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Pynchon as Satirist: To Write, To Mean

Alfred Mac Adam
June 1, 1978
Poem of the Week

In My Terrible Years

Aldo Amparán
October 8, 2025
Poem of the Week

Hide-and-Seek

Rosanna Young Oh
December 3, 2025
Essay of the Week

How Sober Should a Writer Be?

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the ambivalence of American drinking culture
Sloane Crosley
October 6, 2025
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Joan of Arc

Edward Salem
January 14, 2026
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Maugham

Mary Lee Settle
April 1, 1987
Taylor Swift in an embellished white military coat and booties under a cloud of confetti during the Eras Tour
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How We’ve Misunderstood Taylor Swift

The Life of a Showgirl received mixed reviews from fans and critics. But it may be her most honest work yet.
Stephanie Burt
October 20, 2025
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Ibsen the Pioneer

Stella Adler
April 1, 1999
Poem of the Week

That’s a Lot of Sh%@

Demetrius Buckley
October 22, 2025
Books

Thomas Pynchon Is Angry

In Shadow Ticket, the novelist takes on America’s indifference to history
Richard Beck
October 27, 2025