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Book review: Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang

The perils of purloining This book quite lives up to the buzz it generated at release. It`s a brief,  acute meditation on the agony and the ecstasy of writers, the insecurity that goes with the act of turning author, the imperatives of the publishing industry. All of this shelters under a zinger of a story:…

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Guest column: Social media as therapist

Social media as therapist  One has become quite used to the abrasive, abusive nature of certain  social  media platforms,  and  it is with relief that one sees its potentially curative nature. Alongside the political rants, the generic puppies and kittens pics, the humble-brag travel and acquisition posts, I started to see people posting about intensely…

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