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Brian Answers: Is This the Real Life?
A little while ago, I put out the welcome mat to ask me anything and be guaranteed an answer. And you responded. What’s more, your questions were so intense, so thought-provoking, that I decided that...
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Brian Answers: Where Are We Headed?
The next Ask Me Anything question comes from Zeev: Let’s give you an all encompassing question. “Where do you see the United States in 20 years?” Will it still be a world superpower? Or more like the...
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Brian Answers: What Would You Lie About?
Today’s Ask Me Anything question arrives courtesy of longtime reader Jo Eberhardt: What is the one question you wouldn’t answer honestly, no matter what? This question is especially interesting to me,...
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Brian Answers: Would You Live Forever?
Today, on our final Ask Brian Anything post, Shaila Mudambi wonders: Do you want to be immortal and why? If by “immortal” you mean that I would literally never die, ever, this would be pretty terrible....
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Ask Brian Anything!
It’s time for our third installment of Ask Brian Anything! Between now and the end of the week (midnight this Saturday, September 14), leave me a question in the comments. At the end of the week, I’ll...
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Brian Answers: The Benevolent NSA
All this week, I’m answering your questions! We’ll start the week off right with this one from Dave Higgins: If you knew the government would remain benevolent for the remainder of human existence, and...
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Brian Answers: Writing Advice
Ben Trube, a.k.a. The Bearded Wonder, offers up today’s question: What single bit of writing advice would you give to yourself ten years ago? Fear me, Younger Self! I come to you from beyond the misty...
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Brian Answers: The Highest Moral
Welcome back, hypothetical reader! I’m feeling much better today, so let’s return to answering your questions. I’ve already answered one question about the NSA and another about writing advice. Today,...
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Brian Answers: The Deadly Truth
On today’s edition of Ask Brian Anything, blog reader LS asks: Is 2+2=4 a truth you are willing to die for? In yesterday’s post, I claimed the truth is beautiful and important. Today I have to answer:...
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Brian Answers: 30-Second Demosthenes
Fatal PC problems and super-duper tiredness have conspired to keep me away from the blog, but no more! Today I return (hopefully for good) to the final day of Ask Brian Anything. Shaila Mudambi asks:...
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It’s time once again for … ASK BRIAN ANYTHING. What do you want to know? I’ll answer any question, even personal stuff. (The answer might be “I’m not going to tell you,” but hey.) Possible topics...
View ArticleBrian answers: Advice to an editor
The first question comes from blog reader backstorycat, who writes: Hey Brian! I’m a new editor trying to break into the publishing business. I’ve been freelancing pro gratis for several years now, and...
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Brian answers: Young and old
The next two questions come from Dave, who is my dad, and thus part of the reason I’m so freakishly tall and bad at singing. You being a writer and editor, and now a father, have you given any thought...
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My friend Josh writes: Could you compare and contrast your experience with writing code and writing literature? Personally, I think they share many things in common, such as rhythm and flow, common...
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Brian answers: Poltroons, pantaloons, and poetry
My friend Brianna writes: In the ‘etymology’ category: what are your top 5 (or some generic enumerated list of your defined length) favorite words & why? There’s some cool etymology out there, and...
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