Daily Archives: May 2, 2023

When you feel ignored…

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

I hate feeling ignored. It hurts. But it rarely drives me crazy. I interpret being ignored, usually, as a loud answer to the bid I was making for someone’s attention. I don’t tend to stew over it. Instead, I think … Continue reading →

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NYMAG: Where Is the Republican Soul-searching for Getting COVID Wrong? Fauci is at least answering some hard questions.

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

Jonathan Chait writes May 2, 2023: Conservatives got COVID extremely wrong. Where is the accountability? Where is the course correction? The answer is that they don’t exist, because the conservative movement is incapable of engaging in them… Donald Trump threatened … Continue reading →

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Time: I Tried to Cure My Burnout. Here’s What Happened

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

Jamie Ducharme writes: Their burnout symptoms improved, but it wasn’t necessarily the food that made the difference—it was support. “We have so many shared experiences and so many stressors that are in common, and yet physicians will often feel like, … Continue reading →

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SMH: Barry Humphries is a reminder that we should laugh the phrase ‘read the room’ out of existence

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

David Free writes: First, notice that we’re talking about the room. The definite article seems important. Nobody has accused Humphries of forgetting how to read a room. Comedians prize the ability to read the rooms they perform in. To lose … Continue reading →

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Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

From the LROB: [Dorothy] Thompson’s friend the historian Stephen Graubard said ‘she was like a great ship left stranded on the beach after the tide had gone out.’ She continued to write and to publish – usually about the downfall … Continue reading →

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