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God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

“By laughing through the tears, I was finally in charge.”

By Zoe Fishman | March 20, 2023

How <em>Blazing Saddles</em> Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

How Blazing Saddles Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

On the Political Context and Playfulness of Mel Brooks’s 1974 Parody

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Every Writer Should Learn How to Translate

Kristen Renee Miller on the Transformative Experience of Translating Marie-Andrée Gill

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“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

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On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

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Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, <em>The Magician’s Elephant</em>, Adapted for Film

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Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

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