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The Hedgehog Review
hedgehogreview.com
The columns that I wrote for Life made people laugh. But they had a serious purpose, which was to say: “Something crazy is going on here—some erosion in the quality of life, or some threat to life itself, and yet everyone assumes it’s normal.” Today the outlandish becomes routine overnight. The humorist is trying to say that it’s still outlandish.
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
filled with the kind of determined cheer that masked a deeper despair.
Ruth Ozeki • The Book of Form and Emptiness: A Novel
Consider the Lobster
An exploration of the annual Maine Lobster Festival, its history, cultural significance, and the strange paradox of lobster being considered a high-class delicacy despite its lowly origins.
columbia.edu
