In these final weeks of summer, when the days are long, the sun is fat, and idleness blooms in the withering heat, we propose a challenge, something to do with those hot, restless hours....
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Mark Twain once said, “Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” We put up with a lot of things over here at The Standards, but one example of our...
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All week long it’s been PEN World Voices Festival this and PEN World Voices Festival that. Yes, the PEN American Center is a wonderful literary humanitarian organization, and, yes,...
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If you know me, you know that I find any excuse to enjoy a cocktail. All you have to say is, “Let’s grab a cocktail!” and I’m yours for the night....
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See Stan. See Stan run. See Stan run to Gucci. See Stan run to Gucci and buy a pair of black pony skin loafers with a gold horse bit detail. That was the first story I...
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Joining the conversation is one of the most powerful points of progress in the development of one’s existence. Don’t worry I’m not going to get all deep on you. I just...
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We love books. They are anthologies of history, of photographs and of intellectual properties spanning the centuries. Books tell stories of lives beyond our own, depict worlds...
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