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Filmmaker John Huston sought not to interpret Melville, O’Connor, Joyce, McCullers, et al., but to capture their stories faithfully. See also.

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Disgusted by the brief Times obit, a correspondent mourns the passing of George W.S. Trow, “New Yorker writer, playwright, screen- writer, novelist, National Lampoon editor. Silent since 1998.”

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A storybook presents dandelions who move in and destroy a greenhouse with their Camaros, mosques, and ethnic cooking flavors. Weeding ensues.

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Patrick Hughes’ Diary of Indignities gets its own book at last.

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In the Mood: Terry Teachout riffs on music and the pleasures of the flesh.

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