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Defenders of a George Eliot statue had no idea what they were doing and I'm here for it.

Defenders of a George Eliot statue had no idea what they were doing and I'm here for it.

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Viet Thanh Nguyen is live-tweeting Spike Lee's new movie today.

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Gore Vidal mastered the art of the burn.

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Take a look at Charles Dickens's handwritten manuscript of <em>Oliver Twist</em>.

Take a look at Charles Dickens's handwritten manuscript of Oliver Twist.

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