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    In Praise of Calling Out Our Absurd and Immoral Economic System

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    The Literary Life

    David Hopen on the Complexities of Modern Orthodox Judaism

    By The Literary Life  December 18, 2020
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    How many of Obama’s favorite books of 2020 have you read?

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    Noomi Rapace is our next female Hamlet.

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    A never-before-seen Shirley Jackson story has just been published.

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    Move over, Arrival. Here’s the latest Ted Chiang story headed to adaptation glory.

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