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I grew up in Ohio, full of all the Yankee conceits I was entitled to by virtue of being born a child of the winning side. There's an Underground Railroad safe house in the town where I grew up, and much of my schema for the Civil War was shaped by...
Only three more weeks till my nephew leaves for Afghanistan. I'm not committed or diligent to read a scholarly tome on Afghanistan, Pakistan, or Iran. But I care enough and am curious enough to want to know more. If you're the same, let me introduce...
Eat Pray Love I just read Eat Pray Love , by Elizabeth Gilbert, and enjoyed it immensely ... mostly. It's neither brilliant not transforming, but it is a delightful read ... mostly. Some of what I came away with was envy: I want to go to Italy to...