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Don't expect Superman to become a potty-mouth, or Batman and Wonder Woman "get it on." Although the back cover promises "wild and uninhibited stories," reading the book feels a bit like watching precocious children play with daddy's very expensive toys while daddy watches them very closely. Ironically...
With the constant reminder of Harvard Dining Services only bolstered by tales of Annenberg’s cuisine from summer school proctors, I’ve taken a solemn vow never to complain about variety. Having only four or five dressings to choose from at the salad bar seems like...
Now readers are left wondering just how deep Ellis' empathy runs. Last week Ellis, an icon on the South Hadley, Mass., campus of Mount Holyoke College, where he has taught for the past 29 years, was exposed as an inventor of his own world of imaginative appeal. For several years...
While "Now Dig This" is an entertaining, well-assembled collection of Southern's writing, the "greatest hits" book he himself put together, "Red-Dirt Marijuana" (1967) shows the true depth of his talent, as the reader sees him adopting different styles and narrative voices, and nailing every one. The contents...
And Greenfeld got both tales: the news of a bizarre tragedy and the examination of an unfathomable triumph. For all of us who are tempted to put people into categories, like "rich-therefore-happy" or "blind-therefore-disabled," these two stories are a reminder to resist.