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Ad Libs: Drawing the past and presentThe lights are dim, and some of the images require bend-in, squint-close viewing. Magnifying glasses hang on the walls here and there. We're grateful to find them. It...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 284 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 10857 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 274 Views
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Ad Libs: Timber!When you switch journalism beats, you can usually torch your Rolodex. It's rare that your sources will carry over en masse from, say, the cops beat to the sports...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 12258 Views
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Ad Libs: Timber!When you switch journalism beats, you can usually torch your Rolodex. It's rare that your sources will carry over en masse from, say, the cops beat to the sports...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 229 Views
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A reading rainbowIf life gives you self-help manuals, make a quilt. Well played, artist Lisa Kokin, who found a bunch of said manuals at a recycling center and gave their spines...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 11014 Views
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A reading rainbowIf life gives you self-help manuals, make a quilt. Well played, artist Lisa Kokin, who found a bunch of said manuals at a recycling center and gave their spines...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 94 Views
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Cornell's Great Backyard Bird Count is on this weekend: get involved to gather crucial dataIf you have time this weekend, you might want to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. It's a project of the Cornell Lab of...
Original post made by Cathy Kirkman on Feb. 15, 2014There are no comments yet. 5159 Views
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Marley & You: Is your dog a Canine Good Citizen?This post is part of an occasional series that explores how to make the most of the relationship with our dogs, on both a training and philosophical level. Since...
Original post made by Cathy Kirkman on Jan. 8, 2014There are no comments yet. 8841 Views
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Basic recipe for a quiet Valentine's DayHere's an idea for a lovely Valentine's Day, namely a quiet evening spent at home. It's for anyone thinking of staying home for the evening, be it couples, families,...
Original post made by Cathy Kirkman on Feb. 6, 2014There are no comments yet. 6694 Views
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The Future of our Parks: Public Workshops this WeekThanks to Howard Hoffman of Palo Alto Dog Owners, for forwarding the city's announcement about two public workshops to be held this...
Original post made by Cathy Kirkman on Oct. 26, 2014There are no comments yet. 5166 Views
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David Rakoff's Last WorkDavid Rakoff, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish (Doubleday, 2013) Here's a thought experiment for you writers out there: Imagine you were dying...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Nov. 25, 2013There are no comments yet. 8398 Views
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2013 Holiday Book Guide (Nonfiction Picks)Last week I listed three of the best works of fiction I read in 2013. Here...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Dec. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 6443 Views
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2013 Holiday Book Gift Guide (Part 1)The year-end lists are upon us. Over the weekend, the New York Times published its Best 100 Books of 2013, followed this afternoon by its Best 10. Squawk all you...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Dec. 4, 2013There are no comments yet. 7430 Views
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Blood in the Fields: Ten Years Inside California's Nuestra Familia GangEvery year, the Steinbeck Fellows program at San Jose State honors three emerging writers with a ten-thousand-dollar stipend...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Sep. 29, 2014There are no comments yet. 7533 Views
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One More Draft: The Story of a Novel, Part 4==I Note: Nick Taylor (as T.T. Monday) will be appearing at Kepler's Books in Menlo...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Mar. 5, 2014There are no comments yet. 7039 Views
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Every Day Is for the Thief by Teju ColeI love this time of year, not because of the holidays per se, but because I get to buy tons of books without feeling guilty about it. Over the next couple of weeks...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Dec. 8, 2014There are no comments yet. 6343 Views
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Publicity! The Story of a Novel, Part 5==I Note: Nick Taylor (as T.T. Monday) will be appearing at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park on Tuesday, March...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Mar. 10, 2014There are no comments yet. 8194 Views
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Looking for the Humor CodeThis fall, at San Jose State, I will be teaching a seminar on American humor writing. It's the first time my department has offered this course, so I have to construct...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jun. 22, 2014There are no comments yet. 7229 Views
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Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra: The Best Show Not on CableI know I promised to read shorter books, but the novel I picked up after
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jul. 2, 2014There are no comments yet. 8958 Views
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