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Woken up by church bells, sunlight, and my two-year-old nephew patting my face:

Masi up! Up, masi! Shailja masi up! (repeat with unflagging enthusiasm until Shailja masi finally complies).

Drum and bass at breakfast, the luxury of newspapers over latte. I don't read newspapers in America - I get all my news online and through journals. My favourite British newspapers - the Guardian and the Independent - do political satire, global analysis, and cultural commentary in deeply satisfying and pleasurable chunks that the New York Times just doesn't match.