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Larry David does an absolutely wonderful job of skewering Bill Maher in this opinion piece in the NYT: My Dinner With Adolf.

But it wasn’t just a one-way street, with the Führer dominating the conversation. He was quite inquisitive and asked me a lot of questions about myself. I told him I had just gone through a brutal breakup with my girlfriend because every time I went someplace without her, she was always insistent that I tell her everything I talked about. I can’t stand having to remember every detail of every conversation. Hitler said he could relate — he hated that, too. “What am I, a secretary?” 

If you're confused as to the context, this is from last week:

I've hated Maher for decades. This feckless horseshit is an excellent example of his dangerous stupidity.

I worked as a trauma surgeon in Gaza from March 25 to April 8. I’ve volunteered in Ukraine and Haiti, and I grew up in Flint, Mich. I’ve seen violence and worked in conflict zones. But of the many things that stood out about working in a hospital in Gaza, one got to me: Nearly every day I was there, I saw a new young child who had been shot in the head or the chest, virtually all of whom went on to die. Thirteen in total.

Here's a gift link for the entire NYTimes piece: 65 Doctors, Nurses, and Paramedics: What We Saw In Gaza.

The NYTimes asked 500+ authors what their favorite books of the 21st century were. The page is interactive so you can track what you've read or hope to read. My fave is on there at #52: Denis Johnson's Train Dreams.

I've posted the full list in the above link, but you can also browse by the polled authors, which may be of more interest.

If you're someone who's always looking for a good book recommendation, you may also appreciate this Ask Metafilter thread: Nonfiction Authors Who Know What They're Writing About.