Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

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“La plage au tennis,” Jules Lefranc (1887-1972), via the Musée des Beaux-arts

The tournament takes place over two weeks. Most weeknights, I watch the event on television for two to three hours. Weekends, five hours or more. And I monitor it during the workday, I stream it silently, my phone perched nearby so I can check the score every few minutes. 

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