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The plague of Marseille (Part I)
The 1720 pandemic that transformed France's second city
Jul 25
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Harrison Blackman
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A fishy story
Narrative Architecture #6: The many strange narrative choices of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick"
Jul 18
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Harrison Blackman
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The return
After two years, a homecoming in the island of Aphrodite
Jul 11
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Harrison Blackman
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June 2024
Tree people
Narrative Architecture #5: Richard Powers' "The Overstory"
Jun 27
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Harrison Blackman
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Director's Cut
Carlyn Greenwald on her queer romance about Hollywood and academia
Jun 20
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Harrison Blackman
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Sandfuture
Justin Beal on his innovative biography of Minoru Yamasaki
Jun 13
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Harrison Blackman
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The great California novel
Narrative Architecture #4: James M. Cain's "Mildred Pierce" (1941)
Jun 6
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Harrison Blackman
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May 2024
The most audacious satire of them all
Narrative Architecture #3: Mark Doten's "Trump Sky Alpha" (it's funny I promise)
May 16
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Harrison Blackman
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The architect who wants to be the mayor
A 2022 interview with Giannis Armeftis, candidate for mayor of Limassol
May 9
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Harrison Blackman
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April 2024
1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed
Glynnis Fawkes on bringing the Bronze Age to life through cartoons
Apr 18
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Harrison Blackman
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Château d'If
The Marseille prison island featured in "The Count of Monte Cristo"
Apr 11
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Harrison Blackman
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Why I detest "Infinite Jest"
Narrative Architecture #2
Apr 4
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Harrison Blackman
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