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Esther Bergdahl

Freelance journalist and editor, Brooklyn, New York

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Things I’m Verbing: Bad conspiracies, bad monopolies and good sleep

Well, this week sure is continuing (and this story continues to develop even as I type up this post). At least we’ve got Andy Serkis on our side.

alan lomax, amazon, ben sasse, economics, folk music, monopolies, music, sleep, twitter, us politics

Things I’m Verbing: Elephant seals, kidney pools and new words for a weird future

TFW you spend a year chasing down evidence of Trump’s collusion with Russia, and then Trump Jr. scoops you on Twitter.

climate change, economics, etymology, film review, health science, language, race, science fiction, the beguiled, us politics

Things I’m Verbing: Real rhinos, thick skins and great expectations

Happy Saturday! It’s the weekend! Sure is nice to kick back and do some reading, right? My simple goal today … More

donald trump, economics, hillary clinton, rnc, tim kaine, us politics

Things I’m Verbing: The Invisible Hand of Westeros, Evading Spoiler Minefields and the Voice of Turtle Power

For the next week, I have this problem: I want to be on the Internet, and particularly social media, but … More

1980s, agent carter, books, disability, economics, epilepsy, game of thrones, konmari, marie kondo, nerd stuff, prince, teenage mutant ninja turtles, tmnt

Things I’m Verbing: Yiddish for toughs, productivity for the overworked and the blues for all of us

I write these posts trying to think both of my friends who are constantly swapping the best links on Slack … More

economics, feminism, history, jewish history, president obama, productivity, the blues, us politics, yiddish

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  • Things I’m Verbing: Elephant seals, kidney pools and new words for a weird future
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