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Orhan Pamuk delivers his Nobel Lecture, “Babamin bavulu” (My Father’s Suitcase), in Stockholm today. (Via.)

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“Parodies that make us cringe today used to make people roar.” Meet the Irving Berlin of “Cohen Owes Me 97 Dollar.”

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Supreme Court: goodbye, Brown; welcome, lily white

My father and I don’t talk. Haven’t since the summer of 2001. (Except at my grandmother’s funeral last year, when I cut off his attempted embrace by shaking his hand.) But I don’t need to speak with him to know he’s celebrating this week, as Brown v. Board of Ed. heads for the chopping block. So insanely opposed to integration . . .

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“Hitchens,” a friend observes, “is now a fully embalmed (not to say pickled) relic of the Victorian era.” Follow the link to learn “Why Women Aren’t Funny.”

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William Gibson discusses his writing process. (Via.)

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