Category: literature
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Revisiting the most godawful novel ever written
It gets worse every time. I was staring at myself through the window into the driver’s-side mirror; I do that all the time. I’ll stare into anything that reflects. That’s not a flattering quality, and I wish I didn’t do it, but I do. I’m vain as hell. It’s revolting. Most of the time when…
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Tweet du jour
Andisheh Nouraee: Reading new copy of Huckleberry Finn. The chapter where Huck & Jim complete a boating safety class & buy life jackets is a hoot!
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As offensive as the word itself
Saying they want to publish a version that won’t be banned from some schools because of its language, two scholars are editing Mark Twain‘s classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to eliminate uses of the “N” word and replace it with “slave,” Publishers Weekly writes. The edition, from NewSouth Books, will also shorten an offensive reference…
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when markie met elvis
An excerpt from an upcoming piece by Malcontenter Markie Post for Georgia Music magazine: “I wanted to touch everything Elvis had touched — the walls, the floor,” Mabe says. “So I was stroking the shag carpet of the Jungle Room when something snagged my finger. At first I thought it was a rhinestone, but when…
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you won’t be reading any memorable essays about the arizona cardinals
I’m not sure if it’s a consensus, but a lot of people will tell you baseball is boring. Just as many say they find reading a book taxing. Neither provides instant gratification, like football or a Bond flick. So I guess it’s natural that baseball has often served as muse for great writers. Take this…
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