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“I am somewhat sheepishly concerned that it was my preventing one of my early spring allergic coughs. So, it may have no great meaning whatsoever.”
–HILLARY CLINTON, Secretary of State, explaining her stunned appearance and covered gasp in the tense Situation Room last Sunday as she watched the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound. (via New York Magazine)
New York City is awash with sailors of all ranks and nationalities as the Big Apple celebrates Fleet Week. The parade of seafaring vessels celebrates the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
Novelist Jennifer Egan is teasing us with her latest work, the short story “Black Box” — slowly releasing it in 140 character bursts on Twitter. And that got us thinking: what other authors — living or dead — would we like to see tweets from?
