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Oh, the Ironies: How Irony Got Its (Second) Meaning

Oh, the Ironies: How Irony Got Its (Second) Meaning

Ben Yagoda Considers Connop Thirlwell's Invention of Practical Irony

By Ben Yagoda | November 14, 2022

David Yoon on Writing Racial Dynamics in YA Fiction

David Yoon on Writing Racial Dynamics in YA Fiction

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Ross Gay: “It’s Never Been the Institutions, It’s Always Been Our Neighbor.”

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 14, 2022

A Brief History of Shipwrecks in Literature

A Brief History of Shipwrecks in Literature

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Alexander Chee on the Perpetual Importance of the Essay

Alexander Chee on the Perpetual Importance of the Essay

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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich on Gender Identity and Narratives Drawn from the Body

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Diary of a Pilgrimage: Marking the Gravesite of Assia and Shura Wevill

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