The following letter – supposedly from F. Scott Fitzgerald, but actually written by Nick Farriella for the humor site McSweeney’s – recently went viral. It was forwarded to me by several people who didn’t seem…
Freddie deBoer occasionally self-identifies as a Communist. I’m not big on Communism. Nor am I a fan of Communists. And yet deBoer is someone I quote from and link to all the time. That is because he is a very…
The Price of Privilege By Madeline Levine 224 pages Published in 2006 by Harper Collins The Price of Privilege is two books in one. It’s a critique of how some affluent parents in America today handicap their…
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius By Dave Eggers 416 pages First published Feb. 1, 2000 by Simon & Schuster I read it because AS recommended it, saying, “Read it and tell me what you think of it.” (He…
Until I came across this in Letters of Note, I had no idea that Kurt Vonnegut was a prisoner of war. This letter to his family explains a lot about his view of war and the world, as expressed in his novels. To…
