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Are Video Games the New Novel?

Apr 30, 2014

Feature by John Michael Bell

I ache a little bit when a new game doesn’t show narrative ambition.

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A Feminist Invades the Halls of Phallocracy

Mar 24, 2014

"My Favorite Critic" by Emily Toth

Carolyn Heilbrun once observed that James Joyce was 'a world class shit.'

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George Orwell’s Radiant Idleness

Mar 10, 2014

"My Favorite Critic" by Fred Setterberg

As a perennial book reviewer, he assailed 'the disgusting tripe' penned by book blurbers.

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Why Mainstream Critics Fail Writers of Color

Feb 24, 2014

Theme Essay by Aimee Phan

I’ve heard writers complain about editors passing on manuscripts because 'they already have a Korean book on their list.'

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Zadie Smith Talks About Death—Thank God

Feb 21, 2014

"My Favorite Critic" by Lorraine Berry

Smith makes criticism approachable, without dumbing it down.

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