Something the Internet Can’t Do

Rodrigo Corral Design offers one reason we shouldn’t lose print media. These books, these beautiful, vibrant, resplendent books, remind us what it feels like to be human, to interact directly with art, and to connect what looks good with what feels good. We cannot lose this. Holding that which is aesthetic and binds great writing is just so . . . life sustaining.

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Elissa Bassist edits the Funny Women column. She teaches humor writing at The New School and Catapult. Follow her on Twitter, and visit elissabassist.com for more literary, feminist, and personal criticism.

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