Gravitys Rainbow

Why Cultural Literacy Is Dying

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.15.2011

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Marshall Fine

Critics are cultural historians of a sort, trying to tie the present to the past. Audiences, however, apparently don't give a rip. Or, at least, the audience that seem to matter most now, people in their 30s or younger.

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The Stockholm Syndrome Theory Of Long Novels

themillions.com | Posted 07.16.2011

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I used to be the kind of reader who gives short shrift to long novels. I used to take a wan pleasure in telling friends who had returned from a tour o...

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Unfilmable Books

The Huffington Post | Gabe Habash | Posted 05.25.2011

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Books and movies have gone hand-in-hand since Hollywood's very beginnings. Some of its greatest triumphs--"The Godfather," "Gone With The Wind," "The ...

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5 Literary Hook-Ups I'd Like to See

Caroline Hagood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caroline Hagood

Which writers would you like to see get it on?

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HuffPost Review: Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice

Mike Miley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Miley

If you had told me one year ago that the most delightful beach read of 2009 would be written by Thomas Pynchon, I'd have stared back at you in disbelief, raised eyebrows in tow.

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