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I wanted to give my kids this gift of a book about them and for them.
Literary critic Harold Bloom passed away at the age of 89 two days ago; here’s an illuminating interview with Bloom from 2005.
No author has addressed the issue of sexual assault so much on her own terms, and in such a personal and powerful way.
Book Review: “Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem” — A Dazzling Study of the Oldest Long Poem in the World
This is a wonderfully readable book, sure-footed in its scholarship but hip and occasionally hilarious in its tone.
“They were pieces of shit when we shot ‘em, but later on they became relics.”
Like Breaking Bad, El Camino subtly suggests that justice is a relative concept.
Jeremy O. Harris’s bold new play is wildly provocative and hysterically funny.
In Cypress Grove, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes’ deep Bentonia guitar remains pure and present, while his vocals, which have never sounded better, are solid and vibrant throughout.
jaimie branch knows music has to be wild and dangerous and beautiful to cut through all the distractions of our times.
Literary Appreciation: The Late Harold Bloom — Pursuer of “Difficult Pleasures”
“What is the function of literary criticism in a Disinformation Age? Read, reread, describe, evaluate, appreciate: that is the art of literary criticism for the present time.” — Harold Bloom
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