A CRITIC AT LARGE
"Twilight of the Books", by Caleb Crain: What will life be like if people stop reading?
BOOKS
"Visual Trophies", by John Updike: The history of American snapshots.
"Squall Lines", by James Wood: A review of J. M. Coetzee's Diary of a Bad Year.
FICTION
"Alma", by Junot Díaz.
"The Arbus Factor", by Lore Segal.
PERSONAL HISTORY
"I Hit Hamlet", by Paul Rudnick: Behind the scenes at a Brooklyn fiasco.
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