An essay about a Tibetan saddle rug in Catapult; a New Yorker interview and a Paris Review essay

In the latest installment of my "Darjeeling Journal" column for Catapult, I explore how a saddle rug I inherited from my Tibetan great-grandfather keeps him--and a vanished Tibet--alive for me (https://bit.ly/3myGV6j).

December marked the 30th anniversary of the death of the great Reinaldo Arenas. Read my New Yorker interview with Arenas (https://bit.ly/3atEr6I) and see my Paris Review essay about Arenas, writers in exile, and Havana (https://bit.ly/3r9uhhP). Also see my piece in the HuffPost: "On Exile and the Longing for Home: Cuban Writer Reinaldo Arenas" (https://bit.ly/2Kpfzm1).

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The Wilson Family Releases Album of Beatles Songs

The Wilson Family -- including Cliff Wilson '80, Hannah Wilson Rebrovick '11, Brad McKnight Wilson '13, and Maeli Goren '15 -- has released an album of Beatles songs. "Meet the Weatles" was released on December 5 and includes some very faithful reproductions of Lennon-McCartney classics, as well as some creative reimaginings of their songs. It is available on Spotify, Apple Music and other music streaming services.

A companion web site includes liner notes, anecdotes, photos and Beatles trivia. Visit www.hbts.com.

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