One of the odd experiences of growing older is that you see your age group influence different aspects of culture as it passes through stages of life. I remember when I was a child in[…]
Concerning a Victim (ME) of the Mid-Century Persecutions: by Mitchell Chavis In the early mornings I drafted petitions concerning my “unmemorable demise.” To the local Chamber of Commerce, Bob Taft, the Demiurge of Americanism: Mickey[…]
Note: It has come to my attention that the story that was previously in this place is actually by author Elizabeth Gilbert. The original can be found here: http://www.oprah.com/inspiration/elizabeth-gilbert-may-2016-o-magazine
Repost: I regret not reading The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky) years earlier. I was always intimidated by its immense length. After having tackled Les Miserables several years earlier however, I felt prepared. My first impression[…]