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It’s Sunday morning. I’d planned to wake up early, head to Fix for a coffee, and then go down to Sunset to watch some of the marathon. But it was pouring rain and freezing when I woke up at 7:30. (…)
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I went to Book Soup to hear Andre Dubus III read from Townie last night. Stay tuned for a recap of the evening (link to come), but I’ll preface by saying that Dubus is seriously pleasant. In all honesty, I (…)
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In that great New Yearsy tradition of painstakingly reevaluating one’s time and self-management, I have an addendum to yesterday’s post about expression and intent. While searching for interesting responses to the New York Times Review of Books’ feature, Why Criticism Matters, (…)
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In attempting to wrest from my consciousness a clear vision for this blog, I keep coming back to the problem of Criticism. Namely, should I Review or review the books I read? Can I Review and still drop the F-bomb? (…)
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