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Monthly Archives: January 2006

Frey, Wilkomirski, Oprah, Wiesel

Monday, January 23, 2006

I’ve been watching the James Frey story unfold, noting the similarities between this scandal and the debunking of Binjamin Wilkomirski’s Fragments—the publishers’ shrugs, supporters standing by him, and today’s NYTimes lists some prescient skeptics. When Elie Wiesel became part of the story, I decided to weigh in.

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Go story

Sunday, January 15, 2006

The New York Times ran my story about go master Feng Yun and the North American Oza Tournament yesterday. You can also hear Feng Yun talk about go and life in this short documentary, commissioned by the Third Coast International Audio Festival.

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Watch this space

Monday, January 2, 2006

My website is under construction. I’ll have more here soon, but in the meantime you can email me. Or, if you have TimesSelect, you can read about the Noun and Verb Rodeo.

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