Probes
David Shields’ 2010 manifesto, “Reality Hunger,” about the state of contemporary writing. Time for a second look.
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Canadian writer Vian Andrews and his wife moved from Vancouver to Umbria in Italy. Here are his “scribbles” from a new place in the world.
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Stan Persky reflects on the ex-prez’s Jan. 6 coup attempt, and the danger that the “next coup” poses to democracy in a post-truth era.
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Michael Boughn on quitting cigarettes, and quitting Facebook. Compare and contrast.
Read MoreMax Fawcett searches for the prophet of atheism.
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Margaret Randall is thinking about statues, racism, and history.
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John Harris remembers poet Ken Belford.
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The rightwing populist tsunami didn’t happen; Greens blossom; Europe fragments, pro-EU majority maintained.
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Singing the Lord’s song in a strange land.
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POTUS takes a snooze.
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