Your Mid-Week Experiment
I know, I know, I owe you an essay.
The reason you didn’t get a weekend essay from me this week is that I was driving with my oldest son from Fargo to Austin via College Station so he could drop off some paperwork by 5pm on Sunday. It was a great trip, and I can’t wait to write about it this weekend.
In the meantime, you should totally come out to see my friend Beverly Lowry talk about her new book, Deer Creek Drive, this Friday evening at Book People. It’s free, unlike myself, who is just cheap.
Let’s get to it!
“Passive Aggressive Work Emails With My Toddler About Dinner.” (Bass Kalb)
Scott Galloway is smarter about Amazon getting into health care as I am about anything. (No Mercy/No Malice)
Hate the player, but respect the game. (Washington Post)
“Why Republicans Stopped Talking to the Press - ‘I just don’t see the point,’ said an adviser to a GOP presidential aspirant.” (New York Magazine)
In which Calvin Trillin goes to Snow’s with Evan Smith, a vegetarian. (The New Yorker)
Man, China’s been spyyyying on us. (CNN)
Can’t wait to dig into this.
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