Don’t listen to John Cage‘s 4’33” while you read Marjorie Perloff‘s article on the 50th anniversary of Silence. It could be a distraction.
John Cage, Silence
Beach Bods and Nightmares: Cormac McCarthy
“Acclaimed novelist Cormac McCarthy, 79, wowed Cabo beachgoers Wednesday after debuting his sizzling new summer physique in a light-blue Vilebrequin swimsuit that showed off at least 20 extra pounds of lean muscle.” (Bonus: Benjamin Percy thinks McCarthy may have written “the scariest passage in all of literature.”)
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13 Reasons Why Not
“It would be hard for anybody who has dealt with suicide to not have a heightened awareness of things, to perhaps be a little more cautious about things.” A Colorado school district has officially pulled the book 13 Reasons Why out of circulation, reports The New York Post; not surprisingly, some librarians are rankled. Pair with this case against book banning, which focuses on number 15 on the list of 100 most challenged books released by the ALA, Toni Morrison‘s The Bluest Eye.
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What Katy Meant
Recommended Reading: Lindsay Palka’s essay on the children’s book What Katy Did.
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Lauren Wilkinson Wants to Buy Happiness
Lauren Wilkinson reflects on living in tenuous financial balance in her 20s, and feeling, 10 years and a lot of MFA-based debt later, that no amount of money will ever be "enough."
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Holy Verse
Recommended Reading: Robyn Creswell and Bernard Haykel on why jihadists write poetry.
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