The Double Life of Thomas Goldstein, a Supreme Court Lawyer - The New York Times
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Sunday December 28, 2025
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Opinion | Sick of Trump News? I’m Here for You. - The New York Times — David Brooks’ Sidney Awards.
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.microblog_permalink { color: gray; font-style: italic; } .microblog_divider { color: gray; } A Woman Froze to Death on an Alpine Trek. Is Her Boyfriend to Blame? - The New York Times The case has brought to the fore a legal doctrine known as Garantenstellung, a broad concept in Germanic law that establishes a responsibility to intervene for people who have a “duty of care” in a range of situations, including parents caring for children or a driver who hits a pedestrian — and can put liability on those people.Continue reading -
Merry Christmas!
Among many activities today, I watched Home Alone. It is a deceptively great movie. Funny and campy, yes. Also, thoughtful and well constructed.
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The Jobs You’re Most Likely to Inherit From Your Mother and Father - The New York Times
Children often pursue their parents’ jobs because of the breakfast-table effect: Family conversations influence them. They fuel interests or teach children what less commonly understood careers entail (probably one reason textile spinning and shoemaking are high on the list of jobs disproportionately passed on to children). In interviews, people who followed their parents’ career paths described it as speaking the same language.
Certain aptitudes may be inherited. Families also have their own cultures, reflected in how they value spending time — whether making things by hand, achieving academically or filling the home with art and music. People described flirtations with other careers as teenage rebellions before settling into a parent’s occupation.
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Daily run, part one | Derek Sivers — Don’t forget to read part two.
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.microblog_permalink { color: gray; font-style: italic; } .microblog_divider { color: gray; } How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas? - The New York Times 2025-12-13 Europe is weak and delusional (but not doomed) — DHH breaks it down. 2025-12-13 Star Wars Returns to Theaters for 50th Anniversary | StarWars.com On February 19, 2027, we’ll celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars with a re-release of the 1977 original back for a limited time, in theaters everywhere.Continue reading -
A Woman Froze to Death on an Alpine Trek. Is Her Boyfriend to Blame? - The New York Times
The case has brought to the fore a legal doctrine known as Garantenstellung, a broad concept in Germanic law that establishes a responsibility to intervene for people who have a “duty of care” in a range of situations, including parents caring for children or a driver who hits a pedestrian — and can put liability on those people.
It is often invoked on trips with hired guides, but has rarely been applied to a private hike like the couple’s excursion, experts said.
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Tweek Calendar — Minimal To Do list and Weekly Task Planner App
Tweek Calendar — Minimal To Do list and Weekly Task Planner App: -- My new favorite planning app. -
Domestic Yearly Box Office - Box Office Mojo - Definitely a weak year at the Box Officr.