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The search for the future body. 

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In walks my nose

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An aristocracy of the considerate.

on Elaine Aron and the allure of labeling.

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“One more cup of wine for our remaining happiness.”

on the fashions and fancies of Gagosian’s Cy Twombly opening.

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Scene report: Twombly 

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"She just wanted to be left alone"

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The Cheese Brigade

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Once upon a time. 

is a literary agent, editor, and writer in Evanston, Illinois.

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Two Fairy Tales

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"I am his descendant and of course it isn’t easy to be a descendant." 

lives in New York City. She was born in Mombasa, Kenya and grew up in New England. Her debut novel Lonely Crowds will be published by Little, Brown in 2025.

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Our Funeral

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Apparitions of absence.

on a photography book by Marc Zegans and Tsar Fedorsky.

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Ghost Book

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I will answer.

on Conclave, The Brutalist and faith in language.

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