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Apr 16, 2018

On Metamodernism

As a kid I was a loner. Not shy, quiet, or reserved — a loner. I wanted to be alone. I’d decided that to be seen in public was to be reduced in some way. Many years later, I read Edward Dorn’s post-hippie verse epic The Gunslinger. In it, Dorn…

David Foster Wallace

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On Metamodernism
On Metamodernism
David Foster Wallace

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Jul 26, 2017

Metamodernism in Five Terrible Diagrams

Only Metamodernism Can Save America Now, As These Bad Pictures Illustrate

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Metamodernism in Five Terrible Diagrams
Metamodernism in Five Terrible Diagrams

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May 2, 2017

Listen Up, Progressives: Here’s How to Deal with a 4Chan (“Alt-Right”) Troll

Needless to say, when an “alt-right” troll pops up in your social media feed, the best thing to do is ignore them. But sometimes — by dint of impatience, angst, or pique — you can’t help yourself and you engage the troll directly. It can be a cathartic experience, provided…

2016 Election

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Listen Up, Progressives: Here’s How to Deal with a 4Chan (“Alt-Right”) Troll
Listen Up, Progressives: Here’s How to Deal with a 4Chan (“Alt-Right”) Troll
2016 Election

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Apr 28, 2017

This Is How 2,000+ Americans Described the Trump Administration (in Two Words)

I recently asked readers of my Twitter account to describe the first 100 days of the Trump administration in two words. More than 2,000 readers responded, and while many of the responses were profane — and some didn’t quite follow the prompt — a trend among the replies was evident…

Politics

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This Is How 2,000+ Americans Described the Trump Administration (in Two Words)
This Is How 2,000+ Americans Described the Trump Administration (in Two Words)
Politics

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·Jul 22, 2015

Metamodernism 101

How David Foster Wallace Started a Cultural Revolution — by Seth Abramson Metamodernism, the cultural philosophy with which David Foster Wallace is most often associated, is usually summarized as a romantic response to crisis. But the “romantic response” metamodernism has in mind isn’t merely a philosophical one; rather, it’s an entirely practical reply to looming tragedies like the sinking…

David Foster Wallace

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Metamodernism 101
Metamodernism 101
David Foster Wallace

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·Jun 25, 2015

Why We Write

David Foster Wallace and the Education of the Spirit — by Seth Abramson I began writing poetry in 1998 because I deeply resented being a law student. I bristled at the way law school rewires your brain — makes you “think like a lawyer”, a skill-set that’s useful in a few situations and harmful in many others. The first time…

Achievement

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Why We Write
Why We Write
Achievement

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·Jun 12, 2015

To Teach as Wallace Wrote

Teaching Writing and Teaching Through Writing — by Seth Abramson One of the most alluring characters in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest is Madame Psychosis, a mysterious radio DJ whose identity is unknown even to the engineer of her long-running midnight-to-one radio program. Madame Psychosis uses her airtime to read strange texts aloud and offer her opinion…

Achievement

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To Teach as
Wallace Wrote
To Teach as
Wallace Wrote
Achievement

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Seth Abramson

Seth Abramson

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Attorney; professor at UNH; freelance journalist (Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, and others).

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