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THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1793, Olympe de Gouges is executed by guillotine during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Jennifer Acker talks to Teju Cole about genre-bending and how artists bear witness to tragedy: “I really believe in the novel as an innovative form. Yet I didn’t want novelty for its own […]
OPEC+ will likely approve another oil production increase of at least 137,000 barrels per day at its meeting next Sunday, as rising oil prices encourage the group to try to further regain market share, three sources familiar with the talks said. OPEC+ has reversed its strategy of output cuts from April and has already raised […]
US inflation rose in November from the pace it set a month earlier — heating up for the second month in a row — as the Federal Reserve weighs how quickly to press ahead with cutting interest rates. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7% versus a year ago last month — above the 2.6% increase […]
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1900, Oscar Wilde dies. Merve Emre and Adam Dalva discuss how George Gissing’s The Odd Women defied both social and literary norms. | Lit Hub Criticism 2024 MacArthur Fellows Jericho Brown, Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, and Juan Felipe Herrera, talk writing, book recommendations, and more. […]
“Make Bitcoin Great Again” hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Former US President Trump used to be a crypto critic but in recent weeks adopted a much friendlier stance alongside the sector’s emergence as an influential player in the 2024 presidential election through […]
