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How Alessandro Giardino Found His First Novel in Caravaggio’s ‘The Seven Acts of Mercy’
I wanted to make my research accessible to a larger audience—particularly to share some groundbreaking findings on one of ...
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‘Life Makes Most Sense at the Height of Nonsense’: Interwar Polish Absurdism
Rebelling against what he considered vulgar naturalism, Witkacy created the ... Whilst Polish literary depictions of absurdism are some of the most prominent, other examples of absurdist thought in ...
From satire to serious journalism – how The New Yorker has shaped a century of thought
The magazine has gained a cult following, partly by branding itself as a beacon of intellectualism. Here’s how it has changed ...
Flaco the owl’s troubled freedom: A meditation on zoos, stories and empathy
New Yorkers hold a memorial for Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle owl who died last week, leaving cards in his memory under a tree ...
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Richard Brautigan: a Tacoma-born poet’s literary exploration of nature versus American society
I remember mistaking an old woman for a trout stream in Vermont, and I had to beg her pardon. ‘Excuse me,’ I said. ‘I thought ...