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A Person to Whom Certain Things Happened

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Rachel Kushner’s THE FLAMETHROWERS has kindled sincere discussions in our literary press about the Great American Novel, but few critics have offered an interpretation. If it’s such a great novel, then what does it tell us?

An Acolyte of the Word

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Few writers carry language closer to the heart of their fiction than Diego Marani. In his work it assumes a central role, actually becoming character, story, and even setting.

Three Pieces of Duck Dynasty Fan Fiction to Look Into

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Like drops of dew, these Duck Dynasty inspired pieces glisten at the window of my reading glasses, casting rainbows into the living room of my brain.

Boyun Eğme // Don’t Bend Your Neck

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I don’t know what’s going to happen to Gezi Park, to Istanbul, to Turkey, and I don’t know where I’ll be when whatever happens does, but it would be a shame to know that I lived in Istanbul for the protests in 2013 but missed out on revolution-köfte.

Full Stop Recommends (June, 2013 Pt. II)

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Full Stop recommends some love and war.

Full Stop Recommends (June, 2013 Pt. I)

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Full Stop recommends two big ballads, a sex cult, and getting out of your head.

WRECK-IT RALPH: a Primer for Dads on Smashing Patriarchy

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There is no ideal world for a person that pre-exists one’s participation in creating it. But here’s what Ralph and I can do: hurl our fumbling selves against the world. Smash it up real good.

Richard Dawkins and the Ascent of Madness

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Wander too far down the path of rationalist dogma and it’ll be no surprise if you end up like Richard Dawkins, sunning his genitals in a world that no longer makes any sense.

Sometimes We Live No Particular Way But Our Own: The Grateful Dead and Epicureanism

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If the Grateful Dead will always be stuck somewhere between band and cult, Epicureanism itself has been stuck between cult and philosophy since it was founded around 300 BCE.

Writing Decline: Detroit City in Print

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Four books attempt to describe the Detroit of past and present: two good, one bad, one of such inconsequence its inclusion here is only justified as an act of collation.

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