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Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states. Jane Smiley bloodlustignorancelong Change image and share on social
A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice. Jane Smiley creativityideamemory Change image and share on social
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I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast pieces and the like that they thought were bad or harmful or even against the government and try to block them. Floyd Abrams articlebadblock share on social