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The Dustbin of Literary History, and More
We read the classics but ignore much of what readers once enjoyed: forgeries, pseudotranslations, and other ephemera from the dustbin of literary…
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'The Recluse of Amherst,' and More
Emily Dickinson’s life, it turns out, was full of baking, corresponding, and humor.
Apr 17
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In Praise of Walking, and More
'At three miles an hour, the world is a continuum.'
Apr 16
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Glenn Loury, Prehistory, and More
Between the emergence of humans and the invention of writing is blank space.
Apr 15
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'Lacancan und Derridada,' and More
A decade before the Sokal hoax, critical theory was lampooned in a German essay.
Apr 12
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New York Intellectuals, Newspaper Columnists, and More
“I will dedicate all my work to her, forever.” The novelist Carson McCullers had a habit of overdoing her romantic pronouncements... more » Norman…
Apr 11
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New Academic Politics, and More
The new academic politics are not a recipe for disciplinary longevity...
Apr 10
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What Was the Intellectual Dark Web?, and More
How do artists think? Where do they begin? What’s their process? How do they know when they’re done? Adam Moss looks for answers... more » Exhortations…
Apr 9
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Beethoven’s Secret Code, and More
Do handwritten scribbles in his manuscripts reveal elaborate musical directions?
Apr 8
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Death and Typos, and More
“It was easy for people to just remember and regurgitate ‘r > g.’” Thomas Piketty reflects on his best seller a decade after its publication... more »…
Apr 5
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John Barth, Space, and More
What is space for?
Apr 4
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Liberalism, Ian Fleming, and More
Contemporary writing on liberalism consists of two types: autopsies and demonologies... more » The contradictions of Ian Fleming: loving yet cruel…
Apr 3
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