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Let the brows run wild: A defense of lowbrow literature
Richard Steele, an 18th century Irish writer who always looks like he just ate something sour, wrote: “Reading is to the mind what exercise
‘The Book of M’: Seeking out others’ shadows
This article contains a mild spoiler. I have come to realize that a lot of great literature plays with figurative shadows. William Shakespeare
Dating and Dostoevsky
Last December, while the Skirball Fire tore through the Los Angeles neighborhood nestled next to my own, I was studying abroad 5,000 miles away
Book Column: The Perennial Importance Of Fiction
As college students, when our focus yields to academic material and research, there is a general inclination toward academic journals, news articles, autobiographies, reports
‘When Breath Becomes Air’ Explores The Meaning Of Life, In Death
At each stage of his life — from English student to philosopher and neurosurgeon — Paul Kalanithi has searched for what makes life worth
Minato’s Novel ‘Confessions’ Explores Motherhood And Revenge
Beach balls soaring above hay-yellow sand, on which crowds of restless teenagers mingle under the strobe lights of the drunken sun isn’t the typical
Robin Roe’s ‘A List of Cages’ May Be Fiction, But Abuse Is A Reality For Many
CW: Domestic abuse, violence Robin Roe’s novel “A List of Cages” details the lives of two characters: Julian, a present-day high school freshman,
‘Victoria And Abdul’: Emotional Bond Lacks Emotive Experience
Shrabani Basu’s book “Victoria and Abdul” is meant to be the story of the unexpected friendship between the Queen Victoria of England and
Crime And Punishment: Oversimplifying The Nuances of Wrongdoing
Scraps for clothes, disheveled hair stained with the stench of fresh blood, and a slimy undertone emanates from his scrappy flesh. Unhealthily compelled to