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"Stoner" and the Forgotten Point of Higher Education
How one book reminds us of what college ought to be
Oct 10, 2024
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How Stanford's Creative Writing Program Became a Casualty of Its Own Success
Sep 24, 2024
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The Quiet Revolution of the Punctuation Cushion (space, exclamation mark)
Sep 4, 2024
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Girl Math, Girl Dinner, Girl Music: The Dumbification of Female Language Use Online
Aug 28, 2024
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My Class Project Just Went Viral
On my student research being featured in an Etymology Nerd video
Sep 8, 2025
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Ellen Yang
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The Public Self
Or, my life as a literary publicist.
Jul 15, 2025
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Ellen Yang
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Reading Translated Fiction Is Not About You
On Before the Coffee Gets Cold, the Bay Area Book Festival, and internet reviews.
Jul 1, 2025
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The Greatest Invention
Also known as: the title of my Stanford graduation speech. Congratulations, Class of 2025!
Jun 20, 2025
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Stop Bringing Your Phone Into the Bathroom
A very simple new year's resolution that will change your life immediately.
Jan 8, 2025
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Ellen Yang
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5 Very Short Reads to Expand Your Literary World Before 2025
Bold, thought-provoking, and genuinely pleasurable books for your end-of-year list, from criticism to fiction. All under 170 pages.
Dec 24, 2024
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You Can't Bullet Point a Book
You're not in English class anymore. Why use apps or AI to cheat yourself out of getting the full experience of literature?
Dec 18, 2024
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