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The Ten Greatest Poets: What Is “Greatness” Anyway?
I’ve been impressed by the lists and comments readers have contributed–both on the site itself and in emails I’ve received. As I suspected, there is some general overlap on the lists and also a great...
View ArticleThree Cups of Tease? Greg Mortenson and the Fiction of Nonfiction
“It’s a beautiful story, and it’s a lie.” That’s Jon Krakauer, noted author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, talking to Steve Kroft on 60 Minutes Sunday. The lie he’s referring to is Greg...
View ArticleThe Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Two different people I know–adult males with reasonable deportments–claim to have broken out in tears while watching Werner Herzog’s mesmerizing documentary, Cave of Forgotten Dreams. As someone who...
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