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December 2022
My Christmas Carol
‘Tis better to receive. So much better.
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Rob Long
August 2022
Wrong About Trump, Twice
Two pieces, from 2007 and 2011, in which I do not predict the future....
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July 2022
Tearing Down the Tower
memories of Tower Records...
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2
Me & Steve Wynn & Picasso & the minibar
a story in 2 parts
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1
Modern Dictatorship
Strongmen Old and New
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1
Be 50, Play 30
They say that moments before your death, your life will flash before your eyes. I’m here to tell you this is not strictly true.
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June 2022
Unqualified, Inexperienced, and Yet Somehow an Expert
For some reason, they asked me to write an essay for The Dadly Virtues: Adventures from the Worst Job You’ll Ever Love, despite being an unmarried and…
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Justice, Jury Duty, Case Dismissed
I wrote this a few years ago, for a volume called The Seven Deadly Virtues. I was in pretty exalted company — my fellow contributors were all writers I…
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4
Dials Up
Do me a favor: as you read this, pretend you have a small computer-mouse shaped thing in your hand, and pretend there’s a dial attached to the thing…
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May 2022
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