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A Love Letter to Elvis Costello

I came to cynicism late. The others had been listening to punk rock for years, espousing anarchy on bathroom walls, wallowing in upper-middle class suburban angst. But my parents were still together,...

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A Week in Culture: Peter Terzian, Writer

DAY ONE 6:46 A.M. Sit on the couch with Toby, our dog, to read Ulysses. I’ve been doing this in hour-long sessions, a few mornings each week, since spring. Today I begin chapter 9, otherwise known as...

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There’s the Great Man

Befriending George Plimpton.George Plimpton in his office.George’s questions were like trampolines, a technology he admired. They bounced you higher—to the next question. This was particularly true...

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The Seedy Splendors of the Love Motel, and Other News

Capri, from Jur Oster and Vera van de Sandt’s Love Land Stop Time. Image via Hyperallergic.Herman Melville ended his life as a failure, with no inkling of the posthumous glories to come. It sounds so...

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A Love Letter to Elvis Costello

I came to cynicism late. The others had been listening to punk rock for years, espousing anarchy on bathroom walls, wallowing in upper-middle class suburban angst. But my parents were still together,...

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Image may be NSFW.
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A Week in Culture: Peter Terzian, Writer

DAY ONE 6:46 A.M. Sit on the couch with Toby, our dog, to read Ulysses. I’ve been doing this in hour-long sessions, a few mornings each week, since spring. Today I begin chapter 9, otherwise known as...

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Image may be NSFW.
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There’s the Great Man

Befriending George Plimpton. George Plimpton in his office. George’s questions were like trampolines, a technology he admired. They bounced you higher—to the next question. This was particularly true...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Seedy Splendors of the Love Motel, and Other News

Capri, from Jur Oster and Vera van de Sandt’s Love Land Stop Time. Image via Hyperallergic. Herman Melville ended his life as a failure, with no inkling of the posthumous glories to come. It sounds so...

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