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Two Holiday Treats: David Sedaris and David Mamet
Two Holiday Treats: David Sedaris and David Mamet
Cartoon by David Mamet.
In lieu of TGIF, a conversation with our favorite humorist. Plus: Christmas cartoons from the brilliant playwright.
By Nellie Bowles
12.23.22 — TGIF
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Two Holiday Treats: David Sedaris and David Mamet

Nellie here. My head would be hanging in shame if such a feeling were possible for me. Thankfully, it is not, but I am taking a vacation week and abandoning you all.

So in lieu of TGIF, while I am snuggled by the fire, watching my family members and trying to figure out which mental illnesses are genetic and which are earned, I did need to find someone …

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Nellie Bowles

Nellie Bowles is a reporter for The Free Press and its head of strategy. She was previously a reporter at The New York Times, where she won the Gerald Loeb Award for investigative journalism and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. She started her career at her hometown paper, the San Francisco Chronicle.

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