Tuesday Night

What\\’s missing from the

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What’s missing from the online experience is community. Married couples are still going to need something to do on Tuesday nights, right? And it’s not going to be individually retiring to their offices to watch on their computers. It’s: \”We just put the meat loaf dishes away, let’s go watch television.\” It’s going to happen. … Read more

On a Tuesday night

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On a Tuesday night they were wed, And by Friday they were dead. And they buried them in the churchyard side by side, Oh my love, And they buried them in the churchyard side by side. Breaking away from Gideon with some reluctance, Sophie rose to her feet and dusted off her dress. Please forgive … Read more

Perhaps the most striking

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Perhaps the most striking thing about the 2015 State of the Union address was not the president at the podium but the audience in the seats. The joint session of Congress listening to President Obama Tuesday night included 83 fewer Democrats than the group that heard Obama’s first address in 2009 – 69 fewer Democrats … Read more

You could time a

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You could time a suburban story by your watch: it lasts as long as it takes a small furry animal that’s lonely to find friends, or a small furry animal that’s lost to find its parents; it lasts as long as a quick avowal of love; it lasts precisely as long as the average parent is disposed on a Tuesday night to spend reading aloud to children.
Rachel Cusk