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A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

“When you're disgustingly wealthy, your days don’t have to be touched by banal oppressors, like the office or public transportation.”

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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How Does a Critic Write a Novel About Critics?

Charlotte Runcie on the Symbiotic Relationship Between Artists and Those Who Review Them

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The Church of the Screen: A Daughter’s Reflections on an Early Cinematic Education

The Church of the Screen: A Daughter’s Reflections on an Early Cinematic Education

Joanna Howard Explores the Impact of Her Mother’s Passion For Film on Her Own Storytelling

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The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

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Margaret Atwood and Ayad Akhtar on This Wonderful, Terrible World

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Cruising the Holy Highway: Mary Jo Bang Journeys Through Dante’s “Paradiso”

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Writing the Memoir My Father Never Could

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Did Shakespeare Write <em>Hamlet</em> While He Was Stoned?

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