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On Not Being Found
In a new book, The Long Run: A Creative Inquiry, Stacey D’Erasmo asks half a dozen artists, “How do we keep doing this—making art?” I read it avidly…
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Caleb Crain
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An unseemly rhyme
My mind has rebelled against the cascade of bad things the Trump regime has done lately by insisting that I pay attention for a little while to just one…
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Caleb Crain
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Reinventing the wheel
I'm fascinated by hinges of technological transition—moments when the modern world realizes, almost a little too late, that it's saying good-bye to the…
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Caleb Crain
Psephocracy, beleaguered
In 2016, I wrote an article for the New Yorker about whether voters are well informed enough for democracy to succeed.
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Caleb Crain
Sardines
My husband thinks his phone recently overheard us talking about sardines, because sardines started to be advertised to him in his Instagram feed.
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My new body, three years later
A Cross Fit accountability post
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Caleb Crain
How to Go to Sleep
A few techniques
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"Clay," a new short story in the New Yorker
“Clay,” a new short story of mine, is in this week’s issue of The New Yorker (the one dated 12 August 2024), with a lovely illustration by Daniele…
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Caleb Crain
Late winter
Prospect Park, 11–14 March 2025
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Training and practice
I've been going to Cross Fit classes for five years now, and even though I'm deep into my fifties, I have become stronger and have learned a number of…
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Gold and green
Prospect Park, 13 August 2024
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The Ordinary course of law
Some thoughts on "Trump v. United States"
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