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Comics essayist and Batman historian Chris Sims offers a theory.
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Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
The latter film looks at a seminal period in the life of James Baldwin, the extraordinary essayist, novelist and playwright who was born 100 years ago this year.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
In addition to technology leaders like Altman and Gates, Oprah interviewed Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin from the Center for Humane Technology, FBI Director Christopher Wray, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, chaplain Kaiser Aslam, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson.
—Gena Cox, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Twelve young essayists share their hopes, their outrage and some strategies for change.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
The latter film looks at a seminal period in the life of James Baldwin, the extraordinary essayist, novelist and playwright who was born 100 years ago this year.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
In addition to technology leaders like Altman and Gates, Oprah interviewed Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin from the Center for Humane Technology, FBI Director Christopher Wray, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, chaplain Kaiser Aslam, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson.
—Gena Cox, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Twelve young essayists share their hopes, their outrage and some strategies for change.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Essayist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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essayist
noun
es·say·ist
ˈes-ˌā-əst 
: a writer of essays
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