{"id":38363,"date":"2012-09-13T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=38363"},"modified":"2012-12-04T18:11:24","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T23:11:24","slug":"announcing-our-new-mug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/13\/announcing-our-new-mug\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Our New Mug!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mug.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-38420\" title=\"Mug\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mug.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mug.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mug-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mug-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A year after our caf\u00e9 au lait cup sold out, we\u2019re pleased to announce the arrival of its sturdy American cousin, the diner mug\u2014perfect for keeping your coffee or tea warm while you read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/fiction\/6170\/disgust-ottessa-moshfegh\">Ottessa Moshfegh\u2019s tale<\/a> of doomed love in a Chinese boomtown or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/interviews\/6168\/the-art-of-fiction-no-217-roberto-calasso\">Roberto Calasso<\/a> on possession, sacrifice, and his resemblance to Groucho Marx.<\/p>\n<p>One side displays our classic logo. The other side (not pictured here) gives a fair and up-to-the-minute assessment of the magazine you love<em><\/em>: \u201cThe first really promising development in youthful, advance guard, or experimental writing in a long time. \u2014<em>Newsweek<\/em>, 1953 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>This straight-talking mug is yours with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/subscribe\">one-year subscription or renewal<\/a>. 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