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Essay 5, “7000 Romaine, Los Angeles 38”:
Rich people are weird. “Why do we like those so? Why do we tell them over and over? Why have we made a folk hero of a man who is the antithesis of all our official heroes, a haunted millionaire out of the West, trailing a legend of desperation and power and white sneakers?”
— Aug 28, 2025 02:50PM
Rich people are weird. “Why do we like those so? Why do we tell them over and over? Why have we made a folk hero of a man who is the antithesis of all our official heroes, a haunted millionaire out of the West, trailing a legend of desperation and power and white sneakers?”
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Aleks
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Essay 8, Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Geez. The center cannot hold. 10/10
Essay 9, On Keeping a Notebook
Maybe I should keep a notebook, if only to become familiar with my past selves
Essay 10, On Self-Respect
I could not follow her argument at ALL. Least favourite essay so far
— Oct 29, 2025 10:14AM
Geez. The center cannot hold. 10/10
Essay 9, On Keeping a Notebook
Maybe I should keep a notebook, if only to become familiar with my past selves
Essay 10, On Self-Respect
I could not follow her argument at ALL. Least favourite essay so far
Aleks
is on page 84 of 238
Essay 6, “California Dreaming”
Short, odd. These people needed the Honors Program.
Essay 7, “Marrying Absurd”
Also short, but concise. A focused highlight of the absurdity of Las Vegas
— Sep 26, 2025 12:04PM
Short, odd. These people needed the Honors Program.
Essay 7, “Marrying Absurd”
Also short, but concise. A focused highlight of the absurdity of Las Vegas
Aleks
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Essay 3, “Where the Kissing Never Stops”:
Joan Baez was raised Quaker!!!! Makes a lot of sense actually.
Essay 4, “Comrade Laski, C.P.U.S.A. (M.-L.)”:
Brutal analysis of a Marxist revolutionary. “His opiate is History”
— Aug 28, 2025 02:29PM
Joan Baez was raised Quaker!!!! Makes a lot of sense actually.
Essay 4, “Comrade Laski, C.P.U.S.A. (M.-L.)”:
Brutal analysis of a Marxist revolutionary. “His opiate is History”
Aleks
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Essay 2, "John Wayne: A Love Song":
I love how she writes about something very specific but at the same time manages to be talking about something much larger. Also her prose is spectacular
— Aug 24, 2025 01:18PM
I love how she writes about something very specific but at the same time manages to be talking about something much larger. Also her prose is spectacular
