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Woman in Tech, Part Two: Cool Girl
Last month, a few posts ago, I wrote about what it was like to be one of a handful of women in my undergrad computer science program (mostly, it was…
Jan 27
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Cecily Carver
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A Traditional Marriage
Natalia Ginzburg, The Dry Heart
Jan 13
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Cecily Carver
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December 2024
Some passages from books I read this year
Every year, I like to close out this newsletter with a roundup of passages from the books I read during the year that made an impression on me.
Dec 17, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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Woman in Tech, Part One: School
The last time I interviewed for a job as a software engineer, the hiring manager asked me if I’d feel comfortable joining an all-male team.
Dec 9, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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November 2024
The Standard Repertoire: Der Rosenkavalier
Young and Old
Nov 25, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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Older, Again
It's my birthday
Nov 18, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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October 2024
Okay, fine, All Fours
And Rabbit, Run
Oct 14, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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September 2024
On Criterion: The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
After the great Maggie Smith’s passing earlier this week, I wanted to re-watch The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Unable to find it on streaming, I settled…
Sep 30, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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On Criterion: The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
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Touching Grass
The Dolomites, my complaints about "outdoorsiness," whether being in nature helps mental health, the indifference of expanses.
Sep 23, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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August 2024
Gambling Stories: The Queen of Spades
There's a mini-genre of 19th-century fiction I particularly enjoy: gambling narratives.
Aug 26, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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Things that Please Me (that can be found on YouTube)
An Incomplete List
Aug 5, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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July 2024
Book: Treatise on Elegant Living
A rip is a misfortune, a stain is a vice.
Jul 29, 2024
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Cecily Carver
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Book: Treatise on Elegant Living
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