For 31 days I read from 16th- and 17th-century literature, most notably including Montaigne's "Essais" and the metaphysical poets. Snuck in some Shakespeare.
David Graeber's "The Utopia of Rules," Michael Haneke's "Funny Games," Ida Lupino in "Women's Prison."…
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