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Everything Henry James Calls "Vulgar" In His Personal Correspondence
Oh, everything is vulgar to you. Sitting is vulgar. Typewriters. Going to Austria.
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Daniel Lavery
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A Morning Shower Angers the Gods
In the morning, you primarily put things on (clothes, makeup, sunscreen, shoes, hair products) while in the evening you primarily take things off…
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The Worst Children's Books Are The Ones You Make Up Yourself
Did you know that last week’s “How to Brush Your Baby’s Teeth” was The Chatner’s 1,000th post?
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A Good Day To Join The Hittite Army: At Last, Hittites
Since 2023, The Chatner has been following the adventures of a Bronze Age shepherd named Hani looking to join up with the Hittite Army.
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Cupid and Psyche, Part III: Aphrodite Gets Out Of The Tub At Last
He therefore turned in his course and flew toward the great Ocean, where he found his mother bathing herself, as she did twenty-three hours of the day.
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How To Brush Your Baby's Teeth
Be sure to treat this as real medical advice. Not a joke
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The Hardest Part About Being An Ancient Time Traveler
Doesn't anybody want to talk about their dreams anymore?
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July 2025

Signs You're About To Get Hit With A Pie In A Pie Fight
I’ve watched a lot of movies (and a few TV shows) that prominently feature pie fights, and in my experience the horseshoe effect usually prevails.
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Ernest Hemingway's Conservative Parody of "Ferdinand the Bull" Isn't As Bad As It Might Have Been
It’s very difficult not to be tiresome about Ernest Hemingway, for me at least. He has been pretty thoroughly criticized by now, in addition to being…
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Tracking The Finances of 30 Rock and Sex and the City
Both Liz and Carrie use their oven for storing clothes. Both buy their apartments in season four; both receive significant book advances that mean they…
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The Two Monks Discuss Alchemy
Just how many elements are there, precisely?
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Winter In July: "Christmas at the Women's Hotel" galleys are here
Lily, Grace and I are in what I trust are the final settling-in stages of what I need to believe is the final move of our lives.
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