New York Times Magazine just pissed me off...

Ted Samsel tejas at infi.net
Sun Mar 16 07:28:54 CST 1997


Marisa sez:
> 
>           Anyone read the New York times magazine section this Sunday?
>            There was an article by James Atlas how "easy" books are
>           "in" now and that Gravity's Rainbow (and other such books
>           which are "hard")  may have fans and followers but that no
>           one actually enjoys reading them.  It was very disappointing
>           to see such support of ignorance or at least support of not
>           challenging yourself in a magazine I like to think is
>           generally intellectually stimulating...

Mayhaps we are "turning Japanese" and being "manga" wurzeled.

tejas at infi.net
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            smoke me a seegar from Havana,
            I'll be the King of Louisiana"   
                             (It's gonna be) PAYDAY  Porter Wagoner




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