Peter Schjeldahl’s Pleasure Principle
His art criticism fixated on the narcissism of the entire enterprise. But over six decades, his work proved that a critic could be an artist too.
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Writing as Transformation
Words and phrases came from nowhere; I rarely had any sense of what they meant or to what context they belonged.
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I quit my customer service job to become a freelancer. No longer feeling disrespected by customers has done wonders for my health.
Zanny Steffgen, 24, is a freelance writer based in southwestern Colorado. She quit her job as a restaurant manager after months of dealing with poor...
Read More40-year-old self-made millionaire: These 5 habits helped me get rich
When I was young, if someone had told me that I would grow up to run my own business and become a millionaire in my 30s, I wouldn't have believed...
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Dear Jobs Guru: ‘I’m due to start a new job – but my boss won’t let me go!’
I have been offered a new job, and I have accepted it and been given a start date. I am on three months' notice and gave my boss verbal notice on...
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The Art of Reading Like a Translator
In The Philosophy of Translation, Damion Searls investigates the essential differences—and similarities—between the task of the translator and of...
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Michael Lewis on the Magic of One-Hit Wonders
Michael Lewis is the award-winning author behind numerous best-sellers, including “Moneyball,” “The Big Short,” and “Going Infinite.”...
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