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Oct 16, 20221 min readWhat We Have LeftThe hall burst in applause as Itzhak Perlman appeared on the stage, took up his violin, and signaled to the conductor. A couple of bars...
Oct 16, 20221 min readThe Middle of StoriesWhen Steve Jobs passed away a few years ago, his sister, Mona Simpson, gave his eulogy. I remember reading it in the New York Times the...