"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." -- Ernest Hemingway
Maude (after Harold and Maude) is the love of my life. She and her mom (Stella) are cuddle buddies.
Some links of general interest:
For the fellow Boss fan (is there anybody alive out there?): http://www.backstreets.com
For the daily pick-me-up: http://www.despair.com
When real news is too painful: http://www.theonion.com
Great organization (not just saying this because I was a fellow there and they've promoted my work): http://www.tobinproject.org
Good literature, good humor. 'Nuff said: http://www.mcsweeneys.net
Best. Bar. Ever.: http://stoneponyonline.com/
http://www.newyorker.com
http://www.rollingstone.com
http://abstrusegoose.com/
http://www.vox.com
And some more political ones too:
http://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/
http://www.scotusblog.com/
http://fivethirtyeight.com/
http://e-gap.org/
How Some of Trump's Cabinet Picks Compare Ideologically with their Colleagues:
Jeff Sessions, nominated for Attorney General
Tom Price, nominated for Health and Human Services
What I'm reading, re-reading, or read recently:
Intern, by Sandeep Jauhar -- Discusses with a lot of honesty the firsthand experience (and merits) of medical training. Has (from my view) the perk of being from someone who has lived in my old turfs (Berkeley, St. Louis, NYC).
Being Mortal: Medicine, and What Matters In the End, by Atul Gawande -- Really interesting, thoughtful, and lovely portrait of end-of-life care and the role of medicine in negotiating among patient priorities in sickness and aging.
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, by Atul Gawande -- Yeah, I'll read (and love) pretty much anything this man writes. I'd even read his grocery lists. That said, his wide-ranging talents kind of make us mere mortals look lame by comparison.
When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi -- Left me breathless. Thought-provoking and eloquent reflection on what makes life meaningful, and the role of medicine in shaping and facilitating that meaning.
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis -- As an Oakland native/baseball fiend/stats nerd, there's no excuse for this having been left unread on my Kindle for this long.
Modern Romance, by Aziz Ansari -- Hilarious and accurate take on relationships and social media in the modern age, a good sociological evaluation laced with his great sense of humor.
The Discomfort Zone, by Jonathan Franzen -- Great collection of essays, conveniently set in New York and Saint Louis. I can't believe it took me until 2015 to get in to reading Franzen.
Anything and everything by Carrie Fisher.
Pale King, by David Foster Fallace -- In love with his writing. Wish he'd stuck around to write more (though not all in one book...).
Further suggestions welcome.
Maude (after Harold and Maude) is the love of my life. She and her mom (Stella) are cuddle buddies.
Some links of general interest:
For the fellow Boss fan (is there anybody alive out there?): http://www.backstreets.com
For the daily pick-me-up: http://www.despair.com
When real news is too painful: http://www.theonion.com
Great organization (not just saying this because I was a fellow there and they've promoted my work): http://www.tobinproject.org
Good literature, good humor. 'Nuff said: http://www.mcsweeneys.net
Best. Bar. Ever.: http://stoneponyonline.com/
http://www.newyorker.com
http://www.rollingstone.com
http://abstrusegoose.com/
http://www.vox.com
And some more political ones too:
http://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/
http://www.scotusblog.com/
http://fivethirtyeight.com/
http://e-gap.org/
How Some of Trump's Cabinet Picks Compare Ideologically with their Colleagues:
Jeff Sessions, nominated for Attorney General
Tom Price, nominated for Health and Human Services
What I'm reading, re-reading, or read recently:
Intern, by Sandeep Jauhar -- Discusses with a lot of honesty the firsthand experience (and merits) of medical training. Has (from my view) the perk of being from someone who has lived in my old turfs (Berkeley, St. Louis, NYC).
Being Mortal: Medicine, and What Matters In the End, by Atul Gawande -- Really interesting, thoughtful, and lovely portrait of end-of-life care and the role of medicine in negotiating among patient priorities in sickness and aging.
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, by Atul Gawande -- Yeah, I'll read (and love) pretty much anything this man writes. I'd even read his grocery lists. That said, his wide-ranging talents kind of make us mere mortals look lame by comparison.
When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi -- Left me breathless. Thought-provoking and eloquent reflection on what makes life meaningful, and the role of medicine in shaping and facilitating that meaning.
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis -- As an Oakland native/baseball fiend/stats nerd, there's no excuse for this having been left unread on my Kindle for this long.
Modern Romance, by Aziz Ansari -- Hilarious and accurate take on relationships and social media in the modern age, a good sociological evaluation laced with his great sense of humor.
The Discomfort Zone, by Jonathan Franzen -- Great collection of essays, conveniently set in New York and Saint Louis. I can't believe it took me until 2015 to get in to reading Franzen.
Anything and everything by Carrie Fisher.
Pale King, by David Foster Fallace -- In love with his writing. Wish he'd stuck around to write more (though not all in one book...).
Further suggestions welcome.