Selling and signing copies of “The Idiot and The Odyssey” books at his 45th reunion at Stanford University.
Listening to Richard P. Martin of the Stanford Classics Department discuss “Odysseus in Silicon Valley” during his 45th Stanford reunion.
Backstage watching French economist Thomas Piketty discuss his best-selling book “Capital in the 21st Century” at Stanford University (CA).
Attending “Classes Without Quizzes” at his 45th Stanford reunion in Palo Alto, CA.
In hilly San Francisco evaluating the Capra goat shoe at Merrell’s flagship store in Union Square.
One of the remarkable things about the Middle East, or almost any place that constantly fluctuates between war and peace, is how daily life continues despite increased social tension or outbreaks of violence. With the exception of Syria — where hopelessness reigns, the population has fled and the outcome is unpredictable — there’s often an eerie sense of surreal complacency.
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