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Pricey James: Should the Haters Hate?

Pricey James: Should the Haters Hate?

Editor’s Word: Is something ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Each Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Inform him about your lifelong or in-the-moment issues at dearjames@theatlantic.com. Don’t wish to miss a single column? Enroll to get “Pricey James” in your inbox. Pricey James, The world has so many […]

The Daring Compassion of ‘Expensive Dickhead’

The Daring Compassion of ‘Expensive Dickhead’

“In literature written by ladies, examples of insolence or hostility towards males are extraordinarily uncommon,” wrote the French novelist Virginie Despentes in a 2021 essay for Literary Hub. “At the same time as a member of that intercourse, I’m not allowed to be indignant about this. Colette, Duras, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Sagan, a complete canon of […]