V.S. Naipaul opens mouth, changes feet: A round-up of literary kerfuffles,...
Friends again. (Photo: Daniel Mordzinski) V.S. Naipaul has offered definitive proof against the adage that to be a good writer, you must be a good reader. First, the happy news: Naipaul has ended his...
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What is the forbidden, unspeakable four-letter word in the English language? René Girard has the answer: “We often brag that no one can scandalize us anymore, but what about ‘envy’? Our supposedly...
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