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Shenny: We're Writing About Sports Now
The problem with basketball is that they score too often.
Mar 8
Shenny: How to Forget Your Friends
The mind is never fully absent. It’s just that one of the hard things in life is that our mind, and the minds of others, aren’t always where they’re needed.
Feb 22
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Shenny: Cruising with Jonesy
'I think that cruising's universal; I imagine we all do it and spend a lot time doing it, whether it leads to actual sex or not.'
Mar 22
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Shenny: Getting Intimate With Your Students
It’s a hell of a thing to be invited to a person’s home, and take what hospitality they have to offer. I’d never invite a student to mine.
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Shenny: Other People's Resolutions
If you're next to me on an airplane and open up your phone, I’m going to have to look at it.
Jan 25
Shenny: Peeping on Manhattan
Plus travel weariness, a new clear purpose for art, and a plea for the next time you sing 'Happy Birthday'.
Jan 11
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Shenny: A Slapdash Yuletide Issue
Some quick holiday wishes from me, and some handy endorsements from the women Shenny is named for.
Dec 28, 2022
Shenny: How the Sausage Was Made
Plus the lost 1980's recipe for Chex Mix and the booziest, smoothest egg nog you'll ever have.
Dec 14, 2022
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Shenny: You Will Always Be Unhappy
Plus ASMR napping, new karaoke ideas, and this beautiful face.
Nov 30, 2022
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Shenny: A Handful of Half-Baked Ideas
Plus: clocking in to work, my Election Day experience, and new ways to talk about the far right.
Nov 16, 2022
Shenny: One of the Boys I Used To Be
Plus: sex lives ranked, midterm election worries, and these flannel shirts I like.
Nov 2, 2022
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Shenny: Jessica Fletcher, Jessica Fletcher
In memoriam: Dame Angela Lansbury, 1925–2022.
Oct 20, 2022
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