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...stumbled upon a way to self-medicate: musical composition. In that story, Kogan sees a perfect example of the “transformative healing effects of music”—Gershwin was able to transmute his energy and mischief into prolific art, and in collaboration with his brother Ira, wrote some of the most enduring music of his era. Kogan posits that the sorrow and despair found in some of Gershwin’s later works may be due to a depression the composer suffered before his premature death at the age of 38. When asked...
...desired effect—his parenthetical comments are more often off-putting than endearing and his clumsy prose is a poor match for Lewis’ fluency.Lewis’ fascination with the fantastic began at an early age, when he formed an elaborate mythology with his older brother in the upper room of their house in Ulster. Stories sustained Lewis through a difficult childhood, beginning with the loss of his mother and continuing in a series of nightmarish episodes at boarding school. Exceptionally gifted at his scholarly pursuits, Lewis nonetheless suffered from social awkwardness in his youth. He prized...
...other advantage Scooba has over its big brother Roomba is that the areas you want to clean with the Scooba are somewhat more confined. Kitchens and bathrooms are the most likely candidates for regular scrubbing, and it only takes the Scooba around 10 or 20 minutes to thoroughly cover even a spacious chef's kitchen. In our house, it managed to cover every inch of the kitchen floor in that time. The linoleum that had been greasy and sticky, with the occasional crusted food spot, was buffed to a smart shine...
...named David: “Constant thoughts about study groups and liaisons, forums and speakers, spill into dinner conversations and family chats on the beach during winter vacations,” Kaden writes. “I know this all too well since he’s my brother. Call this a conflict of interest—” Done. “—but trust me, I tried to keep him off this list. Everyone we showed it to put him right back on. It seemed unavoidable...
...thing that isn’t so great, however, is its marketing. The pub’s “soft opening,” (a euphemism for “not a big deal”) occurred on Halloween, in the ramshackle blue building that once housed Brother Jimmy’s. Though opening on a Monday night may seem inauspicious, O’ Sullivan is confident in his type of publicity. “One person will tell 10, 10 will tell fifty—it’s better than 500 people looking at a paper...