Carly Rae Jepsen Hasn’t Earned Your Scholarly Scrutiny
Contemporary culture writers warp their subjects out of proportion by applying more gravitas than is warranted by the source material
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What Happens When Authors Are Afraid to Stand Alone
Writing as an individual pursuit has been replaced by “community”—and literature is the worse for it
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Culture Wars
Critics enabled the rise of fanboy culture. Only they can stop it
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Making Art in the Face of Trump
Bold claims for the utility of political writing aren’t enough
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The Art of the Blurb
I totally judge books by their blurbs—and you should, too
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How the Internet Ruined Fandom
Being a cult follower once tested your mettle. Now it’s all too easy
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I Don’t Care about Your Life
Why critics need to stop getting personal in their essays
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Eternal Youth
Is The Virgin Suicides a modern classic?
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Poetry Is Barbarous
“The extra lines are probably all wrong, but—right as you are—I could not stop. By the time you get this note, I will have gotten rid of them, myself.” —Samuel …
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The Buried Hatchet
poisons the soil / beside the river
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