Old Is The New New

There’s a nice long article in this month’s Harpers about vampire belief and lore in the present day Balkans.

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O. Henry, “The Duel” (1910): Your opponent is the City. You must do battle with it from the time the ferry-boat lands you on the island until either it is yours or it has conquered you. The battle is to decide whether you shall become a New Yorker or turn the rankest outlander and Philistine. [...]

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