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Girl power

Girl power

At Critics at Large, my appreciation of a longtime favorite film, The World of Henry Orient – and the equally fine novel that inspired it.
Good Friday

Good Friday

Two happy events occurred today. One you’ve heard about: Trumpcare was declared dead in the water. The other you haven’t: I got my copy of Shake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z, a new anthology from Library of America. I’m humbled at being chosen by editors Jonathan Lethem and Kevin Dettmar as one of 50 writers representing the field, and thus finding myself in the company of heroes and exemplars like Nat Hentoff, Greil Marcus, Ellen Willis,
Obscure and beautiful facts

Obscure and beautiful facts

At Critics at Large: my review of Paul La Farge's new novel, The Night Ocean, concerning H.P. Lovecraft, pseudocide, and the stories that threaten to swallow us.
 

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