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  • Questions and Answers for the Liebster Award

    I was recently nominated for “The Liebster Award,” an award given by bloggers to “up-and-coming bloggers with fewer than 200 followers.” In German, “Liebster” can mean a variety of things: most beloved, lovely, kind pleasant, valued, etc. As far as I can tell, the nomination is itself the award – it’s just a nice little…

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  • When Does the iPhone Become an iMemory?

    For New Year’s Eve, I was in Amsterdam, visiting my dad. At the time, I dared to wander out onto the downtown streets to witness the all-day fireworks marathon around eight or nine at night. People swarmed the cobbled alleys, plazas, and vast field behind the Van Gogh Museum, where a gargantuan stage was being…

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