Pete Campbell hanging out by the poolside, quoting Oscar Wilde. No big deal.

Also from the department of No Big Deal: Alexander Chee talks some Downton Abbey at Los Angeles Review of Books.

Jayson Blair cashes in weighs in on the Jonah Lehrer scandal at The Daily Beast.

Raymond Kelly’s Ride a Cockhorse is reviewed.

Jason Rice on reading Richard Yates.

Very important: A history of beer brewing in New York City.

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