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...PHOTO ESSAY: The voters...
Orlean’s work occupies a place that lies somewhere between newsreporting, the personal essay and sociological ethnography. If she does not fit easily into a prefabricated category of writer, it’s because she’s carved out this niche for herself. “One of the things that’s so hard about wanting to be a writer is that you don’t apply for a job as a narrative nonfiction essayist,” Orlean said, laughing...
...readers into worlds where they never thought they’d find themselves. According to Orlean, “The greatest compliment is when someone says, ‘I didn’t think I’d be interested in this but I ended up reading this essay...
...Nigeria's most renowned human-rights lawyer and campaigner. Or the late Afro-beat band leader, saxophonist and political activist Fela Kuti, who sang about the ills of the government and the struggles of poor workers. Tomiwa Kukoyi Lagos I'm O.K., You're an Idiot James Poniewozik's essay "The Age of iPod Politics," about Americans' ability to fashion their own insular world, was right on target [Oct. 11]. With the smorgasbord of available media coverage of presidential politics, we can even personalize the news to jibe with our own particular reality. America's endless supply of niche media...
...ESSAY: James Poniewozik on what Desperate Housewives tells us about desperate voters...