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In 1996, a frustrated screenwriter got a fellowship in Italy. Twenty years later, Beyoncé released "Lemonade." Content warning: This episode includes a mention of suicide.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPodWhere to find us: TwitterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:Rebecca Solnit’s “A Paradise Built in Hell”Kelly Link's "White Cat, Black Dog"The Half-Century in B******t: On Peter Bogdanovich’s “Paper Moon” and Robert Greene’...

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  The Columbia Protests [TEASER]

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  "Going Infinite": Michael Lewis Takes On Sam Bankman-Fried

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  "The Better Angels of Our Nature" Part 2: Campus Lies, I.Q. Rise & Epstein…

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  Who's Afraid of Naomi Wolf? [TEASER]

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  Lean In

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  "The Better Angels of Our Nature" Part 1: You're Not Wrong, Pinker. You're…

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  The Art of the Deal

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  The Worst Takes of 2023 [TEASER]

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  The Identity Trap

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  Pundit Portraits: Kathleen Parker and Chris Cillizza [TEASER]

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  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

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  The "Organized Retail Crime" Panic [TEASER]

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  San Fransicko

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  The 4-Hour Workweek

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  The Clinton E-Mail Scandal [TEASER]