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Ourarchive contains plenty of thoughtful, informative writing about Valentine’s Day: there have been several investigations into the origins of the holiday, for example, along with a look inside a valentines factory on Fifth Avenue. But there are lots of fun and wistful Valentine’s Day stories, too. Here’s a look at a few from the 1930s and 1940s: http://nyr.kr/XPGIL7

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From canoodling couples to a self-adoring politician to letters received in moments of loneliness, New Yorker covers celebrate love in its many shapes and sizes.

Here’s a slideshow from 1925 to the present: http://nyr.kr/12lQt9n

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In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we’ve curated a selection of intimate portraits from photographers who have a significant body of work devoted to their husband, wife, partner, or lover. The images below explore intangible emotions, from new, lustful love to lengthy, studied intimacy to a love transformed or lost. Click-through for a slideshow, and commentary from the photographers: http://nyr.kr/VhrbY0

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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In what he called “the happiest day of my life,” National Rifle Association C.E.O. Wayne LaPierre marked Valentine’s Day by marrying his longtime gun, an AK-47 assault rifle. Continue reading: http://nyr.kr/12FXFZy

Carolyn Kormann on the erotic poetry of John Donne, “a great visitor of ladies” and “a great writer of conceited verses”: http://nyr.kr/Z0oUxQ

Cartoon by Danny Shanahan. For more from this week’s issue: http://nyr.kr/Xfyeyu

Some drafts of Valentine’s Day cards that perhaps I shouldn’t be sending in the first place: http://nyr.kr/VT68LA

To my congressman:

I’ve always felt sexually attracted to you. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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  It isn’t merely love that’s blind. The love poet, too, can be heard stumbling and blundering about, sightless and ecstatic, as another Valentine’s Day dawns…

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Brad Leithauser reads the love poetry of Robert Graves: http://nyr.kr/12Mp2pb

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A Valentine’s Day cartoon from this week’s issue. For more from this week’s issue: http://nyr.kr/xY264a

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