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Doing the Work: Why We Need Affirmative Action
… about whether affirmative action has run its course, has accomplished its purposes, or now constitutes an enshrined … national history on this subject is shot through with denials, the two most prominent of which are: first, that the … mob. He and my grandmother settled in St. Louis, but she died soon after bearing her third child (my father) in 1905. …
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Some Stories Have to Be Told by Me: A Literary History of Alice Munro
… a gold maple leaf—Munro politely declined. She didn’t feel comfortable, she said, with awards that celebrated … herself was born in 1931. Munro has claimed, at various points in her career, that her fictional towns—Walley, … ill grace made her endless cups of tea.” Robert’s mother, Sadie Laidlaw, moved to Wingham with her sister to offer a …
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Literature Is Not the Same Thing as Publishing
… already have a copy. Two Dollar Radio, a relatively new indie making a big splash, made an even bigger splash when it … too, especially through its blog, MobyLives , and its accompanying broadcast via social media, provides a strong … printer, then a traditional publisher, adding e-books and a website and social media. We sell audio and translation …
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In Defense of Los Angeles
… by Allison Winn Scotch ( @aswinn ) is part of our online companion to our  Winter 2013 issue on Classic Hollywood.  … summer heat wave, we trekked to Duane Reade and bought a kiddie pool, but by the end of the day, it was encased in soot, … and The Department of Lost and Found . Find out more at her website. By Allison Winn Scotch …
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Scales: On the Wings of Butterflies and Moths
… and attempt to flutter free, they simply lose scales to the points of contact with the web’s sticky strands and make … needed explanation. Scales in butterflies, typically, come in a variety of colors, while those of moths, as a … There was an unexpected spin-off to all these studies, a consequence of my having examined so many butterfly …
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What Is the Business of Literature?
… the Internet is unsurprising, prone as so many popular tech commentators are to triumphalist or progressive … Ted Striphas’s The Late Age of Print , a series of case studies with particular focus on retail; and Laura Miller’s … who has written extensively on the invention of authorship, points out that even Alexander Pope, the first major …
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