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Joseph O’Neill: “The Poltroon Husband”

March 5, 2018

This week’s New Yorker story is Joseph O’Neill’s “The Poltroon Husband.”

Nicole Krauss: “Seeing Ershadi”

February 26, 2018

This week’s New Yorker story is Nicole Krauss’s “Seeing Ershadi.”

Ursula K. Le Guin: “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”

February 23, 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin died earlier this year. To remember her, Trevor revisits her powerful short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.”

Satyajit Ray: The Hero

February 22, 2018

This week The Criterion Collection released Satyajit Ray’s 1966 film The Hero on home video. Now that I’ve seen it, Ray may have ousted Ingmar Bergman as my favorite director of all time. Maybe. Today, at any rate. Here I look at this surprisingly compassionate film.

Mookse Madness 2018 Schedule

February 21, 2018

Here are the groups, the first matches, the full schedule for Mookse Madness 2018!

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