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Here's a habit I never thought I'd develop: I gravitate to anything online that's marked 'most popular' or 'most e-mailed.' And I hate myself a little bit every time I do.

Susan Orlean

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Susan Orlean
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 31
Journalist
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Cleveland
Ohio
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