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en.wikipedia.org‘While he was alive, he was impossible to ignore; once he had gone, he was impossible to imitate.’ – Shashi Tharoor, The Great Indian Novel
Mukesh Manjunath • The Age Of Heroes: The Incredible World of Telugu Cinema
But even when the fog is pointed out, we’re no better at navigating through it.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
the lead author, Franco Moretti. In their study they took a somewhat inductive approach, looking for possible patterns in word usage that might account for the unreadability of the reports. One pattern that drew their interest, and eventually caused considerable fireworks, was the use of the word AND. Here’s how they stumbled upon it: A major part
... See moreRandy Olson • Lincoln But Trump: Narrative Metrics and Similarities Between Heroes and Villains
Clifton Fadiman, ed., The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes (Boston: Little, Brown, 1985). Edmund Fuller, ed., 2500 Anecdotes for All Occasions (New York: Avenel Books, 1978).
Douglas Wilson • Wordsmithy
Edmund Wilson,
David Sedaris • Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
