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Learning Norwegian in 24 Hours – Episode 116

Posted June 14, 2020 • 00:16:09

I did the challenge again, except better. Enjoy! -- Sources: Duolingo.com Learn Norwegian in 30 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0TbsABuFY&t=657s Tysk:...

DFW15 “Infinite Jest” (571-601) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 115

Posted June 13, 2020 • 00:46:16

Parents and picayune. -- Two Interesting Articles: https://nathanholic.com/2013/08/30/infinite-jest-is-this-about-me-or-the-characters/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/oli.12246 -- Open...

The Footnote – Episode 114

Posted June 9, 2020 • 00:23:50

I discuss some of my thoughts about the footnote as a referential device with help from footnotes from "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace. -- Sources: Reddit...

Critical Reception #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 113

Posted June 5, 2020 • 00:14:22

The long-awaited critical reception episode. Enjoy, and be well! -- Sources: 1993 Larry McCaffery interview: https://www.dalkeyarchive.com/a-conversation-with-david-foster-wallace-by-larry-mccaffery/ New...

“The Farewell” directed by Lulu Wang – Episode 112

Posted June 1, 2020 • 00:14:55

Our first discussion of a film on this show—which I would argue does count as literature(!)—enjoy! -- Episode 107: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/05/05/discovering-apu-episode-107/ Hinton,...