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Morgan Sandquist on reading Proust:

  Reading Proust quickly is as dubious an achievement as breathing quickly. Read Proust because you want to be reading Proust, not because you want to have read Proust.

Miguel Octavio has been offering vivid reports from the street in Venezuela, where the strife between opponents of Chavez (Octavio is one) and supporters continues.

The Raven offers an in-depth and eye-opening review of the latest in telemarketing — offense and defense.

And finally, SRO (Hugh Elliott) has taken it upon himself to deconstruct the little caricature that accompanies my Salon column — and even offers some make-over tips. (In truth, the caricature is about eight years old; it’s the work of the extremely talented Zach Trenholm, and it’s overdue for an update.)

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