James
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No surprise which one is closer to God
December 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
No surprise which one is closer to God
Unsolicited movie recommendation if you haven’t seen it: Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Unsolicited movie recommendation if you haven’t seen it: Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control
Of course they could also be heirlooms
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Of course they could also be heirlooms
Guessing that the bottom one is a Cordera. But I don’t really know. I had a Firecracker this fall and I loved it but none of these quite look like it (maaaaaybe the one on top).
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Guessing that the bottom one is a Cordera. But I don’t really know. I had a Firecracker this fall and I loved it but none of these quite look like it (maaaaaybe the one on top).
The fictional character really does appear to have been named after an apple variety
December 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The fictional character really does appear to have been named after an apple variety
This is the explanation I settled on when I first read the book
December 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is the explanation I settled on when I first read the book
Do you think it’s also to essentially get a monopoly on the clients’ sex lives since they can’t let their wives see the scars?
December 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Do you think it’s also to essentially get a monopoly on the clients’ sex lives since they can’t let their wives see the scars?
Is that really it? When I was a teenager I guess I didn’t imagine such things, or to be more precise, I thought there must be something more going on
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Is that really it? When I was a teenager I guess I didn’t imagine such things, or to be more precise, I thought there must be something more going on
There’s a point where it talks about a prostitute knowing unspecified tricks with a razor blade that I have never understood. When you get to that part, see if you can figure it out. (I read it fairly young, maybe I would get it now, but probably not.)
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
There’s a point where it talks about a prostitute knowing unspecified tricks with a razor blade that I have never understood. When you get to that part, see if you can figure it out. (I read it fairly young, maybe I would get it now, but probably not.)
I think there must be some genuinely hard cases but almost by definition you wouldn’t be talking to the WSJ about it if you were genuinely trying to fix things
December 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I think there must be some genuinely hard cases but almost by definition you wouldn’t be talking to the WSJ about it if you were genuinely trying to fix things
I am not saying it was ever *easy* to get into those schools but they served as a kind of backstop for smart kids who for whatever reason didn’t get admitted to their first choice. I don’t know what schools if any play that role today.
December 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I am not saying it was ever *easy* to get into those schools but they served as a kind of backstop for smart kids who for whatever reason didn’t get admitted to their first choice. I don’t know what schools if any play that role today.
When I was young at least there were sort of in-between schools that accepted a relatively high percentage of applicants but were rigorous and widely trusted to churn out high quality graduates. (U of Chicago for instance.) Today they are almost as selective as the traditional elite schools.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
When I was young at least there were sort of in-between schools that accepted a relatively high percentage of applicants but were rigorous and widely trusted to churn out high quality graduates. (U of Chicago for instance.) Today they are almost as selective as the traditional elite schools.
I would also draw a pretty sharp distinction between (for lack of better terminology) “active” awfulness and “passive” beliefs that might be objectionable but need not be brought up
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I would also draw a pretty sharp distinction between (for lack of better terminology) “active” awfulness and “passive” beliefs that might be objectionable but need not be brought up
The complaint is that the bus rides are long, necessitating a much earlier wake-up for the children. Some have also mentioned bullying on the buses.
December 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The complaint is that the bus rides are long, necessitating a much earlier wake-up for the children. Some have also mentioned bullying on the buses.
Allagash is such a gem
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Allagash is such a gem
To be clear though the woman is replacing the Confederate general
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
To be clear though the woman is replacing the Confederate general
And to be clear, I don’t think that’s wrong. I think you have to eat the whole sandwich though.
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And to be clear, I don’t think that’s wrong. I think you have to eat the whole sandwich though.
Yeah I think it’s the latter. I was talking to a friend about LBJ’s political career and I said words to the effect of, “He used the n-word but he also rammed legislation through Congress that finally gave black people real legal and political power,” and he was like, “Yeah he sounds racist as hell”
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Yeah I think it’s the latter. I was talking to a friend about LBJ’s political career and I said words to the effect of, “He used the n-word but he also rammed legislation through Congress that finally gave black people real legal and political power,” and he was like, “Yeah he sounds racist as hell”
This is true across professions. Medicine and law for sure.
December 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is true across professions. Medicine and law for sure.
I think the reason people venerate Christie is because she perfected the form. Some people care about that more than others. Personally I love those golden age mysteries and (mostly) love Christie.
I recommend this John Lanchester piece:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I recommend this John Lanchester piece:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · The Case of Agatha Christie
For the murder to make sense, it must be true that somebody isn’t who we think they are – but who do we think they...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I think the reason people venerate Christie is because she perfected the form. Some people care about that more than others. Personally I love those golden age mysteries and (mostly) love Christie.
I recommend this John Lanchester piece:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I recommend this John Lanchester piece:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...