Morning Bites: Wharton in January, Bill Cunningham, Kafka Video Games, Olivia Laing, and More

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“Edith Wharton, for reasons she has little control over, has come to be a patron saint of my lonely Januaries.” – Michelle Dean on Edith Wharton at Hazlitt.

A Franz Kafka video game.

Because you need a good essay on rag pickers to start your day…

Katie J.M. Baker has an essay at The New Inquiry called “How to Make Friends.” We think you should read it, then come see her read on February 23rd.

Olivia Laing talks with The Rumpus. 

Elvis had a pretty sweet tiki hut.

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