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Archives: bad writing

Meet the New Economy of Letters, Same As the Old Economy of Letters

Last fall in the New Yorker, Jill Lapore bemoaned the current relationship between intellectuals and the general public, which she feels is “more vexed than ever” — in part because of a system that rewards academics for outrageousness and for lousy writing. Does she have a point?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Sep 16, 2014
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The Upcoming Must-See Documentary — Bad Writing

How can you make a movie about why some writing is good, some bad? This trailer makes it seem not only possible, but interesting.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 4, 2011
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