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Quintana’s Story

Joan Didion’s Blue Nights isn’t about grieving for her daughter. It’s about a mother’s regrets.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at 7:34 AM ET

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The Man Who Made Oz

L. Frank Baum and the first American fairy tale.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at 7:21 AM ET

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Crazy in Love

A new book makes the case for passionate obsession.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Friday, June 19, 2009, at 11:44 AM ET

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The Outsider Artist

Assessing Kay Ryan, our new poet laureate.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 12:26 PM ET

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100 Candles

Anne of Green Gables grows old and gets her due.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at 3:27 PM ET

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'Tweenyboppers at Work

The Miley Cyrus controversy.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 5:46 PM ET

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Katherine Heigl's Knocked Up

The demise of the female slacker.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at 2:04 PM ET

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Crying Wolf

Susan Faludi's terrible dream.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at 7:25 AM ET

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Questions for Junot Díaz.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at 10:09 AM ET

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Wrinkles in Time

Rereading Madeleine L'Engle.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at 7:27 AM ET

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On the Road Again

Friends and scholars recall the man behind the myth of Jack Kerouac.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at 2:12 PM ET

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Shall I Compare Thee to an Evil Tyrant?

The poetry of Guantanamo.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at 7:35 AM ET

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The Croc Epidemic

How a heinous synthetic shoe conquered the world.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Friday, July 13, 2007, at 10:55 AM ET

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Sleuth at Work

The strange case of Nancy Drew's self-confidence.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Saturday, June 30, 2007, at 8:22 AM ET

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The Lady Is a Champ

When fillies beat the colts at Belmont.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Monday, June 11, 2007, at 10:16 AM ET

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The Second Coming

What Yeats is doing on The Sopranos.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Thursday, May 31, 2007, at 3:04 PM ET

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Recovering the Disappeared

How do you memorialize people who vanish?

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 2:05 PM ET

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I Love You, Let's Have a Blowout

Doing time in the wedding-industrial complex.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Saturday, May 5, 2007, at 6:49 AM ET

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

A hard-boiled romantic in bloom.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Friday, April 6, 2007, at 12:20 PM ET

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Renaissance Man

Questions for Clive James.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 12:35 PM ET

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Hell Is Other Cubicles

Joshua Ferris' new novel about work, the great American pastime.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Thursday, March 8, 2007, at 7:37 AM ET

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In Defense of "Loose" Women

The latest crisis on college campuses.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, at 7:54 AM ET

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The Queen and I

Questions for Stephen Frears.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, at 2:44 PM ET

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The Incisive Moment

Henri Cartier-Bresson at work.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at 4:06 PM ET

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Dakota Fanning

All shook up over Hounddog.

Meghan O'Rourke | THE HIGHBROW | Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, at 12:51 PM ET

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The Highbrow

Joan Didion’s Blue Nights isn’t about grieving for her daughter. It’s about a mother’s regrets.

L. Frank Baum and the first American fairy tale.

A new book makes the case for passionate obsession.

Assessing Kay Ryan, our new poet laureate.

Anne of Green Gables grows old and gets her due.

The Miley Cyrus controversy.

The demise of the female slacker.

Susan Faludi's terrible dream.

Questions for Junot Díaz.

Rereading Madeleine L'Engle.

Friends and scholars recall the man behind the myth of Jack Kerouac.

The poetry of Guantanamo.

How a heinous synthetic shoe conquered the world.

The strange case of Nancy Drew's self-confidence.

When fillies beat the colts at Belmont.

What Yeats is doing on The Sopranos.

How do you memorialize people who vanish?

Doing time in the wedding-industrial complex.

A hard-boiled romantic in bloom.

Questions for Clive James.

Joshua Ferris' new novel about work, the great American pastime.

The latest crisis on college campuses.

Questions for Stephen Frears.

Henri Cartier-Bresson at work.

All shook up over Hounddog.

From The Root & Foreign Policy