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Don’t Drink and Write
Don’t Drink and Write
By Trisha Leon
August 27, 2014

Hemingway, Joyce, Faulkner — history is supposedly littered with alcoholic authors, but the truth is that drinking doesn’t lead to better writing.

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How Many Drinks Does It Take to Make a Raymond Carver Story?
How Many Drinks Does It Take to Make a Raymond Carver Story?
By Freddie Moore
February 21, 2014

We’re celebrating the 38th anniversary of Carver’s first published short story collection by tallying the epic imbibing in his tales.

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Lars Iyer's "Exodus," and How to Laugh Helplessly at Yourself
Lars Iyer's "Exodus," and How to Laugh Helplessly at Yourself
By Misha Grunbaum
February 26, 2013

In his latest book, Exodus, Lars Iyer follows two intellectuals thoroughly bummed about academia's decline. How do they carry on? With a whistle-stop tour of Britain and humor so black you’ll think you went blind.

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