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"By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
There on the willows
we hung our harps,
for there our captors asked us for entertainment,
our plunderers demanded songs of joy;
they said, ‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion!’
but how can we sing the Lord's songs in a foreign land?" - Psalm 137:1-4
"I had started in an unemployment office . I had started with the refuse of failure — a reporter’s pad half - filled with notes on some soon - to - be - disgraced entertainer — had graduat ...more
when we remembered Zion.
There on the willows
we hung our harps,
for there our captors asked us for entertainment,
our plunderers demanded songs of joy;
they said, ‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion!’
but how can we sing the Lord's songs in a foreign land?" - Psalm 137:1-4
"I had started in an unemployment office . I had started with the refuse of failure — a reporter’s pad half - filled with notes on some soon - to - be - disgraced entertainer — had graduat ...more
This is essentially an annotated collection of Coates' blog during the Obama years, with an epilogue from 2017. Ironically, it's the epilogue that made me bump my evaluation of this book from 3 stars to 4.
Of particular interest in this format is the shaping and changing of Coates' thoughts over the years, and in response to comments that he received to his articles in the Atlantic. He is one of the most humble and self-aware writers I have read, and he talks about the integration of feedback on ...more
Of particular interest in this format is the shaping and changing of Coates' thoughts over the years, and in response to comments that he received to his articles in the Atlantic. He is one of the most humble and self-aware writers I have read, and he talks about the integration of feedback on ...more
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