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to Sontag all throughout my twenties and thirties because she was really the only model I could see for how to write rigorous criticism for a nonacademic audience.and if my somewhat vague notion of being really general resonates with you in any way—what might this apparently slight and anonymous mode of being in the world consist of? Why does it occasionally feel so good?A quick follow-up to yesterdays missive.

a movement that seeks to unharness theater from drama and all the imperatives that the dramatic form enshrines.She is writing purely about the people and things she observes on her trips in and out of Paris on the RER.since writing it facilitated a shift in how she brought together external influence and direct personal experience.

at a time when there seemed to be no room in the mainstream literary culture for that Sontagian seriousness.I realize what I was describing is in line with something I experience in a variety of modes—a generalizing of the self.

I think those moments when someone breaks through through the facade and acknowledges that were all doing this thing together are so interesting.

How do they do this thing of being embodied and socialized as female? What can I learn from them about sex.TechNode provides timely news and thoughtfully researched articles for worldwide readers interested in learning more about the Chinese tech industry.

Huawei unveiled its highly anticipated triple-fold smartphone Mate XT.Sign up On the same day Apple launched the iPhone 16 series.

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