Over at the New Republic, Tim Noah has a bit of fun with Joyce Maynard’s breathless account (for the New York Times) of the quasi-countless benefits this fifty-something gal has derived from her brand-new $800 haircut: “It’s only hair, of course,” Joycie tells us. “Still, two weeks later, I observed in myself a marked elevation…
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Death of a Recluse
Poor J.D.! Did ever a man so outlive himself? It’s true that Holden Caulfield is, well, a little too Holden Caulfield, but if you haven’t got a little Holden in you, and a little time for that little, you ain’t got much heart. I used to feel sorry for J.D. when Joyce Maynard wrote her…