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Trained as an analytic philosopher, Jesse Butler, PhD, is a student and critic of contemporary literature. He believes that examination of such texts can provide insight into perennial philosophical pursuits: truth, virtue, justice and beauty.

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Contemporary LIterature 101: How do I spot and avoid destructive chimp pyramids?

Contemporary Literature Examiner info 101: Recognizing and avoiding a miserable and unworkable chimp pyramid As part of a new Examiner campaign,...
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Book review: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and The Little Stanger

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In this review: Katherine Howe's The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and Sarah Waters' The Little Stranger In some sense, both Sarah Water's The...
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Book review: Haruki Murakami's The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: The Motif of Agency by guest examiner Ivana Simić The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, takes us on a...
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Book review: Dan Simmons' The Terror

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The topic of an earlier "mini-review" was two recent books by Dan Simmons: Drood and The Terror. I promised longer separate reviews for each...
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Film review: Tokyo Sonata

One of the best scenes of Tokyo Sonata, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, is an interview at which Ryuhei Sasaki is asked to demonstrate his strongest,...
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Film review: The Hangover

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Two friends, Phil and Stu, and Alan, the hilariously mal-adjusted brother of the fiancée of another friend (Doug), wake up in a villa in...
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Magazine article review: "Barrack Hoover Obama" and "Labor's last stand" from Harper's 7/09

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Two interesting articles appear back to back in the July, 2009 issue of Harper’s. The first is entitled “Barrack Hoover Obama” by...
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The best time to read chilling fiction and non-fiction is during the long, hot summer.

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The summer offers us the chance to get some sun, relax in the pool and (if you’re one of the lucky few) take time to do some reading for...
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Short book review: Dan Simmons' The Terror and Drood

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Over the course of his last two novels, The Terror (2007) and Drood (2009), Dan Simmons has begun to lay the groundwork for a new literary genre....
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