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Reading in Public: Tales of Love and Literature, Pt. II
Reading in Public: Tales of Love and Literature, Pt. II
By Michelle King
July 23, 2014

Literally bumping into a crush reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace at Emerson College in Boston.

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Infinite Yoshimi: David Foster Wallace and the Flaming Lips
Infinite Yoshimi: David Foster Wallace and the Flaming Lips
By Taylor Beck
July 11, 2014

Wallace’s writing shares a throughline with The Flaming Lips’ music — namely irony, earnestness and unbound compassion.

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What Would Eminem Read?
What Would Eminem Read?
By Adina Applebaum
June 26, 2014

You might not be the real Slim Shady, but you can read like he would.

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Lights, Camera, Static: 10 Books That Will Never be Adapted by Hollywood
Lights, Camera, Static: 10 Books That Will Never be Adapted by Hollywood
By Michelle King
October 21, 2013

Rest easy, bibliophiles: No director will be ruining these beloved books.

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