Monthly Archives: October 2022

Taking Back the Wheel

Posted on October 12, 2022 by dayat

much fanfare. Never one to misjudge the importance of well-timed publicity, SpaceX founder Elon Musk attached his cherry-red Tesla Roadster to the rocket and shot it into orbit. Images of the car, manned by an intrepid space-exploring mannequin dubbed Starman, … Continue reading →

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Our Town: A Literary History

Posted on October 12, 2022 by dayat

Michael Lewis’s new book, Boomerang, is about the parts of the globe that were downgraded by the credit crisis, and my hometown of Vallejo, California, concludes his world tour like a telegraph from the end of days. From Lewis’s book, … Continue reading →

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