Reads from August 26, 2013

Michael Lewis on Writing, Money, and the Necessary Self-Delusion of Creativity

“When you’re trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way.”

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Science, Religion, and the Big Bang: An Animated Clarifier

From the non-beginning to the singularity, by way of belief-muddling misnomers and beneficial ignorance.

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Culinary Advice from James Beard, Illustrated by the Provensens

“Take time to cherish the old and to investigate the new.”

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Reads from August 26, 2013

“When you’re trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way.”

From the non-beginning to the singularity, by way of belief-muddling misnomers and beneficial ignorance.

“Take time to cherish the old and to investigate the new.”

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