Monday, October 31, 2022

TV Quote of the Day (‘The Office,’ With a Problem Posed Often This Time of Year)

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Stanley Hudson [ played by Leslie David Baker ]: “How many freakin' vampires am I supposed to care about these days?”— The Office , Sea...
Sunday, October 30, 2022

Spiritual Quote of the Day (John Steinbeck, on How Lies Formed a Human Monster)

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“I think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for the interest of the lis...
Saturday, October 29, 2022

Photo of the Day: Fifth Avenue, Source of ‘Some Semblance of American Unity’

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Among the many photos I have taken over the years, I searched unsuccessfully for something with the wide vistas that Kathryn Jean Lopez ment...

Quote of the Day (Michelle Goldberg, on Ambivalence About Cancel Culture)

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“In my experience, most people, especially those who are middle-aged and older, have complicated and contradictory feelings about the rapid ...
Friday, October 28, 2022

Quote of the Day (Shirley Jackson, on a Daughter Becoming a Teen)

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“Last year I sent my daughter, an agreeable child who liked to play baseball and thought boys were silly, off to camp. I got back – and it o...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Quote of the Day (Ian McEwan, on the West’s Post-Cold War Descent)

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“By what logic or motivation or helpless surrender did we all, hour by hour, transport ourselves within a generation from the thrill of opti...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Quote of the Day (Jason Gay, on Tom Brady’s Ill-Fated Comeback From Retirement)

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“[Future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Tom] Brady’s title hopes in Tampa Bay are evaporating, and his personal life has become tablo...