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Vince Gilligan’s new show imagines a world devoid of any kind of aesthetic experience that isn’t blandly generalizable.
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A far from exhaustive guide to the books that our critics dissected, debated, and most admired this year.
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A map by Giovanni Schiaparelli of Mars  introduced the idea of canals crossing the planet’s surface.
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The movie starring Paul Mescal makes the life of Shakespeare a melodrama.
An illustration of Gertrude Stein drawn from a Carl Van Vechten photograph
MagazineEvan Kindley
Gertrude Stein’s Preparations for the Afterlife
The author knew recognition of her works would take time—and planned accordingly.
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