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Jennifer Egan invented Facebook. Jennifer Egan knew you were going to become obsessed with your phone way back when you still had some Nokia flip thing in your pocket. Jennifer Egan’s written about babies swiping at devices in the future. Over the course of four novels, including 2011’s Pultizer Prize-winning A Visit From the Goon Squad, one short story collection, and some journalism, Egan has proven herself to be weirdly, oddly, and consistently prescient about what the future holds. But will she ever be spoken of in the same breath as your techno-doomsday prophets like William Gibson? … Read More
10 of the All-Time Greatest Masturbation Scenes in Literature
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This week saw the release of Ben Lerner’s 10:04, which, beside being a truly remarkable book, happens to feature a hilarious scene of masturbation. Despite the fact that it has been dubbed by some “literature’s last taboo,” the onanist impulse crops up more than you’d think in novels, and often makes for some great — or at least greatly amusing — writing. After the jump, a few favorites from literature both classic and contemporary for you to giggle over. … Read More
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