OK, normal people can stop reading this post right now. If you do not know who Harold Ross and H.K. Fowler were, you are a normal person and should go to Facebook or You-Tube or whatever it is that you kids do now besides drugs and sex. OK, with that out of the way. let’s…
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The New Yorker doesn’t know what “ephemeral” means, together with other considerations
Over at the New Yorker, there’s a long and generally excellent piece by Hua Hsu on that on-going feast n’ farce o’ schadenfreude, the Harvard Asian-American discrimination lawsuit. But there are two sentences near the end of the article that boggle the mind severely, to wit: One of the most ephemeral qualities that admissions officers…
The New Yorker doesn’t know what “ephemeral” means, together with other considerations
Over at the New Yorker, there’s a long and generally excellent piece by Hua Hsu on that on-going feast n’ farce o’ schadenfreude, the Harvard Asian-American discrimination lawsuit. But there are two sentences near the end of the article that boggle the mind severely, to wit: One of the most ephemeral qualities that admissions officers…
Cat Fight! Cat Fight!
Whoa! This is intense! Emerald Robinson said mean things about Jonah Goldberg and Michael Doran1 said she was “brilliant” and Jonah said no she wasn’t and so Michael said mean things about Jonah and then Jonah said mean things back and there you are. Well, if you have the patience to wade through all of…
New Book!
I have a new book out (obviously). James Thurber A Reader’s Guide consists of a long (30,000+ words) essay treating Thurber’s work in some detail, plus a handful of short, Thurber-related pieces discussing Thurber compatriots Harold Ross, E. B. White, and Wolcott Gibbs, and/or dithering over words. It’s available, along with my other books, via Amazon as…
James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide, Part 31
INTRODUCTION This is the 31st and final episode of “James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide,” a rambling consideration of Thurber’s works, examining his life and work in some detail.. Ultimately, I’ll be publishing the whole thing as an ebook. The links to the first part and the most recent part are given below. Part 31 discusses…
James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide, Part 23
INTRODUCTION This is the 23rd episode of “James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide,” a rambling consideration of Thurber’s works, examining his life and work in some detail. Generally, these appear every Friday. The links to the first part and the most recent part are given below. Part 23 continues the discussion of Thurber’s 1942 collection, My…
James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide
INTRODUCTION This is the ninth episode of “James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide,” a rambling consideration of Thurber’s works, examining his life and work in some detail. Generally, these appear every Friday. The links to the first part and the most recent part are given below. Part 9 continues discussion of Thurber’s “slender masterpiece,” My Life…
James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide, Part 7
INTRODUCTION Over a month ago I began running the first episodes of “James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide,” a rambling consideration of Thurber’s works, examining his life and work in some detail. The links to the first part and the most recent part are given below. Part 7 continues my discussion of the his “Mr. and…
James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide, Part 4
Introduction Several weeks ago I began running the first episodes of “James Thurber, A Reader’s Guide,” a rambling consideration of Thurber’s works, examining his life and work in some detail. The links to parts 1 and 3 are given below. Part 4 continues my discussion of Thurber’s early life. Part 1 Part 3 Part 4…