December 2009
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What David Sedaris Read This Year : The New Yorker →
November 2009
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“Freedom of speech. The freedom to disagree. That’s what I think pretty much...”
– Will Phillips, an Arkansas 10-year old who refuses to recite the pledge of allegiance until gay people can marry, on what it means to be an American. Will has so far endured a substitute teacher, his school principle and plenty of taunting from his classmates for his simple protest.
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Advanced NFL Stats: Why Bill Belichick's 4th and 2... →
With 2:00 left and the Colts with only one timeout, a successful conversion wins the game for all practical purposes. A 4th and 2 conversion would be successful 60% of the time. Historically, in a situation with 2:00 left and needing a TD to either win or tie, teams get the TD 53% of the time from that field position. The total WP for the 4th down conversion attempt would therefore be: (0.60 * 1)...
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“All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened...”
– Ernest Hemingway in Esquire, December 1934
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“Oh, it’s miserable to be human. You get such queer diseases just because...”
– Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King
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“He’s another one with those dog movements that most of them have here,...”
– Thomas Bernhard, Frost