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Pop Culture, Fiction, Music, Art, and Journal

"It's Ottessa, bitch."

"I give of myself unto thee." -Ottessa Moshfegh

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All kinds of writing from Carson Mell and the occasional contributor.

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A newsletter about Los Angeles and everyone else

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Books & book-adjacent topics, taking the long view, the writing life, and related resources. Posts every 5-6 days.

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literary encounters, local indignities

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I write gift guides for people who read books. I link to all sorts of things.

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the movement of perception

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Literature, history and politics with a dash of Hitchens, a sprinkle of Vidal and a whole lot of rubble.