Archive for December, 2006

The Smart Set: Lauren Cerand’s weekly events

The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30pm and highlights the best of the week to come. Special favor is given to New York’s independent booksellers and venues, and low-cost and free events. Please send details to lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to publication, with the event’s date in . . .

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I was considering a move to Jersey City. So much for that.

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A Supreme Court laden with Bush appointees revisits Brown v. Board of Ed.

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The math of translation: will Babel Fish and friends get better?

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Books are not in decline, according to Forbes, and giving away the milk for free might mean the cow gets bought, after all. (Thanks, Max.)

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