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Calvin Trillin is a journalist, humorist and novelist. Best known for his humorous writing about food and eating, he is also the author of several books of fiction, nonfiction essays,[…]

If you had $100 billion to give away, how would you spend it?

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The money would go to Bill Gates’s foundation, Trillin says.

Calvin Trillin: I would give it to Bill Gates just like Warren Buffet did and say, “It’s your foundation. You just go ahead and do it.”

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