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Ritual of My Legs [by Megin Jimenez]
I was startled into a new thought when, in college, I presented one of my teachers with a translation of Neruda's poem, "Ritual of My Legs." He was surprised by a line where the poet…
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Idea for a Short Documentary Film [by Lydia Davis]
Representatives of different food products manufacturers try to open their own packaging. from The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (FSG 2009)
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J.R.I.P.: Larry Hagman haunts “Dallas” [by Ken Tucker]
The wonderful TV and literary critic and dexterous light-verse emitter, Clive James, once wrote that “J.R. Ewing’s reign as the King of Dallas reached its apotheosis under Reagan. Now that corrupt America was passé…
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A Writer’s Lament, or The History of My Misfortunes Part II by [Jeffrey Meyers]
(Ed note: This is the second of a series of posts by Jeffrey Meyers. You can find Part I to this essay here.) A Writer's Lament Part II The most intriguing controversy concerned an…
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Everyone Should Be a Critic [by Megin Jimenez]
I like it when someone doesn't like a movie (a novel, a painting, a poem). I like it so much more than anyone's bland acceptance, like the word "good," when presented with a manmade…
