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December 26, 2021
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Deceptively Simple Story of AI
Why does “Klara and the Sun” serve up its big questions so explicitly?
by Rumaan Alam

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“Once Upon a Time … at Bennington College” digs into the college years of novelists Donna Tartt, Jonathan Lethem, and Bret Easton Ellis. Do its revelations have any literary value?
by Jo Livingstone
For decades, Forster could not publish his novel of gay love, “Maurice.” Its importance in his work and to the writers he nurtured is only just becoming clear.
by Alexander Chee

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Why do game studios keep imploding?

by Alex Pareene
According to Amanda Montell’s new book, “Cultish,” the jargon and technical language of fanaticism is surprisingly common.

by Jennifer Wilson
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