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Posted 07/03/08 in Vulture

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‘The Dangerous Alphabet’: Kiddie Gothic Horror!

This book belongs in a bigger kid's camp pack, along with a flashlight for top-bunk freak-out sessions.

Posted 06/04/08 in Vulture

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‘He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut’ and Jessica Valenti Is a Force

Valenti’s book delivers thoughtful observations on serious under-the-radar issues.

Posted 05/14/08 in Vulture

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Elegant Historian Tony Judt Offers Bold ‘Reappraisals’

These essays will only solidify his position among the best leftist writers around.

Posted 05/12/08 in Vulture

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Sex, Existentialism, the Métro: Frenchtastic ‘Voice Over’

This story tracks the tortured sex life of a nameless woman who works doing announcements for the Métro.

Posted 04/22/08 in Vulture

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Robert Gardner's Journals Access a New Side of His Work

Over 50-plus years, the documentarian Robert Gardner has chronicled the everyday lives of people from the Dani of West New Guinea to the holy men of Benares, India.

Posted 04/14/08 in Vulture

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‘All Souls’ Brings Feeling Back to the Prep-School Novel

Christine Schutt’s latest is set at an elite UES private school (like the one she teaches at), but bucks any comparisons to Gossip Girl.

Posted 03/24/08 in Vulture

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‘Flight Explorer’ Gathers Venerable Kid-Friendly Comics

Kazu Kibuishi's beloved anthology of hot new comics artists, Flight, has always carried a whiff of kiddie adventure story.

Posted 03/19/08 in Vulture

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‘Pravda’ Duly Salvaged From Man Booker Long List

Posted 03/18/08 in Vulture

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Jeffrey Sachs Has Actual Solutions For Poverty, Pollution

Posted 03/14/08 in Vulture

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Alexander Theroux’s ‘Laura Warholic’— Like, Whoa

Posted 03/11/08 in Vulture

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A.J. Liebling WWII Dispatches: Both Literary and Fearless

Posted 03/10/08 in Vulture

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‘Nazi Literature in the Americas’ Translates Amazingly Well

Posted 03/07/08 in Vulture

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Poet Julia Hartwig Links Freedom With Having an Iron Will

Posted 02/29/08 in Vulture

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Even Walter Benjamin’s Napkin Scribblings Were Genius

Posted 02/27/08 in Vulture

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Book Charts Relationship Between Old Ladies and Pimps

Posted 02/19/08 in Vulture

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Elizabeth Bishop Collection Nudges at Perfection

Posted 02/11/08 in Vulture

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Benazir Bhutto’s Argument for ‘Reconciliation’

Posted 02/05/08 in Vulture

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‘Fanon’ Tells One Man’s Story Through Another’s Anguish

Posted 01/23/08 in Vulture

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Lit Biggie Writes for the Little, Passionate People

Posted 01/14/08 in Vulture

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Taschen Shows an Underappreciated Art Some Love