TODAY: In 1922, José Saramago is born.
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On the corrosive, trickle-down effect of the culture wars. | Lit Hub Politics
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Good news from adaptation land: The new Fleishman Is in Trouble series knows what it’s doing. | Lit Hub Film & TV
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Against calling nature “wild.” | Lit Hub Nature
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Examining the working conditions of the home healthcare industry, “among the most grueling and worst paid in the country.” | Lit Hub Health
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“If there is one thing that runs as deep in Walmart’s DNA as its devotion to keeping costs down and prices low, it would have to be its antipathy toward organized labor.” How the behemoth smothered unionizing attempts. | Lit Hub
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Aristotle loved a listicle: On one of humanity’s oldest writing systems. | Lit Hub
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“Getting arrested is like death; it arrives suddenly, is unexpected.” Zia Nabavi reflects on the experience of political prisoners in Iran (translated by Poupeh Missaghi). | Words Without Borders
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Marie Kondo discusses her new book, Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life. | The New York Times
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“If they’d actually had a proper opportunity to talk about their working processes, they would’ve understood each other.” Nick Hornby talks about the surprising connection between Charles Dickens and Prince. | Esquire
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Emma Bolden recommends books about living with chronic illness. | Electric Literature
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Emily Zarevich on the 1971 manifesto of the 343 French women who declared they had had an illegal abortion. | JSTOR Daily
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“As publishers make deals with both TikTok and its creators, many BookTok users feel as if their ‘safe’ space is becoming too industry-led.” Ismene Ormonde questions the purity of BookTok. | The Guardian
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Jacques Berlinerblau and Terrence L. Johnson, the authors of Blacks and Jews, discuss Chappelle’s SNL appearance, Kanye’s tweets, and the “Black antisemitism” loop. | Salon
Also on Lit Hub: Chuck Berry’s early literary influences • Jack O’Brien on the role(s) of a theater director • Read from Percival Everett’s latest novel, Dr. No