The Wednesday Web Browser: New York Times Edition

Today’s “browser” brings you a number of recent items from The New York Times:

In last Sunday’s magazine, Wyatt Mason profiled poet Frederick Seidel.
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Also in the magazine: this q & a with Joyce Carol Oates.
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And from the book review: a column on book advances.
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And from the daily editions this week: an Amos Oz profile.