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Class, Race and the Case for Genre Fiction in the Canon

Class, Race and the Case for Genre Fiction in the Canon

Adrian McKinty on Reading the Real Giants of Literature

By Adrian McKinty | September 27, 2017

Franklin Foer on the Existential Threat of Big Tech

Franklin Foer on the Existential Threat of Big Tech

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By Andrew Keen | September 19, 2017

Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

When News of Publication Garners Way More Attention Than the Writing Itself

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 31, 2017

Good Memoir Comes From Saying What Can't Be Said

Good Memoir Comes From Saying What Can't Be Said

Dani Shapiro on What We Lose by Using Twitter

By Emily Temple | August 8, 2017

Our Toxic Internet Subcultures Are Now Impacting the World

Our Toxic Internet Subcultures Are Now Impacting the World

Lindy West on Culture, Technology, and Donald Trump

By Emily Temple | August 3, 2017

Thoreau on Trump, Twitter, and Fake News

Thoreau on Trump, Twitter, and Fake News

The Ongoing and Depressing Relevance of a 200-Year-Old Thinker

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A Novelty, A Surprise, and A Balm for News-Induced Anxiety

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