What Would Hannah Horvath Make of Elizabeth Wurtzel?
That is about as close a description as you can get to Hannah Horvath's dream job. Hannah, an aspiring personal essayist who makes a pitch … Like Wurtzel, Hannah has not yet learned that it's possible (maybe preferable) to have a full-time day job …
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Historicist: The King of Deadpan
At the age of 16, Sparks got a job selling snacks aboard a west-bound train that he subsequently abandoned so he could head north to seek his fortunate in the Klondike gold rush. He tried prospecting near Dawson City, … A freelance actor, he signed …
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Scientists hate the GOP for a reason
Writing for Reason, libertarian Ronald Bailey accused Carson of having an anti-human agenda, claiming that environmentalism isn't about protecting our habitat so much as pushing the belief that “humanity is arrogant, heedless, and often the source of …
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