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Writing Blurbs [by Nin Andrews]
Writing Blurbs 1. My Secret I know I should never tell anyone about this, but sometimes, when I have to write a blurb, I go to Barnes and Noble, and I read the backs…
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From “The Liberation of the Arabs from the Global Left” [by Hussein Aboubakr Mansour]
In Tablet, a fascinating essay on the intellectual merging of religion and politics in the form of Islamism and Marxism: <<< The post-1967 Arab intellectual life was that of “collective neurosis,” in the words…
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Conundrums and sweet embrace: Aurélie Gandit’s “Visite dansée” with La Dame à la licorne [by Tracy Danison]
Aurélie Gandit’s Visite dansée adds movement to a mix of fact and informed commentary, adding spectrum to the understanding of "The Lady with the unicorn". Photo © Michel Petit Life can seem grim lately:…
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Olena Kalytiak Davis: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
________________________________________________________ Hello Poem Aren’t you supposed to be all alive and tell me what is going…
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Finland in the Headlines [by David Lehman]
"What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success." It doesn't quite measure up to "Worthwhile Canadian Endeavor," which won the award for dullest headline of the 1980s, but it is still a thing of…
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‘Beautiful women like to look in the mirror…’ [by Mitch Sisskind]
Beautiful women like to look in the mirrorFor long periods of time sometimes hoursSo if you ever manage to land one of them Be ready to sit solitary at the television setAll afternoon long…
