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Richard Aubern: Pynchon Returns With a Big Band Mystery
Thomas Pynchon in 1955, before he disappeared from public view. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive
Pynchon's latest novel brings big band rhythms to paranoia, espionage, and disappearance. 
Richard Aubern.
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Rupert Taylor: The Hand in the Waves
Photo by Lena Be
On a night at sea, usefulness becomes fantasy, effort becomes ordeal, and salvation arrives misaligned. 
Rupert Taylor.
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Alexandra Kleeman: Identity, Capitalism and the Future of the Novel
Via The Photo Desk
Alexandra Kleeman on on identity, capitalism, ecology, and the future of the novel. 
Alexandra Kleeman 
John White.
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Melissa Mesku: To Live and Die In Dime Square
Photo by Ernst Haas
An essay about place as performance. 
Melissa Mesku.
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Chloe Caldwell: The Thing About Not Being Heartbroken
Photo by James J. Williams III
On tour readings, Instagram confusion, and solo moviegoing. 
Chloe Caldwell.
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