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The Criterion Collection Announces June 2023 Releases

March 15, 2023

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in June 2023.

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain: “False Star”

March 13, 2023

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sterling HolyWhiteMountain’s “False Star.”

Rereading — Episode 49

March 9, 2023

In this episode of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast, Trevor and Paul talk about rereading books.

Rivka Galchen: “How I Became a Vet”

March 6, 2023

This week’s New Yorker story is Rivka Galchen’s “How I Became a Vet.”

Lee Chang-dong: “Snowy Day”

February 27, 2023

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lee Chang-dong’s “Snowy Day,” translated from the Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl and Yoosup Chang.

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