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George Blecher

May 24, 20117 min read

Whispering on Paper

Email, text messaging and social networks have revolutionized the way we communicate. Yet as the magic of instantaneity fades, George...

George Blecher

Jun 7, 201012 min read

Where People Walk a Mile for a Chuckle

Tough materialism and existential frankness, an awareness of one’s mortality balanced by the refusal to talk bullshit: George Blecher...

George Blecher

May 22, 20077 min read

Dirty Secrets of a Translator

No translator can translate equally well. A lot gets lost in translation. Some languages don’t translate well. These are just some of the...

George Blecher

Oct 10, 20054 min read

The Hidden Face of America’s Poor

At first you don’t notice them. They’re so skinny that in a crowd of three or more at a street corner or in a mall, they disappear. When...

George Blecher

Feb 2, 20055 min read

Healthier in Lungs, Poorer in Spirit

Eating in a Manhattan midtown restaurant the other night, I happened to glance over at the bar area. People were perched on bar stools,...

George Blecher

Mar 20, 200410 min read

The Leisure Class and I

George Blecher discusses the timeliness of Thorstein Veblen’s “Theory of the Leisure Class” and traces his own lust for the...