Congratulations to Tracy K. Smith, our next poet laureate
Last year, Carla Hayden became the first woman and the first African American and the first actual librarian (in a long time) to be named Librarian of Congress. And it was good. We… Read more »
Donald Trump is not welcome in the UK as we try to sort out our own political mess
Awwww, poor Donald Trump. His state visit to the UK has already been postponed once, and now, as he tries to plan a second go around, things aren’t looking good. According… Read more »
What Julius Caesar teaches us about tragedy in politics: Reflecting on yesterday’s shooting
Two days ago, I wrote about public outcry in response to the current production of Julius Caesar in New York’s Central Park. In the production, Julius Caesar is portrayed as a stand-in… Read more »
Allegations that Bob Dylan plagiarized his Nobel Lecture are absurd
Yesterday, we wrote at some length about Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan’s recent Nobel Lecture, in which NLBD, beatifically wearing his trademark colors of aloof bemusement, self-effacing grandiosity, serious good humor, and genial… Read more »
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Not on Fire, But Burning
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The Jane Austen Rules
The Ghost Network
Philip K. Dick: The Last Interview
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We, Robots
Hannah Arendt: The Last Interview
The Dark Net
Trainwreck
The Establishment
The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure
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Wittgenstein Jr
Contraband Cocktails
The Constitution Demands It
How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive
The Quest for a Moral Compass
An Exaggerated Murder
The Utopia of Rules
Ada’s Algorithm
James Baldwin: The Last Interview
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Half The Kingdom
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Rules for Werewolves
The Philosophy of Beards
Future Days
Bolaño
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The Next Next Level
Gnarr!
The Duke’s Table
Happiness
The North of God
The Dead
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The Dog Walker
A History of Money
The Essential Heinrich Böll
La Femme de Gilles
“I Would Prefer Not To” Bartleby Tote Bag
The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture
The Damned Utd
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The Day the Renaissance Was Saved
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The Dunwich Horror
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Melancholy Accidents
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Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality
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The Weirdness
Why I Am Not a Feminist
