Tag: American culture
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A Seasonally Curated Reading List for the Narcissistically Introspective
A guide for choosing what book to crack open depending on the time of year, which, of course, accounts for weather patterns, cultural occasions (such as holidays), and mood. Fair warning: you risk being transported to an alternate universe so frustratingly similar yet different from our own, like inside your least favorite Paul Thomas Anderson…
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Are You There Chattanooga? It’s Me, Isabella
In favor of going east Ever since I was a little gi—ever since I was 26 and learned how Appalachians pronounce Appalachia (app-uh-latch-uh), I’ve wanted to make my way up to that city sittin’ pretty on the Tennessee River. Chattanooga. No, I have not been to Nashville, nor Memphis. Yes, I still have to check…
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In Favor of Doing Something, Anything, I’m Begging You: Read “After Henry”
A review I haven’t had an original thought since 2017. But this isn’t going to stop me from sharing why I think you should read “After Henry,” a 1992 collection of previously published essays I accidentally fell into at the most perfect moment. I won’t go so far as to say it’s unknown, Joan Didion’s…
Isabella Agostino 