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On Occasional Fridays, I point you towards some recommended reading around the blogosphere: 1. First, a superb account of teenagers and depression by Tracy Thompson at The Broad Side. 2. Here’s a really inspiring explanation for why teaching is worth it from the Opinionator blog at the New York Times. 3. Equally inspiring is A.S.  Read more »

On occasional Fridays, I point you towards some recommended reading around the blogosphere: 1. Check out Wonkette’s hilarious take-down of Harvard Historian Niall Ferguson after he declared John Maynard Keynes to be gay. 2. Slate’s Farhad Manjoo explains exactly why I hate dogs. 3. On a much more serious note, if you’ve ever been depressed  Read more »

“Do you think it’s OK if I wear my bike clothes to the swearing in ceremony?” my husband asked, on our way out the door. I thought about it for a second. “Um…no?” We were on our way to the local Town Hall to obtain our British citizenship. Though I don’t usually stand on ceremony,  Read more »

Every Friday I point you towards some recommended reading around the blogosphere: 1. This is a really lovely tribute to Roger Ebert by Slate film critic Dana Stevens, written during her recent visit to Ebertfest. 2. I’m obsessed with how people talk at work, so I really enjoyed The Guardian’s 10 worst examples of management-speak.  Read more »

On occasional Fridays, I point you towards some recommended reading around the blogsphere: 1. I  begin this week with two moving tributes  in the aftermath of this week’s tragedy at the Boston Marathon. Here is Lisa Belkin of The Huffington Post talking about how we collectively deal with these sorts of terrorist attacks. 2. And  Read more »