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The True Fictions of Joan Didion

The True Fictions of Joan Didion

Revisiting 'Miami' and 'Play It As It Lays'

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The Insults of Age

The Insults of Age

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Manners, Morality, and Mid-Century Feminism

Manners, Morality, and Mid-Century Feminism

On the Understated Importance of Elizabeth Taylor

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On the Fine Art of the Footnote

On the Fine Art of the Footnote

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The Poet on His Island

The Poet on His Island

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By John Freeman | June 2, 2015

Jodorowsky on God, Anti-Semitism and the Uses of Poetry

Jodorowsky on God, Anti-Semitism and the Uses of Poetry

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