David Copperfield was robbed at gunpoint, but he showed the thugs his empty pockets and they left. Of course, his empty pockets held his wallet, cell phone, and keys—but the criminals didn’t know that. Magic always wins, folks. [kottke]

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Here are some thoughts on the last few episodes of West Wing, and on Aaron Sorkin:

West Wing first. As most of you surely know, West Wing is going off the air at the end of this, its seventh season. Like I told calamityjon, the first four seasons of West Wing were sublime. Just terrific drama [...]

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