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03/11/2024

Brilliant Zingers and Vodka Stingers

Capote at the crossroads of "La Côte Basque"

by A.D. Amorosi

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08/31/2023

Agatha Christie Redux

Unpacking the Complicated Legacy of the Queen of Crime

by Laura Berlinsky-Schine

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09/15/2022

It’s a MA*SH World Now

Remembering the great antiwar TV series 50 Years later

by Daniel Vollaro

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11/22/2021

An Elegy for the Working Class

Examining the working-class artists in Cynthia Cruz's The Melancholia of Class: A Manifesto for the Working Class

by Rhoda Feng

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04/24/2017

Withdrawal of Duty

Flashbacks and healing through video games

by Doug Elfman

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01/11/2016

Anatomy of Wonder

When I revisited Frye’s Anatomy of Criticism, I expected to find formidable scholarship. I didn’t expect to find a literary experience.

by Stephen Akey

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