Norman Mailer’s generation learned to “write like men.” But their female contemporaries from Mary McCarthy to Diana Trilling pioneered a more enduring style.

Through years of setbacks and discouragement, Kael insisted that movies should be free from stereotypes, unpretentious, and fun.

Elizabeth Hardwick’s argumentative life among the New York Intellectuals

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