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George Bernard Shaw

2. Last Tango in Halifax: Translating “British-speak”

England and America are two nations separated by a common language.” –George Bernard Shaw. One hardly needs to be British to enjoy “Last Tango in Halifax,” the terrific comedy-drama that debuted in 2012 (and that my wife and I recently binge-watched — who says that the pandemic doesn’t have any silver linings??). As a service...
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Thinking About Thinking: Hares, Tortoises . . . & Ponderers

Renaissance Men “I wasn’t the fastest guy in the world.  I wouldn’t have done well in an Olympiad or a math contest. But I like to ponder. And pondering things, just sort of thinking about it and thinking about it, turns out to be a pretty good approach.” –James Simons, “A Billionaire Mathematician’s Life of...
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