Author: Heather Horn

Media Diet

Vanessa Grigoriadis: What I Read

A conversation with New YorkRolling Stone, and Vanity Fair contributing editor Vanessa Grigoriadis about how she consumes information.

By Heather Horn

Jan 16, 2011

Quote of the Day: You Have Too Many Opinions

And so does everyone else

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By Heather Horn

Jan 16, 2011

5 Best Sunday Columns

Tucson reflections from the Weather Underground, warnings from Chinese classrooms, and glimpses of the past--from telescopes

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By Heather Horn

Jan 3, 2011

Quote of the Day: Michael Steele's Favorite Book

Steve Benen is unconvinced by Steele's response--which, though snobby, confuses Tolstoy with Dickens

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By Heather Horn

Jan 1, 2011

Economic Predictions for 2011

The euro survives, WikiLeaks not so much, and China will do very nicely

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By Heather Horn

Dec 31, 2010

Universal Advice for New Year's Eve

Partying, kissing, drinking, shooting; rioting, singing, driving, looting

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By Heather Horn

Dec 31, 2010

Five Best Friday Columns: Reflective New Year's Eve Edition

The dogs that help us, the years that mark us, the terms we make, the songs we sing, and the way we live

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By Heather Horn

Dec 31, 2010

Quote of the Day: Why Resolutions Are Good, Even When They Fail

A discussion of this New Year's Eve tradition

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By Heather Horn

Dec 28, 2010

Afternoon Vid: Redemption Controversial When It Comes to Animal Torture

Fox's Megyn Kelly lists the things Michael Vick did to dogs--no excuses, she says, for Obama's support for the quarterback

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By Heather Horn

Dec 27, 2010

Quote of the Day: Why You Are Not Reading Charles Dickens Right Now

You may be dreaming of hot buttered rum, says Daniel Arizona, but you probably can't name three characters in A Tale of Two Cities

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By Heather Horn

Dec 25, 2010

Quote of the Day: 'Consider Christmas Pudding'

Let's turn to the Brits to understand this holiday tradition

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By Heather Horn

Dec 23, 2010

Quote of the Day: Spare Me the Schlocky Christmas Music

National Review's The Corner allows a writer to vent his frustrations with commercialized Christmas--and that pesky Tchaikovsky

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By Heather Horn

Dec 20, 2010

Quote of the Day: The Upside of Mainstream Christmas

And why mainstream doesn't have to mean commercial

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By Heather Horn

Dec 12, 2010

Five Best Sunday Columns

On Madoff, the Middle East, and ballet

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By Heather Horn

Dec 10, 2010

Bernie Sanders Filibusters the Tax Cuts [Update]

We all love a good Friday spectacle

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By Heather Horn

Dec 10, 2010

Quote of the Day: Britain Disgusted by Its Own Search Terms

The Telegraph's Iain Hollingshead picks apart Google's annual list

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By Heather Horn

Dec 4, 2010

On Books That Try Too Hard

Publishers may be a little to focused on speed

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By Heather Horn

Dec 3, 2010

Whither the 21st-Century City?

Cities defy predictions and continue to expand

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By Heather Horn

Dec 3, 2010

Unemployment Begets Unemployment: How Do We Solve This?

Examining the process by which longterm unemployment decreases a person's ability to find a job

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By Heather Horn

Dec 2, 2010

The Consolation List: Weird Gifts Rich People Buy

You may not have money, but at least you have taste

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By Heather Horn

Dec 2, 2010

Qatar and Russia Upset U.S. and England in World Cup Bid

Neither have ever hosted before. Shock waves throughout soccer land.

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By Heather Horn

Dec 2, 2010

Will the U.S. Win Its Bid to Host the World Cup in 2022?

We'll find out today, along with the 2018 host

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By Heather Horn

Dec 1, 2010

What the Food Safety Bill Could Mean for You and Your Broccoli

The FDA gets recall power, small farmers and foodies get a pass, and baby bottles stay possibly poisoned

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By Heather Horn

Dec 1, 2010

The Politics Behind the Big, Bipartisan Food Safety Bill

It passed in what, in today's climate, looks a bit like a landslide--but it might not actually become law

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By Heather Horn

Nov 30, 2010

How Modern Classical Music Could Still Succeed

Object to being serenaded by a starting pistol, bongos, and narrator? Not for long...

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By Heather Horn

Nov 30, 2010

Former Justice Stevens Writes Massive Anti-Death Penalty Essay

A New York Review of Books piece brings him back into the national debate

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By Heather Horn

Nov 30, 2010

Liberals Very Vexed by Federal Pay Freeze

Boy, are they unhappy with the president

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By Heather Horn

Nov 30, 2010

Quote of the Day: WikiLeaks, Palin, Warhol, Fish

Jim Geraghty manages to get them all into a single newsletter

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By Heather Horn

Nov 29, 2010

What the NYT's 100 Most 'Notable' Books List Reveals

Looking back on the works of 2010

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By Heather Horn

Nov 29, 2010

Obama Suggests Two-Year Salary Freeze for Federal Employees

Conservatives pleased but unimpressed, liberals skeptical

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By Heather Horn

Nov 29, 2010

What American Allies Think of WikiLeaks Revelations

Media reaction in Europe and Israel

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By Heather Horn

Nov 25, 2010

Quote of the Day: Explain Cooking Shows to Me

Humorist Fran Lebowitz is baffled

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By Heather Horn

Nov 24, 2010

Quote of the Day: Palin Sticks With 'North Korean' Allies

You'd better believe the Internet's loving this one

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By Heather Horn

Nov 24, 2010

Fed Lowers Economic Estimates: 2012 Political Predictions Follow

Will the lagging economy help or hinder Democratic and Republican chances?

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