Chad Harbach and Bon Iver make this a big year for Wisconsin. It seems New York is slowly catching up.
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By Rachel Hurn posted at 1:30 pm on September 24, 2011 1
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Rachel Hurn is an intern for The Millions. She was born in Los Angeles and is currently earning her MFA in Creative Nonfiction at The New School. Her work can be found at thenewyorker.com and at her blog, rachelhurn.blogspot.com. Follow Rachel on Twitter @rachelmariehurn.
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at 11:08 am on September 25, 2011
Sure, but they also have Gov. Scott Walker, so it’s still not quite paradise.