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Christian Lorentzen

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I grew a beard

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By Christian Lorentzen
| London Review of Books Verified
To cook crack​ you need cocaine, water, baking soda, a heat source (microwave, stove, torch, cigarette lighter) and a spoon or a jar of the right thickness. Disregard the occasional splintered jar or finger burn, and the advantages of cooking for yourself are mostly to do with customer service. You’re less likely to get ripped off or have a gun pointed at your head: powder cocaine dealers are easier to find and more reliable.
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Surrender Your Standards. It’s Time to Join the Rest of the World.

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By Christian Lorentzen
| The New York Times Verified
Surrender Your Standards. It’s Time to Join the Rest of the World. In “The Palm House,” Gwendoline Riley offers understated yet cleareyed observations of human behavior — this time about middle-aged Londoners struggling to stay relevant. Credit...Sebastian Wells/Ostkreuz, via Redux Christian Lorentzen’s work has appeared in The London Review of Books, Bookforum and Harper’s Magazine. He also writes on Substack.
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Surrender Your Standards. It’s Time to Join the Rest of the World.

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By Christian Lorentzen
| Flipboard
4 days ago If you like humor that feels both effortless and sharply observant, Dave Coverly’s Speed Bump comics are an easy favorite. Known for his long-running single-panel series, Coverly has a knack for turning ordinary moments into something unexpectedly funny, whether he’s poking at human behavior, …
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