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There must be something wrong with people who tan on a regular basis. Right?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2012
  • Post category:Critic

Is it wrong for me to assume that anyone who is still using a tanning bed on a regular basis, after all the evidence linking tanning to skin cancer, is…

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Read more about the article Hate reading and hate watching: What a stupid, disingenuous waste of time

Hate reading and hate watching: What a stupid, disingenuous waste of time

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 25, 2012
  • Post category:Books/Critic/Television

In case you aren’t familiar with the terms, hate reading is the idea that a reader can despise a book and everything it stands for but still find pleasure in…

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Read more about the article Go to bed (in a whisper)

Go to bed (in a whisper)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 24, 2012
  • Post category:Books/Family

Two days ago my daughter took a rather hard lined (and hilarious) approach to the animals in her book while putting them to bed. Just one day later, her position…

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Read more about the article How to win at tug of war

How to win at tug of war

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 23, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography

Victor Mather of the New York Times proposed 10 Olympic events that should be resurrected for the upcoming London games, including tug of war. Tug of War was an annual…

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A rare glimpse at a master teacher at work

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 23, 2012
  • Post category:Science/Teaching

Hans Rosling is an incredible teacher. One of the best I have ever seen. I was completely mesmerized by his TED Talk despite my initial lack of interest in the…

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Read more about the article Go to bed!

Go to bed!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 22, 2012
  • Post category:Books/Family

Our new favorite video. It involves Clara and a book, of course.

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Read more about the article Deathbed regrets revisited: 2012

Deathbed regrets revisited: 2012

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 22, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography

Two years ago, in response to a piece listing the most frequent death bed regrets of the dying, I listed what I thought would be my most likely death bed…

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I don’t like hot drinks. I may be a thermal taster. Kind of like a superhero.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 21, 2012
  • Post category:Food and Drink

I don’t drink coffee, which places me in an extreme minority, at least among my friends and colleagues. I also do not drink tea or even hot chocolate. For years,…

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Read more about the article Ranking Stephen King’s 62 books: Some minor quibbling on my part

Ranking Stephen King’s 62 books: Some minor quibbling on my part

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 21, 2012
  • Post category:Books

Vulture recently ranked Stephen King’s 62 books. Not an easy task, and overall, I think they did a surprisingly good job. I have read all but one of King’s books…

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Read more about the article A rare moment of recollection

A rare moment of recollection

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 20, 2012
  • Post category:Family

On our brother and sister blog, I responded to my sister’s recent post about our childhood babysitting misadventures and had an opportunity to correct her recollection of an event that…

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