On Vidal—In the place of wit are a number of gags and vulgarities.
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Sunday Spotlight
A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter
“Sunday is the golden clasp that binds
together the volume of the week.”
–H. W. Longfellow
March 1993 •
by Paul Mankowski
Assassins of a lesser god
Vulgarisms abound, but none has been sharpened by the writer into a tool; we simply have squalor for the sake of squalor.
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February 2003 •
by Randy Boyagoda
Step Across This Line:
Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002
Too often, Rushdie provides the correct diagnosis but prescribes the wrong medicine.
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