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hard to believe, Edward Hopper drew this at the age of nine.

already his eye was astute--most children don't seem to 'see' figures anything like this; indeed, most adults, asked to draw a human figure, fail utterly. how odd it is that some are naturally gifted with this ability

Getting that peek into Congress was appalling. What workplace can you even think of where people can get away with being that unprofessional?

The real purpose of an organization like PEN, never forget:

Has there ever been an instance in which appeasement has worked?

The best reason to avoid tightly constricting the bounds of permissible debate is that you might be wrong vox.com/world-politics…

Hard disagree. This portrait is beautiful, far cooler than what I’d have expected.

Just move to Soho! Get yourself a little spot on Mercer and Prince. It’s all waiting for you.

Levitz points out that free speech advocates with integrity (like FIRE, Thomas Chatterton Williams, and Bari Weiss) have been strongly supportive of the free speech rights of pro-Palestinian activists, including some of their more extreme slogans.
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What a Tuesday—happy pub day to the inimitable Glenn Loury 🍾! amazon.com/Late-Admission…

I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book—Happy pub day to the great, hilarious Nellie Bowles! 🍾 amazon.com/Morning-After-…

'It’s like the TV drama Succession except w/more likeable characters & pay grades that are unimaginably different.' With references ranging from tv to Fitzgerald to the fact of this being an election year, this review by Max Liu in Financial Times is great.
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'Swimming in Paris is an honest work of self-writing in the style of Ernaux.' Los Angeles Review of Books reviews Colombe Schneck's book of autobiographical novellas, on sale tomorrow! lareviewofbooks.org/article/learni…