We hope as you enjoy your weekend you’ll also find some time to kick back and survey some of the best writing from around the web.
- Nabokov’s Silent Partner, by Judith Turner, for The New Yorker.
- What do Nabokov’s letters reveal?

- Out of Rehab, the Best of Michael Phelps May Lie Ahead, from Sports Illustrated.
- Phelps opens up to SI about his struggle with addiction after last Olympics.
- Sure it would be terrible, but imagine the college essay you could write by S. Grady Barrett, Feor McSweeney’s.
- “Welcome to Walmart. If you’re fixin’ up your car, gettin’ ready to head out somewhere in search of the American dream, we got what you need over in the Auto & Tires department.”
Enjoy your weekend and we’ll see you next week!























































































