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The Age of the Essay
- zeynel1 16y agoThanks for posting this. It was a pleasure to read it again.
- username3 16y agoSince 2004: "At the very least I must have explained something badly. In that case, in the course of the conversation I'll be forced to come up a with a clearer explanation, which I can just incorporate in the essay." Surprised.
- skurland78704 16y agoRegarding the combover: And, of course, at what angle does the combover look best? Straight on, no wind, good overhead lighting... you know, the bathroom mirror.
- tansey 16y agoInteresting that he mentions the period where the short story reigned before TV broke through. Seems very similar to the internet, where video has again broken through.
- Patient0 16y agoI have a friend who is very afraid of flying, so this sentence intrigued me: "I was afraid of flying for a long time and could only travel vicariously." I'd love to see a PG essay on a) why he was afraid of flying b) how he overcame the fear