about Oprah

י"ז בסיון ה'תשס"ט (June 9, 2009) Fashion

Here are two things I didn’t know about Oprah that I learned from reading the article about her in Newsweek (by the way – nice job, Newsweek): Oprah has made a deal to launch her own cable television channel that will reach 70 million homes. At Oprah’s retail store in Chicago, women can purchase used [...]

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Wardrobe by Goodwill

ח' בסיון ה'תשס"ט (May 31, 2009) America

I've been shopping in this place for over a decade, five years of which I've lived in Israel and four years of which I lived in New York. I have always found great stuff at Goodwill – t-shirts, slacks, button-down shirts, sweaters – and expect to return there many times in the future. I'm not [...]

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Hats for Independence

ה' באייר ה'תשס"ט (April 29, 2009) Fashion
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America, part 2: endorsements

ט' באדר ה'תשס"ט (March 5, 2009) America

For travel between Manhattan and the DC suburbs: I endorse Tripper Bus. Having previously used Greyhound, all the Chinese companies operating from under the Manhattan Bridge, and Vamoose, as well as Amtrak and some of the airlines, without hesitation my one-way trip to Bethesda via Tripper was the most comfortable voyage I’ve taken from New [...]

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America, part 1: at a glance

ט' באדר ה'תשס"ט (March 5, 2009) America

Ever wondered what I do when I go to America? So have I. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how I spent my winter vacation. Day 1: JFK, Reagan, AT&T, T-Mobile, Chipotle, Costco, CVS, Lenscrafters, chicken tenders, cookies, Benny Lava Day 2: pancakes, online glasses shopping, Kohl’s, Popeye’s, Goodwill, AT&T, Buca di Beppo Day 3: Costco, [...]

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Lost 0504

י"א בשבט ה'תשס"ט (February 5, 2009) Fashion

Some observations: Before I forget, I was just re-watching episode three, and I noticed that when Desmond goes to Widmore’s office, there’s some Dharma art on display. It’s a painting of a polar bear with the word NAMASTE across it. It’s pretty tacky and totally unlike what I’d expect of Widmore’s taste. Hurley’s orange jumpsuit [...]

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Rod and Fox

ח' בשבט ה'תשס"ט (February 2, 2009) America

Here are the top five reasons why Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder are actually the same person: They both have now been advised to “trust no one.” They both insist that all they care about is the truth. They both have testified before government subcommittees. They both believe Elvis is [...]

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