FIRST LINKS — 6.24.14

Nepal’s living goddess who still has to do homework
Sonia Narang, BBC News

For Muslims, Howard Gordon’s ‘Tyrant’ Is a Step in the Right Direction
Dean Obeidallah, Daily Beast

And Gladly Learn
Abigail Lavin, The Weekly Standard

James Joyce’s Untamable Power
James Longenbach, The Nation

Rebellion Vs. Conformity in ‘We Are the Best!’
Eve Tushnet, The American Spectator

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