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Book Sword: Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer, and Lydia Davis
Book Sword: Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer, and Lydia Davis
By Kate Gavino
June 12, 2013

Everyone from Galileo to Jim Morrison to countless Scrabble wordsmiths have played around with letters to form their perfect anagrams. We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... well, that's up to you. A deeper meaning? A hidden truth? Or just a happy coincidence?

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Netflix Finds: Last Days Here
Netflix Finds: Last Days Here
By Sarah Bennett
June 12, 2013

Last Days Here is about good people who love metal and go through hell. 

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Summer Jams: Retro Styles, Retro Songs
Summer Jams: Retro Styles, Retro Songs
By Sarah Bennett
June 12, 2013

If the summer of 2013 is about the style of 1990, then the music should be, too. Pump up the jam, dammit.

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The Caine Prize's Prehistories: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's “The Whispering Trees”
The Caine Prize's Prehistories: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's “The Whispering Trees”
By Misha Grunbaum
June 12, 2013

The Caine Prize for African Writing is back and, as we did last year, we’ll be joining Aaron Bady’s community to discuss what makes the five finalists tick. This week’s entry comes from Nigeria: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's “The Whispering Trees.”

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