From the Inside Out
I have never been to the Arctic—Canadian, Siberian, or any other northern region now being contested because there is something there that non-indigenous populations want, feel entitled to, and, yes, …
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Oasis of Hope
Love, sex, and a mid-life crisis at a Tijuana cancer clinic
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We Want a Black Poem
In search of an interview with James Baldwin, a young Canadian immigrant experiences the intensity of Harlem in the 1960s—and ultimately finds Malcolm X
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Ringo’s Drum Roll
(or, lessons in living on a modest talent)
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America the Beautiful
Reflections on the decay of the US mystique
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Why the cynics are wrong
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The Changeling
What if she gave birth to a boy? My mother assured them she was having a girl
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Swimming with Mao
Survival and family
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My Life with Tolstoy
Like the acting of Christopher Walken or the movies of Eric Rohmer, Tolstoy’s magnum opus is a magnet for foolish opinions
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Looking for Jean Rhys
An unresolved fascination with the author of Wide Sargasso Sea leads to the remote island of Dominica, and, alas, to oneself
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