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Dirtbag Ethan Frome

by Mallory Ortberg · March 23, 2016
Ethan Frome: sled enthusiast, adulterer, dirtbag.
Beauty

Edith Wharton Reviews the Starbucks Located at Her Childhood Home on West 23rd Street

by Arielle Zibrak · May 26, 2015
It's exactly what it sounds like.
Books

Ethan Frome, Probably

by Mallory Ortberg · April 6, 2015
Ethan Frome is a book that's sort of about Yankee repression but mostly about sledding.

More by Mallory Ortberg

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  • 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

Books

Mudwrestling With Edith Wharton: A Literary Pilgrimage

by Micah Perks · February 16, 2015
Micah Perks makes a literary pilgrimage to visit The Mount, Edith Wharton's country home.
Books

Lizzy Bennet vs. Lily Bart vs. The Patriarchy

by Sarah Seltzer · January 7, 2014
Sarah Seltzer examines the outcome of Lizzy Bennet and Lily Bart's lives, in terms of their patriarchal implications.

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