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fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago
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"Infinite Jest" Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?

Infinite Jest's enormous physical and reputational scale transformed a complex novel about addiction, humility, and patience into a cultural punch line and social shibboleth.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Now Watch Me Read

Performative reading treats books as status accessories signaling intelligence or desirability, amplified and satirized on social media amid declining genuine reading.
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