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William Fisk, from Mississippi to Manhattan.
Some baffling streets whose names defy most of the city's hyper-rational grid system.
The starting point of my Staten Island peregrinations.
Trump II will bring institutional decay.
Hotels are a peculiar extravagance. What year is it (#518)?
Abraham, Lizzie Lloyd, and other Lincolns of New York.
A tour through the past and present of the famously hip Los Angeles neighborhood.
Memories of beasts, Greece, and suede leather jackets.
Sunny trips through historic and picturesque parts of Whitestone.
Faux-formality that likely will never recover. What year is it (#526)?
Empty streets and serenity without dullness in Queens.
Why do we ever leave the house?
I wish I’d had his number. Or his email.
Maybe I’ll get to the coffee shop.
I'm still no Peter Schjeldahl, damn it.
I need espresso, and I'm getting desperate.
It could get ugly fast.
A great idea can change everything.
Kids today can’t sign a check or read the Constitution.
The best teachers don't even need to speak.
Blank spots, then intensive care.
The actor and director talks about his new memoir The Friday Afternoon Club on CBS Sunday Morning.
The author on his retrospective anthology The Time of Our Time.
The prolific author talks to Brace Belden and Liz Franczak about grief, compounds, our horrid present, and helping other people.
The late author talks about short fiction, his disinterest in writing, and his distrust of computers.
The author talks about his novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet.
I’ll skip St. Louis, but never Chicago. What year is it (#489)?
The late English author appears on this French talk show (speaking French), with English subtitles.
No bloodbaths allowed! Celebrate the humble huaraches. What year is it (#485)?
The late author talks about the inspiration for his hugely successful series of sci-fi books.