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The Books: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, edited by David Remnick; ‘Clicks and Mortar’, by Malcolm Gladwell
Next up on the essays shelf: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, edited by David Remnick Kind of a famous essay by Malcolm Gladwell, from 1999, ‘Clicks and Mortars’ details the backend operations … Continue reading
The Books: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, edited by David Remnick; ‘Hard Core’, by Ken Auletta
Next up on the essays shelf: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, edited by David Remnick A 40+ page essay by Ken Auletta about Bill Gates, Microsoft, and the anti-trust action against Microsoft … Continue reading
The Books: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, edited by David Remnick; ‘The Fountainhead’, by John Cassidy
Next up on the essays shelf: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, edited by David Remnick John Cassidy is a British-American journalist, who is a staff writer for The New Yorker. I love … Continue reading
The Books: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, edited by David Remnick; ‘The Connector’, by Larissa MacFarquhar
Next up on the essays shelf: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, edited by David Remnick The New Yorker comes out with periodic compilations of essays, grouped under a category. There is one … Continue reading
The Books: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey; ‘The Legacy’, by Martha Manning
On the essays shelf: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey. Another essay from Unholy Ghost, a collection with different writers writing about their experience with depression. Trigger warning, which should be on the other pieces about depression … Continue reading
The Books: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey; ‘A Melancholy of Mine Own’, by Joshua Wolf Shenk
On the essays shelf: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey. Another essay from Unholy Ghost, a collection with different writers writing about their experience with depression. A major issue with depression (TM) is that it eludes language. … Continue reading
The Books: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey; ‘On Living Behind Bars’, by Nancy Mairs
On the essays shelf: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey. Another essay from Unholy Ghost, a collection with different writers writing about their experience with depression. It is difficult to describe the harrowing experience of reading Nancy … Continue reading
The Books: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey; ‘Writing the Wrongs of Identity’, by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah
On the essays shelf: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey. Another essay from Unholy Ghost, a collection with different writers writing about their experience with depression. One of the best essays in the entire collection. I’ll just … Continue reading
The Books: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey; ‘Ghost in the House’, by Donald Hall
On the essays shelf: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey. Another essay from Unholy Ghost, a collection with different writers writing about their experience with depression. I am a bit haunted by this essay. Poet Donald Hall … Continue reading
The Books: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey; ‘An Unwelcome Career’, by David Karp
On the essays shelf: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey. Another essay from Unholy Ghost, a collection with different writers writing about their experience with depression. As upsetting as David Karp’s essay is, it’s also comforting. Here … Continue reading