All Essays

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  Reaching for 'The Heart Of The Matter'

  Aimee LiuAug 5, 2012
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  We Can Be Heroes: Poetry at the Olympics (Part 2)

  On Table Tennis and Track & Field

  Deborah Paredez, Gregory Pardlo, Jennifer L. Grotz, Ross Gay, Sarah Blake, Stephanie BurtAug 3, 2012
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  Ben-Gore

  F.X. FeeneyAug 1, 2012
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  21st Century Vindications of Darwin

  Melvin KonnerJul 31, 2012

• We Can Be Heroes: Poetry at the 2012 Summer Games

  Limbering Up: John Keats as Handball Olympian

  Jul 31, 2012
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  Discoveries: Denis Johnson, Andrei Makine, & Sue Coe

  On 'Train Dreams,' 'The Life of an Unknown Man,' and 'Cruel'

  Susan Salter ReynoldsJul 30, 2012
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  Parvenucracy: On "Downton Abbey"

  Some Thoughts on My Downton Abbey Obsession (and Yours) As We Wait Between Seasons 2 and 3

  Alexander CheeJul 29, 2012
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  A Sport of Restraint

  On the poetry of archery

  Paisley RekdalJul 28, 2012
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  Plutocratic Vistas

  On America's crisis of Democracy

  George ScialabbaJul 28, 2012
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  Sir Paul and Impending Sire-hood

  John Lingan on Paul McCartney

  John LinganJul 27, 2012
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  For Future Friends of Walter Benjamin

  On the life and flourishing posthumous reputation of Walter Benjamin.

  Brían HanrahanJul 26, 2012
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  King & I: Stephen King and a Balanced Diet

  On the debate over Stephen King's literary relevance

  Colin DickeyJul 22, 2012
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  Dueling Revolutions: Abel Gance's 'Napoleon'

  On Abel Gance's five and half hour silent film, 'Napoleon'

  Jon BoorstinJul 19, 2012
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  Killing Our Monsters: On Stephen King’s Magic

  All King's novels, even the stinkers, have resonance.

  Sarah LanganJul 17, 2012
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  A Response to Matvei Yankelevich

  Marjorie PerloffJul 16, 2012
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  The Space Between the Lines Is Your Life

  On neuroplasticity and narrative

  Elizabeth KochJul 15, 2012