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April 13, 2016

Books

“Yet I’ll Speak”: Othello’s Emilia, A Rebuke to Female Silence

by Caitlin Keefe Moran · April 13, 2016
Caitlin Keefe Moran on the defiant Emilia, who "even in the face of brutality . . . is a rebuke to the idea of female silence."
Art

More Accurate Neighborhood Watch Signs

by Mallory Ortberg · April 13, 2016
The signs and signals of the Neighborhood Watch.
Art

Two Monks Invent Renaissance Art

by Mallory Ortberg · April 13, 2016
Those two monks are keeping busy inventing stuff! This week it's Renaissance art.

More by Mallory Ortberg

  • Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market,” As I Understand It

  • Lord Byron’s “Fare Thee Well,” or “I Just Think It’s Funny How”

  • Questions I Have Asked During The Only Episode Of Doctor Who I Have Ever Seen Until My Friend Said “Okay, Mallory, Why Don’t You Write Your Questions Down And Ask Them All After We’re Done Watching?”

  • Joan Didion and Anna Wintour: Best Friends Forever

Humor

Good Friends Vs. Best Friends

by Riane Konc · April 13, 2016
Riane Konc has a dark, dark mind.
Art

Two Medieval Monks Invent Maps

by Mallory Ortberg · April 13, 2016
Two monks get to work inventing maps.
Link Roundup

Link Roundup!

by Nicole Cliffe · April 13, 2016
The Toast presents a selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.

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