This antique silver Paan Daan, a family heirloom from the late 19th or early 20th century, bears testimony to the workmanship of a generation of highly skilled artisans.
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I wonder what Frank S. Smythe would have thought about the deterioration of mountains today when he completed his climb of Mount Kamet in 1931.
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I wonder if fetuses do get excited. I wouldn’t put it past them. You think they’re putting their feet up in there but they actually don’t stop. You’re probably never busier in your whole life than when you’re a fetus. That’s a medical fact. You can trust me, I’m basically a doctor.
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There are only two stories, John Gardner once wrote—a person goes on a journey, or a stranger comes to town. Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram (A Long Time) is both.
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When my work bestie, Aleister McMegadeth or Ally as he is known at our Applebee’s, invited me to his concert, I didn’t expect so much ummmm.










