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Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
he made his own living in his own way and never had to call any man master. He never enjoyed a stable income, and never had a completely reliable publishing outlet. Uncertain as to whether he was a novelist or not, he added to the richness of English fiction but learned to concentrate on the essay form. Thus, he faced the competing orthodoxies and
... See moreChristopher Hitchens • Why Orwell Matters
The biggest risk to Substack isn’t that Gmail changes its algorithm or that readers set up automatic forwarding and share accounts. It’s that years from now, each author will have built up so much content that a reader can pay a 1 month subscription, download the archive, and be set on reading material.
Applied Divinity Studies • [Guest post] How Substack Became Milquetoast
To read Augustine in the twenty-first century is to gain a vantage point that makes all of our freedom look like addiction.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
John Henry Newman,
Joseph Bottum • An Anxious Age: The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America
Pitchfork is losing actual legends with these layoffs, people whose work is a treasure trove of criticism and insight that's changed how I view music, both as a fan and a writer. To honor their last day, here are my favorite pieces by everyone:
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