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Another anti-science move from the Bush administration? The EPA is closing down regional libraries.

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Harry Crews spends the first six minutes of an audio interview praising Graham Greene.

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A Brooklynite’s lament: “[T]he collective surrounding weight of other writers promises to ensure we will never write another article, to say nothing of a book, until we are 57.”

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The Smart Set: Lauren Cerand’s weekly events

The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30pm and highlights the best of the week to come. Special favor is given to New York’s independent booksellers and venues, and low-cost and free events. Please send details to lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to publication, with the event’s date in . . .

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I was considering a move to Jersey City. So much for that.

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