notes

Pretentious or profound, phony or authentic, laudable or lamentable – these are among the polarities lobbed back and forth in the endless quarrel about J.D. Salinger’s magnum opus, “The Catcher in the Rye”. Now, I’m sure, like myself, you’ve witnessed the pretzel-like contortions and histrionics that have accompanied this masterful work’s journey through the decades. … Read more

Every now and then, civilization faces a supposed revolution, a seismic shift aimed to question, and in many cases, uproot the existent order. One such revolution of our times has been the rise of digital reading, the Kindle-spawned revolt against the traditional format of reading, which some hastily herald as the death knell of printed … Read more