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This article appeared in the May 22, 2006 edition of The Nation.

May 4, 2006

ARCHANGELS & MARTIANS...

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Patricia J. Williams's delightful piece about visitors from another world ["A Short History of the Pads of Brillo," May 1] should include apologies to Mark Twain and his "Letters From the Earth." The archangels have visited us before and have found humans equally perplexing.

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About Patricia J. Williams

Patricia J. Williams, a professor of law at Columbia University and a member of the State Bar of California, writes The Nation column "Diary of a Mad Law Professor." Her books include The Rooster's Egg (1995), Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race (1997) and, most recently, Open House: On Family Food, Friends, Piano Lessons and The Search for a Room of My Own (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2004.) more...

About Michael Blanding

Michael Blanding (www.michaelblanding.com) is a freelance writer living in Boston. more...
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