What we read while taking advantage of the estate tax loophole…
- Lots of deaths this week, especially in the world of Yankee fans. Technically, Bob Sheppard, the Voice of God, died last week, but the tributes kept coming, including from the Yankees themselves. Before the team’s next home game, they lost legendary owner George Steinbrenner. The reactions to his death have covered both sides of his personality, as well as the public caricature he became.
- Also dead this week: Harvey Pekar, author of the American Splendor comics. Pekar was also known for his appearances on Letterman, and for Paul Giamatti’s portrayal of him in the great 2003 film American Splendor, which Roger Ebert reviews here.
- Paul Graham writes some great essays. And, he has arguably “the most prescient footnote ever.”
- Shake Shack has opened in a new branch in Times Square. Speaking of NYC dining, the New York Times discusses the bloody mary and the New York dining scene.
- We can think of nothing better than spending a 12-hour blind date with Dostoevsky.
- Get this: The colon is making a: Comeback!
- In regards to Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story, Flavorwire asks, “Which dystopian future is right for you?“
- A retro DFW link: “The Nature of the Fun.” Remember, this is verbatim how we feel about blogging.
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