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“December” [by Lise Menn]
Late December Sunday. Low south sunshines deep into the house, stoopingto give a little light, a little warmth. Late life lover, quiet, bendingto look into my eyes and read remaining dreams,to quicken what you…
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Reencountering Shakespeare [by Loren Goodman]
I have heard about Kazakh hospitality, but am not prepared for this: this is no ordinary hotel, this is a palace. The Golden Palace. And I’ve got a deluxe room. It’s huge. Huge…
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Reencountering Shakespeare [by Loren Goodman]
I have heard about Kazakh hospitality, but am not prepared for this: this is no ordinary hotel, this is a palace. The Golden Palace. And I’ve got a deluxe room. It’s huge. Huge…
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Susan Sontag: an Obit (December 28, 2004)
written to a 30-minute deadline: 12/28/2004 2:29:20 PM Eastern Standard Time Susan Sontag, who died of cancer today, was the very epitome of a public intellectual ‑‑ someone whose pronouncements have the power to…
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Susan Sontag: an Obit (December 28, 2004)
written to a 30-minute deadline: 12/28/2004 2:29:20 PM Eastern Standard Time Susan Sontag, who died of cancer today, was the very epitome of a public intellectual ‑‑ someone whose pronouncements have the power to…
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“The Book of My Enemy Has Been Remaindered” [by Clive James, 1939-2019)
The book of my enemy has been remainderedAnd I am pleased.In vast quantities it has been remainderedLike a van-load of counterfeit that has been seizedAnd sits in piles in a police warehouse,My enemy's much-prized…
