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Humanity unravels within Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’

Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” is a disturbing tragedy that exposes the horror of the Congo in the late 19th century. Conrad writes from experience, since he was one of the representatives civilized societies, particularly Britain, sent to “civilize” the natives in

February 16, 2012

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How to read: rethinking how to have fun with novels

Reading was once a valued pastime. If one was educated, he or she was expected to read. But reading was rapidly replaced by lazier forms of entertainment, and is now largely seen as a boring activity at best, and a painful academic

February 2, 2012

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National Novel Writing Month is admirable in its insanity

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is one of those things you know about if you’re a writer and don’t give a flying fart about if you’re not. It is a “competition” that had upwards of 300,000 participants in 2010, challenging individuals to

December 1, 2011

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Behind the covers we judge: how books are marketed

Any well-seasoned book is likely to have a few book covers to its name: the hardcover edition, the trade paperback, the mass market paperback, the movie tie-in and various foreign editions, to name a few. Every year marks a different chance to

November 10, 2011

Campus Journal

Reading at Swarthmore in the digital publishing age

Like a Triple-A creeper, your beautiful columnist has hunted down the people on campus who use e-readers, invading their personal space for your edification. I talked to these individuals with the goal of discovering 1) What devices they used, 2) Their e-reading

October 6, 2011

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Humanity unravels within Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’

How to read: rethinking how to have fun with novels

National Novel Writing Month is admirable in its insanity

Behind the covers we judge: how books are marketed

Reading at Swarthmore in the digital publishing age

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