Close-reading the reruns with Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Tiles Crane

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Feb 03, 2025
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When you want something and get it, you have to be weird about it. I can’t explain it, but George Costanza would understand.

Two summers ago, we renovated the kitchen. Not personally, we hired people with these capabilities. But we did so in a way that was basically about getting the essentials correct and spending exactly as much as was necessary to do …

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