What’s In an Anniversary?

People were annoyed with Proust even when he was alive, so how can we keep him relevant today? By forcefully pushing his anniversary, of course.

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Once Upon a Time

Do children’s books still matter? Maybe that’s a question we shouldn’t be asking.

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Information Overload

What did Tom Clancy and David Foster Wallace have in common? Not much… but they were both obsessed with packing in all the facts.

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A Wilde Fashion

Oscar Wilde abandoned journalism and hated fashion – so why is his essay "The Philosophy of Dress" so important?

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