Tag Archives: holidays

Writing on Writing: Hanukkah Edition

Posted on December 21, 2008 by paul

Every language has its expressions that don’t quite translate into English. Saudade, weltschmerz, and other lacunae bedevil translators since there’s no easy one-to-one translation for them. So you can imagine the problem posed by Yiddish. Yiddish is the Marx Brothers to … Continue reading →

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Happy (Early) Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2008 by paul

For once, I’ll be early with something. Thanksgiving, 1973: The little round-headed kid is having as much luck with Thanksgiving dinner as he did trying to kick the football. He’s supposed to be at Grandma’s house by four. In the … Continue reading →

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