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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: Reflection

I finished On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous sitting in the passenger seat of my car. The tollway roared beneath me. Closing the book, I looked out over the empty land blurring past my window and said to my partner, “God damn. That was a book.” I couldn’t think of any other way to describe it…

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Book of the Month: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

All language is communication. That may sound stupidly obvious from someone who runs a blog, but it's good to remind ourselves. Every time we chat about the weather with a colleague, get into arguments with someone who watches too much Fox News, or order food at a restaurant, we’re employing different modes of communication. When…