Vladimir Nabokov, a lepidopterist, composer of chess strategies, lecturer at Wellesley, professor at Cornell and Russian-American novelist, was born 114 years ago today. So imagine my disappointment when, upon receiving my copy of Nabokov’s “Lolita” in the mail, I found this: Read More…
In the fifth season of NBC’s “30 Rock,” Liz Lemon recounts the one time she went to Los Angeles. She asked a passer-by, “How do I get to 10?,” at which he, a rioter for Rodney King, interrupted his hell-raising to deliver this disdainful line: “It’s the 10.” Every city Read More…
For all his psychological hang-ups, Tyler Durden had it right when he said, “You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.” There were no ifs or buts about it. He didn’t call us less unique; he didn’t wish we were more unique. No, Tyler Durden must have known that the Read More…
