Simon Leser (@Tiddlebits) profile picture

PhD French @nyuniversity Here's to crafting a positive, professional image, where it matters.

New York, NY
Joined December 2014
Replying to @OsitaNwanevu
Yes! but also: why did so many publications post the exact same bogus explanation when the audience score tumbled 50 points below the critics' on rottentomatoes? shoddy work
For a meticulous, immense analysis of the Syrian revolution, I can't recommend this book enough—a 'progressively Syrianized world' indeed:
Our global anthology is now live! Happy to have helped, in particular with this beautiful Tuareg story by Hawad: theculturetrip.com/africa/ar…
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Had a wonderful time at @SaqiBooks' launch/comedy show last night—a format fit for any catalogue, really
'Don't Panic, I'm Islamic' was commissioned in response to the Muslim Ban. As you'd expect, it's rather hilarious: theculturetrip.com/europe/un…
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Got a private lecture by writer extraordinaire Mathias Énard on Orientalism, music, and many other wonderful things: theculturetrip.com/europe/fr…
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Is there a better combination than fine wine and finer travel writing? Thought not—thanks @foliosociety @laithwaites !
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I got to speak with @tatianaderosnay and director Roger Michell about the brilliant ambiguity of #MyCousinRachel ! theculturetrip.com/europe/un…
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Best way to prepare for @MyCousinRachel release this week? Get the @ViragoBooks du Maurier collection, of course!
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