‘Now Say This’: Rehearsing Lines for the Role of Parent
Turgeon and Wright have offered up scripts for a range of parenting struggles, from babies who pull their parents’ hair to eye-rolling pre-teens.
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Doctors, Harp Lies, and Trump Talk
On one afternoon, I saw four consecutive patients with no history of hypertension who all posted blood pressure recordings above standard values. Each blamed our recent banter about Donald Trump.
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The Cruelest Joke: Laughing Through Tragedy
It’s cathartic to hear David Cross rip Donald Trump to shreds. Just as it’s cathartic to listen to Louis C.K. make fun of himself. Just as it’s cathartic to escape in Mitch Hedberg jokes instead of thinking about the sick person I just spoke to on the phone. But the laughter doesn’t change anything.
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What Do You Think Is Going on? Wendy Walters’s ‘Multiply/Divide’
It’s not just people who are reshaping their narratives in Multiply/Divide. Cities, towns, and neighborhoods also recount their histories and often do so with a similar blurring of fact and fiction.
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