 Bookslut A bi-weekly column from a very promiscuous reader.
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By Jessa Crispin
Leave James Joyce Alone! James Joyce wasn't perfect, but you don't have to run his entire family through the wringer.
 Questionable Tastes Journeys through the world of food and drink.
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By Jason Wilson
The Meal as Manifesto Eating moss, kelp, weeds, raw shellfish, and dirt at Copenhagen's Noma, the most provocative (and many say "the best") restaurant in the world.
Pertinent & Impertinent The big ideas on the small, the not-so-small, and the everyday.
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By Stefany Anne Golberg
The Alphabet of Nature and Angels English is not a language spelled phonetically, but 200 years ago Isaac Pitman tried to change that.
Visual Studies Dispatches from exhibitions around the world.
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By James Polchin
Modernism's Margins George Bellows may have died before his work reached its peak, but it’s the fact that he’s “unfinished” that makes him interesting.
Idle Chatter Field notes on arts, culture, and everything else from our critic-at-large.
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By Morgan Meis
The First New Atheist 200 years after his birth, Kierkegaard’s philosophies are more relevant than ever.
Consumer Confidence Notes on what we buy, why we buy it, and how companies get us to keep buying more.
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By Greg Beato
Out of Focus Kodak changed the way we see, share, and remember the world. Then the world itself changed.
The Look Of Things Notes on Design.
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By Paula Marantz Cohen
Fashion-Forward Does fashion belong in the museum? As the consummate expression of postmodern art, it does.
Life Science Investigations into the intersection of science and humanity.
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By Jennifer Fisher Wilson
Take Two Hookworms and Call Me in the Morning We spent decades trying to eradicate hookworm. Whoops?
 The Walking Tour A guide of unconventional places and ideas.
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By Wayne Curtis
Step Backward, Step Forward Walkers used to own the streets. Now they’re looking to reclaim expropriated property.
Noncanonical Notes from a barbarian at the gates of culture. All columns >
By Morgan Meis
Trunk Show Interest in Weinergate isn't prurient — or new. The struggle between reason and passion has captivated us for centuries.
 Used Books Revisiting older books in light of new events.
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By Jessa Crispin
That's Rich The wealthy always have the terrible among their ranks. At least Diana Mitford was frank about her terribleness.
 Pop Studies Commentary on the worlds of entertainment, style, and media.
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Ask America Why are we so obsessed with advice columns? We just want to become the best version of ourselves that it is possible to be.
By Michal Lemberger
 The Naturalist Communications with the living world.
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By Jesse Smith
Sunday in the Park with Georgia National parks get all the glory, but the state parks present a much more complex identity. And they need help.
 Tony's Secret Cabinet Stories from the institutions that preserve and interpret our history and culture.
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By Tony Perrottet
The Man Who Would Bed King? James Buchanan was the only bachelor president, William Rufus King the only single vice president. Were they Victorian chums or something more?
 Keeping Score Notes on music from around the world and throughout history.
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By Mary Sydnor
Sounds from the Grove Delius's earliest composition is also his most beloved, and it was inspired by the orange groves of Florida.
 On Shopping To praise shopping is to breach the last taboo of academic culture. All columns >
By Paula Marantz Cohen
Counter Argument The department store makeover really is transformative: You leave feeling a whole lot uglier and poorer.
Foodstuffs Notes and commentary from the table.
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Undercooked Intentionally or not, Michael Pollan’s latest book is a parody of foodie intellectualism.
By Sara Davis
Cause & Effect Aristotle says every human action is due to one of seven causes. I now have seven legitimate excuses for my behavior.
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By Emily Callaghan
Toked Affection Aristotle said appetite is the cause of all actions that appear pleasant, but also a source of moral badness. Which explains my mixed results with pot.
 Emily's World In which our heroine writes a column.
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By Emily Maloney
Embellished In which our heroine learns the art of scrapbooking. Sort of.
 Second Acts Dispatches from a woman of a certain age.
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By Miriam N. Kotzin
A Case of Shingles Life as a homeowner is a standoff between you and your roof. Who goes first?
 Ask a Poet Everything you wanted to know about life, poets, and the poet's life. All columns >
By Kristen Hoggatt
The End I should be excited for the next chapter of my life, but I'm scared.
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