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Gatsby in Chengdu
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What can F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel tell us about present-day China?...
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Reviewing the Reviewers
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Ben Greenman critiques the practice of criticism—and admits to having written reviews about books...
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Fact-Checking ‘Inferno’
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Noah Charney finds 10 mistakes and oversimplifications in Dan Brown’s new book ‘Inferno.’
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The Essential Balzac
It’s the French novelist’s birthday. Ronald K. Fried picks three of his best novels that speak to the current moment. MORE
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The Brainteaser
Is the brain no different from a light switch? Jonathan Weiner on the uncomfortable ideas of the philosopher Daniel Dennett. MORE
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The Christian Iconoclast
Joshua DuBois talks with author Donald Miller on the struggle to find meaning in life—and why we must not confuse meaning with success. MORE
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Rumsfeld, Advice Giver
Comedian Dean Obeidallah reviews the former secretary of defense’s new book of rules. MORE
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A League of Their Own
Can baseball still define an America that’s in decline rather than rocketing to the top? Yes, says Nicholas Mancusi—look to the minor leagues. MORE
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The Week’s Best Reads
The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. By David Sessions. MORE
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The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
Were her curves too much for Ruth and Gehrig? Adam Doster follows the trail of an amazing story. MORE
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Happy End of the World
A new book explores the history of mass extinctions and how the human species can survive the next one. But Nick Romeo asks: will we survive? MORE
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My Year Of Not Looking In A Mirror
Kjerstin Gruys decided to shun her reflection and focus on inner beauty for a whole year—which happened to be the one in which she got married. MORE
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Cracking the Knossos Code
It took scholars 52 years to decipher Linear B, a language written on tablets found at the mysterious Knossos labyrinth. By Malcolm Jones. MORE
