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This is the second installment of Kanin\u2019s culture diary. Click here<\/a> to read part 1. <\/em><\/p>\n

DAY FOUR<\/h3>\n

8:00 P.M.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I had dinner with my best friend from when I was a baby.<\/p>\n

DAY FIVE<\/h3>\n

10:00 P.M.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Played harmonica with the \u201cThe Calamity Janes\u201d at the Rod and Gun club in Williamsburg. My friend Chris discovered that he is a prodigy at zooming in and out on a FlipCam.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

DAY SIX<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, all day: Writing day. Rewrote some jokes for an animation project I\u2019m working on with the cartoonist Paul Noth, and continued putting a graphic novel idea into manuscript format. Also swam in the pool at my temple.<\/p>\n

DAY SEVEN<\/h3>\n

9:00 A.M.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I had a dream that Jerry Garcia and I were solving a murder at a high school.<\/p>\n

Zachary Kanin is a cartoonist for <\/em>The New Yorker and the author of <\/em>The Short Book<\/a>. His work is the only man-made object that can be seen from outer space.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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