The Almost-Rich Get Famous
Caitlin Macy, Spoiled: Stories
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Literature
How to Read a Book
“Reading is to the mind as exercise is to the body.” -Sir Richard Steele
At a lecture I once attended on reading, the lecturer quoted Mark Twain who
said, “The man who doesn’
<i>Peace Like a River</i>: <br />Make of It What You Will
Peace Like a River
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begins with a miracle. Helen
The Art of Being Nasty
David Denby has a good heart. He seems genuinely concerned for the men and women
in American media and celebrity culture who find their reputations punctured by
“snark,” those tiny, singularly inconsequential but
So Much to Read:<br />Updike, Angstrom and Procrastination
I can’t claim to be John Updike’s biggest fan. I’ve only read a couple of his
books. But I was perturbed to learn of his death this past Tuesday. For