{"id":32446,"date":"2012-06-05T13:56:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T17:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=32446"},"modified":"2012-06-06T10:40:21","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T14:40:21","slug":"4-ties-and-counting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/05\/4-ties-and-counting\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Ties, and Counting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Ties-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Ties-2-141x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ties-2\" width=\"141\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32736\" \/><\/a>A few months ago our friend Kirk Miller, of <a title=\"Miller's Oath\" href=\"http:\/\/www.millersoath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Miller\u2019s Oath<\/a>, made a small batch of <em>Paris Review<\/em> ties\u2013twenty-four, to be exact. I bought one. Several members of our board did the same. We have four ties left\u2014one of each! So, as you see, this is a <em>true<\/em> limited edition. Give one of them to your dad for Father\u2019s Day. Each comes with a free subscription to <em>The Paris Review<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/store.theparisreview.org\/products\/paris-review-ties\">Buy one today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While supplies last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago our friend Kirk Miller, of Miller\u2019s Oath, made a small batch of Paris Review ties\u2013twenty-four, to be exact. I bought one. Several members of our board did the same. We have four ties left\u2014one of each! So, as you see, this is a true limited edition. 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