niceness, cuteness.
The Moth Presents Steve Burns: Fameishness
One of the most enjoyable Moth stories I’ve ever heard.
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"A Love Story and Redemption" by Charles Darwin Snelling
This is one of the most amazing submittals to the Times I have ever read. I cannot even begin to pick a favorite quote; every word here is worth it.
And then, you should know this.
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"Men of sensitivity are like good, much-played violins which vibrate at each touch of the bow."
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"Why I am Leaving Gagosian" by Kenny Schachter
“My proudest moments in life — getting a full scholarship to go from Connecticut to the Sotheby’s Program, getting a Guggenheim Grant, winning a bronze medal for color theory at the Maccabiah Games in Israel, known as the Jewish Olympics — have all come through hard work, with no shortcuts. Gagosian today has become too much about shortcuts and not enough about achievement and gaining historical knowledge. It just doesn’t feel right to me anymore.”
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"Vive La France" by Paul Rudnick
“I will hand an American an Hermès scarf and ask her to tie it somewhere on her body, anywhere but around her neck. A French woman might use the scarf to secure a ponytail, or she’ll knot it loosely around the strap of her Chanel handbag. Sadly, most of my American pupils either use the scarf as a makeshift sling or eat it.”
