canon
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“Dept. of Speculation” by Jenny Offill is a forebear of the short-and-sweet literary canon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Levy said she was influenced by the fragmentary literary canon while writing “Flat Earth.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Meatloaf is the most underrated order in the steakhouse canon.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
It’s still going to be Professor Barrett at the chalkboard explaining the difference between a substantive canon and a rule of statutory construction.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026
It was, at the time, the classic American canon, but also what Volpe felt like teaching and what he thought we would like.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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