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Radical writers have always tilted against the publishing establishment—until the moment the doors open a little.

Radical writers have always tilted against the publishing establishment—until the moment the doors open a little.…

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Writers so fancy themselves as cultural guerrillas, sneaking in subtle messages of protest against the media-entertainment complex or any other form of totalitarianism.

Writers so fancy themselves as cultural guerrillas, sneaking in subtle messages of protest against the media-entertainment complex or any other form of totalitarianism.
Creative Underclass: …

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Interview: Zenware [CBC Radio]

Interview: Zenware [CBC Radio]
This spring a Slate story of mine sparked some interest online, at Buzzfeed and 43 Folders, which led to this …

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The great wall dividing the two cultures of the sciences and humanities has no substance. We can walk right through it.

The great wall dividing the two cultures of the sciences and humanities has no substance. We can walk right through it.
Measure for Measure – …

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Rachel’s Taqueria (3/5) on Yelp.com

Rachel’s Taqueria (3/5) on Yelp.com
I agree with the other discriminating reviews here: the food is flavorful (and the best Mexican in much of South …

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When Hippocrates said that “life is short, art is long,” he did not mean that art outlives the artist. The “father of medicine” instead diagnosed a basic fact of life: true art or skill takes a lifetime of effort to perfect, and the path is fraught with “occasional crises, perilous experiences, and difficult judgments.

When Hippocrates said that “life is short, art is long,” he did not mean that art outlives the artist. The “father of medicine” instead diagnosed …

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What Motivates the Wine Shopper? — Eric Asimov – New York Times

What Motivates the Wine Shopper? — Eric Asimov – New York Times
Wine’s Pleasures: Are They All in Your Head?…

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It’s not a good mental atmosphere for creative work. Eventually it reduces the available subject matter to stays at artists’ colonies. It saps your courage, your willingness to stand alone; it induces you to accommodate, to ingratiate, to give over, to play safe. What’s ruled out by this mad double vision is an idea of writing as something worked at steadily and alone over a lifetime, the vehicle for a writer’s deepest concerns as they grow and change — the kind of career that Gissing had a hundred years ago, that gave us “New Grub Street” and a handful of other powerful, forgotten books.

It’s not a good mental atmosphere for creative work. Eventually it reduces the available subject matter to stays at artists’ colonies. It saps your courage, …

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