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July 2020
- Jul 18, 2020 Novelty Jul 18, 2020
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October 2019
- Oct 25, 2019 It is a Tree of Life to All Who Hold Fast to It Oct 25, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 The Cornerstone Oct 17, 2019
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May 2019
- May 18, 2019 Binging Purging: Why Are Decluttering Videos So Popular? May 18, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 19, 2019 Passover: A Holiday of Love and Liberation Apr 19, 2019
- Apr 5, 2019 You Can Love Cities without Hating the Suburban Shopping Mall Apr 5, 2019
- Apr 4, 2019 The Pundit vs. The Public Intellectual Apr 4, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 29, 2019 My Week of Known Knowns and Known Unknowns Mar 29, 2019
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October 2018
- Oct 23, 2018 Reading The Historian's Craft in the Age of Trump Oct 23, 2018
- Oct 5, 2018 My Smash + Grab Research Trip to New Orleans Oct 5, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 8, 2018 The Week of Getting Back to Reading Jul 8, 2018
- Jul 2, 2018 Brisket Vol. 1, No. 4: Cityzenship Jul 2, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 3, 2018 The Week of Lambapalooza Jun 3, 2018
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May 2018
- May 27, 2018 The Week of Beautiful Flowers and Sneezing May 27, 2018
- May 20, 2018 The Week of Anniversaries May 20, 2018
- May 6, 2018 The Week of Publishing My Favorite Thing I've Ever Written May 6, 2018
- May 2, 2018 Brisket Vol. 1, No. 2: On Relieving Anxiety with YouTube May 2, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 29, 2018 The Week of Intentional Restoration Apr 29, 2018
- Apr 22, 2018 The Week of the Writing Retreat Apr 22, 2018
- Apr 15, 2018 The Week of Florida Weather in Pittsburgh (Finally) Apr 15, 2018
- Apr 10, 2018 Legitimacy Apr 10, 2018
- Apr 8, 2018 The Week of Passover and Palm Trees Apr 8, 2018
- Apr 1, 2018 The Week of Serving Brisket Apr 1, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 26, 2018 Brisket: Monthly Essays Cooked Low and Slow Mar 26, 2018
- Mar 25, 2018 The Week of "Spring" Mar 25, 2018
- Mar 19, 2018 The Week of Fierce Females Mar 19, 2018
- Mar 11, 2018 The Week of Reunions Mar 11, 2018
- Mar 5, 2018 The Week of Texts from Tokyo Mar 5, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 28, 2018 The Week of Atlanta Feb 28, 2018
- Feb 11, 2018 The Week of Newshour Feb 11, 2018
- Feb 6, 2018 The Snowbird Manifesto Feb 6, 2018
- Feb 4, 2018 The Week of Escaping to Florida Feb 4, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 21, 2018 The Week of Liver and Literacy Jan 21, 2018
- Jan 15, 2018 The Week of Slaying To-Do Lists Jan 15, 2018
- Jan 8, 2018 The Week of Winter Weather Jan 8, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 31, 2017 My Top Ten Books of 2017 Dec 31, 2017
- Dec 8, 2017 Instagram Imperfect Life Dec 8, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 26, 2017 The Week of Tight Waistbands Nov 26, 2017
- Nov 24, 2017 A Gift Guide for Academic Aesthetes Nov 24, 2017
- Nov 12, 2017 The Week that Flew By Nov 12, 2017
- Nov 5, 2017 The Week of 110% Nov 5, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 22, 2017 The Last Week Before Teaching Oct 22, 2017
- Oct 15, 2017 The Week of Virality Oct 15, 2017
- Oct 8, 2017 The Week that was Hard Fought Oct 8, 2017
- Oct 1, 2017 The Week of a Meaningful Fast Oct 1, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 25, 2017 The First Year Sep 25, 2017
- Sep 24, 2017 The Week of Apples and Honey Sep 24, 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 Celebrating the Win Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 17, 2017 My Sunday Morning Ritual Sep 17, 2017
- Sep 15, 2017 How does College Football in the 2010s connect to the Teapot Dome Scandal of the 1920s? Sep 15, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 17, 2017 What Jews Can (and Cannot) Learn from the JCC Bomb Threats Jul 17, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 15, 2017 A House Built on a Faith of Giving, on a Foundation of Service Jun 15, 2017
- Jun 1, 2017 Mexico City Recommendations Jun 1, 2017
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May 2017
- May 10, 2017 Ph.inally D.one May 10, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 19, 2017 Protest Playlist Feb 19, 2017
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November 2016
- Nov 27, 2016 A Gentleman and a Scholar Nov 27, 2016
- Nov 10, 2016 Charleston Recommendations Nov 10, 2016
- Nov 7, 2016 Dispatch from the Archives Nov 7, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 28, 2016 Charleston Oct 28, 2016
- Oct 13, 2016 Chicago Oct 13, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 30, 2016 The Last Year Sep 30, 2016
- Sep 29, 2016 The Painted Ponies Go Up and Down Sep 29, 2016
- Sep 28, 2016 Cheers to That Sep 28, 2016
- Sep 27, 2016 From All Sides Sep 27, 2016
- Sep 26, 2016 Rock Concert Sep 26, 2016
- Sep 23, 2016 Productivity Humor (TGIF) Sep 23, 2016
- Sep 22, 2016 Binary Fission Sep 22, 2016
- Sep 21, 2016 Character Sep 21, 2016
- Sep 20, 2016 Mental Health First Aid Sep 20, 2016
- Sep 19, 2016 A Quarter of a Million Decisions Sep 19, 2016
- Sep 16, 2016 Cascading Benefits Sep 16, 2016
- Sep 15, 2016 The Value of Money Sep 15, 2016
- Sep 14, 2016 Using Excel to Examine Historical Accounting Data Sep 14, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Making Sense of Federation of Jewish Philanthropy (FJP) Agency Budgets Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 12, 2016 Forensic Accounting Sep 12, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 2, 2016 A Croatia Itinerary and General Travel Advice Aug 2, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 30, 2016 My Realization of the Venice Ghetto Jul 30, 2016
- Jul 17, 2016 Weekending Jul 17, 2016
- Jul 13, 2016 Take Aways from Twenty Four Days Jul 13, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 2, 2016 Summer Work, Summer Play Jun 2, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 14, 2016 Revision vs. Re-envision Mar 14, 2016
- Mar 8, 2016 5 Deadlines, 5 Weeks Mar 8, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 12, 2016 Benefits of Conferencing Jan 12, 2016
- Jan 4, 2016 Modeling Jan 4, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 31, 2015 2015 in Review Dec 31, 2015
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November 2015
- Nov 11, 2015 Is VR a Useful Storytelling Medium for Historians? Nov 11, 2015
- Nov 9, 2015 Forward, Flashback, or Stuck? Nov 9, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 20, 2015 Drawing the Road Map Oct 20, 2015
- Oct 12, 2015 When Bad Things Are Good Oct 12, 2015
- Oct 7, 2015 Pre-outlining Oct 7, 2015
- Oct 6, 2015 Buried Oct 6, 2015
- Oct 1, 2015 Escapism Oct 1, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 24, 2015 Civilization in Decline Sep 24, 2015
- Sep 16, 2015 Shana Tova Sep 16, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 27, 2015 Back to School Aug 27, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Foresight Aug 19, 2015
- Aug 17, 2015 Forwards Aug 17, 2015
- Aug 13, 2015 Summer by the Numbers Aug 13, 2015
- Aug 4, 2015 As Jewish as Bagels and Schmear Aug 4, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 25, 2015 Alighting on Love Jul 25, 2015
- Jul 20, 2015 Early Lessons Jul 20, 2015
- Jul 14, 2015 A Primer in Oral History Methodology Jul 14, 2015
- Jul 7, 2015 Stop, Collaborate and Listen Jul 7, 2015
- Jul 5, 2015 Democracy Jul 5, 2015
- Jul 1, 2015 Ex Post Facto Jul 1, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 30, 2015 "M" Jun 30, 2015
- Jun 29, 2015 Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming Jun 29, 2015
- Jun 2, 2015 When the Writing Doesn't Come Easy Jun 2, 2015
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May 2015
- May 29, 2015 Hiccups and Wheezing May 29, 2015
- May 19, 2015 #dayofdh May 19, 2015
- May 18, 2015 Grants Update May 18, 2015
- May 13, 2015 Send Off Your Darlings... May 13, 2015
- May 11, 2015 What We Talk About When We Talk About a Ghetto May 11, 2015
- May 7, 2015 The Ghetto: Concept, Conditions and Connections in Transnational Historical Perspective May 7, 2015
- May 4, 2015 Wind Down, Gear Up May 4, 2015
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April 2015
- Apr 24, 2015 My Quantified Work Week Apr 24, 2015
- Apr 20, 2015 The Value of Time Apr 20, 2015
- Apr 15, 2015 Tax Day Apr 15, 2015
- Apr 13, 2015 Solar Fuel Apr 13, 2015
- Apr 10, 2015 Hametz Apr 10, 2015
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March 2015
- Mar 25, 2015 Synthesis Mar 25, 2015
- Mar 20, 2015 Celebrating Completion Mar 20, 2015
- Mar 19, 2015 Victories Mar 19, 2015
- Mar 17, 2015 Standstill Mar 17, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015 The Writing Checklist: A First Draft Mar 16, 2015
- Mar 13, 2015 I Spoke Too Soon Mar 13, 2015
- Mar 9, 2015 Resilience Mar 9, 2015
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February 2015
- Feb 27, 2015 Listen to Ben Franklin Feb 27, 2015
- Feb 23, 2015 Research Trip Recap Feb 23, 2015
- Feb 16, 2015 My Week, As a "Best-of" List Feb 16, 2015
- Feb 6, 2015 No Steps Forward, Two Steps Back Feb 6, 2015
- Feb 3, 2015 New Discovery Feb 3, 2015
- Feb 2, 2015 Two Down, Two to Go Feb 2, 2015
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January 2015
- Jan 27, 2015 1969, or 2014? Jan 27, 2015
- Jan 23, 2015 A Checklist for Historians? Jan 23, 2015
- Jan 19, 2015 Reflections on Patriotism on the Occasion of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan 19, 2015
- Jan 16, 2015 A Timeless Sentiment... Jan 16, 2015
- Jan 15, 2015 Why Grants are the Pits Jan 15, 2015
- Jan 14, 2015 Grants: What materials are included in an application? Jan 14, 2015
- Jan 13, 2015 Research Grants: Where to Find Them? Jan 13, 2015
- Jan 12, 2015 Grants: Why do historians apply for them? Jan 12, 2015
- Jan 8, 2015 Three Books I Recommend About: The History of Social Work Jan 8, 2015
- Jan 7, 2015 Analog Jan 7, 2015
- Jan 6, 2015 ... and comment upon it, I will. Jan 6, 2015
- Jan 5, 2015 Animal Jan 5, 2015
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December 2014
- Dec 19, 2014 Irony Dec 19, 2014
- Dec 18, 2014 Volunteering at a Conference Dec 18, 2014
- Dec 17, 2014 Chanukah at the YM-YWHA of Washington Heights-Inwood Dec 17, 2014
- Dec 15, 2014 Baltimore or Less Dec 15, 2014
- Dec 8, 2014 Five Books I Recommend About: Washington Heights and Inwood Dec 8, 2014
- Dec 4, 2014 Stress Dream Dec 4, 2014
- Dec 3, 2014 Inactivism Dec 3, 2014
- Dec 1, 2014 Getting a Good Read on the Situation Dec 1, 2014
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November 2014
- Nov 27, 2014 Thanksgiving Nov 27, 2014
- Nov 26, 2014 Clocking Out Nov 26, 2014
- Nov 25, 2014 Positivity Nov 25, 2014
- Nov 24, 2014 Petit Bourgeoisie Nov 24, 2014
- Nov 21, 2014 Chronologies and Indices Nov 21, 2014
- Nov 19, 2014 Should [It] Stay or Should [It] Go Nov 19, 2014
- Nov 18, 2014 How to Analyze a Historical Document: A Primer Nov 18, 2014
- Nov 17, 2014 Overcoming Overwhelmed Nov 17, 2014
- Nov 13, 2014 DEVONthink Pro Office Nov 13, 2014
- Nov 12, 2014 I do not make (data)baseless claims... Nov 12, 2014
- Nov 11, 2014 Step 2 Nov 11, 2014
- Nov 10, 2014 Conversion Nov 10, 2014
- Nov 7, 2014 Write It Down, You Will Forget (I Promise) Nov 7, 2014
- Nov 6, 2014 Snaps Nov 6, 2014
- Nov 5, 2014 Researchin' Nov 5, 2014
- Nov 4, 2014 Making Lists, Taking Names Nov 4, 2014
- Nov 3, 2014 Lost and Finding Aids Nov 3, 2014
- Nov 2, 2014 Preview: Archive Week Nov 2, 2014
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October 2014
- Oct 31, 2014 Orienteering Oct 31, 2014
- Oct 30, 2014 PIT-EWR-LGA-PIT Oct 30, 2014
- Oct 29, 2014 Ground Zero Oct 29, 2014
- Oct 28, 2014 History in the News Oct 28, 2014
- Oct 27, 2014 I Was a Workin' Gal Oct 27, 2014
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May 2014
- May 23, 2014 Luxuriating May 23, 2014
- May 20, 2014 Liminality May 20, 2014
- May 19, 2014 Victory Strut May 19, 2014
- May 13, 2014 Almost ABD May 13, 2014
- May 8, 2014 Abstracted May 8, 2014
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April 2014
- Apr 1, 2014 Outlining the Dissertation Chapters Apr 1, 2014
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March 2014
- Mar 26, 2014 Talking It Out Mar 26, 2014
- Mar 25, 2014 Historiography Mar 25, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 Perspectives on the Prospectus Mar 12, 2014