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“Why’s this so good?” No. 11: Tom Junod on Mister Rogers and grace

September 13, 2011 – 1:01 pm

When I was living in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and came back sometime later to see what was left, one of the things I found was the November 1998 issue of Esquire magazine. The cover with Mister Rogers on it was faded, and the pages were worn thin from rereading. There may have been [...]

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Rick Moody’s “Amazing Tale” invites readers to step right up

February 17, 2010 – 11:21 pm

Our latest Notable Narrative plays a wonderful game of fulfilling expectations in surprising ways. In the January 2010 issue of Details, Rick Moody’s “The Amazing Tale of the High School Quarterback Turned Lesbian Filmmaker” uses a bait-and-switch approach to write about a transgendered person on the verge of attending her 20th high school reunion.
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By Andrea Pitzer | Posted in notable narratives, words | Comments (0)