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"The West set out to solve a series of problems in Afghanistan. The West is a very problem-solving culture. And one of the problems of Afghanistan is that it doesn't lend itself readily to being sorted out on the West's terms."
21 years have passed since we published our first bunch of stories on identitytheory.com. One year has passed since we published our last story. That changes today.
We're throwing an Identity Theory reading-party at the San Francisco Lit Crawl on October 14th.
I decided to stop tipping. Why give money to waiters? They'll just squander it. Think about it: that's 20% of every meal cost right back in my pocket. BOOM.
A selection of classic fall poetry by Shakespeare, Frost, Keats, and other dead poets.
In honor of Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28), we created the Twitter hashtag #RockBannedBooks to raise awareness of books that have been banned or contested.
"Let us stifle under mud at the pond's edge
and affirm that it is fitting
and delicious to lose everything."
A wide open space to show off your original poetry, your favorite copyright-free poem, or any thoughts that you wish to share about poetry.
Hari Kunzru sees New York's literary hipsters flocking to a translation that offers some meat and gristle to chew over.
Even students who love writing aren't thrilled about first-year composition. If not taught well, the classwork and assignments feel routine, like practice with no chance for game time.
