Literature
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The End of Reading
Many articles are now discussing the decline in reading among the younger generation. Half of adults…
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The World of Elif Batuman: Either / Or and Kierkegaard
Elif Batuman has become something of a cult figure in certain social circles. A writer who,…
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Creative Writing: The Dancing Professionals
Six hundred people in the space of fifty square meters. They’re crammed in tight around the…
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YouTube video essays – update
Six months ago, I started making video essays for YouTube on philosophy and literature. I thought…
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The Art of Ararat ‘Mali’ Tanarach
If we are lucky in our lives, we come across artists who are always paying attention,…
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The Writing of Mieko Kawakami
Earlier this year, I read Breasts and Eggs, a feminist novel by the author Mieko Kawakami.…
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The Philosophy of Existential Engagement
I’ve spent most of my adult life chasing a kind of certainty : the belief that…
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The World According to F. Scott Fitzgerald
When I was younger, I read many of the books of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a man…
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The World According to Haruki Murakami
Ten years ago, I tried to read Norwegian Wood, a semi-autobiographical novel by the author Haruki…
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Creative Writing: The Beautiful Literal Truth
The Beautiful Literal Truth: There’s this thing when people say “reach for the stars,” but those…
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