Recommended Reading: Colm Tóibín on a new biography of the artist David Hockney.
“Life around the pool”
Too Little, Too Late
In an article for Slate, Farhad Manjoo asks whether or not Google+ squandered its chance to compete with Facebook.
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No Room for Others
African-Americans make up no more than 2% of employees in editorial rooms. In case you’re wondering why publishing is so white, Publishers Weekly reports that unconscious bias is the biggest issue.
On Dr. Seuss and Pluto, Etc.
It may not surprise you to learn that Neil deGrasse Tyson wishes he’d met Oscar Wilde. As part of the By the Book series in the Times, the astronomer talks about his favorite writers, including Carl Sagan, Bill Bryson and Jonathan Swift.