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Key Largo
Bogey and Bacall do the islands, with fire in the belly, and elsewhere.
Tirana Central
Albania, says the brilliant editor, a self-styled patriot and part-time quantum physicist who once emigrated to Germany, is a zany place. No argument.
Red China
Merle said Mandaring was the language of China, which they taught along the length of the Surloin Wall.
Dated
"So imagine my surprise when at the Fall 2005 barbecue, there were no beers to be found!"
Looking good
Yes, I am one of those people who likes to walk with an overly cute and accessorized animal.
Fear and Trembling
Amélie Nothomb's account (hardly fictionalized) of year spent living and working in Tokyo is simply unmissable.
Blink
All decision-making, claims Malcolm Gladwell, begins with the blink of an eye — literally.
Then & There, The Travel Writing of James Salter
Whether he's writing about France or Italy, Salter's remarkable travel prose is worth the effort.
United 93
When everything goes terribly wrong, there you are in the middle.
Mending My Ways
I come from a distinguished line of menders and savers. My father made a profession of it.
Passion and Lines
It wasn’t long before people wandered off into the woods seeking alternative paths to the bus stop.