Tag Archives: Jennifer Egan

Don't tell Angela Merkel but being German, Mann isn't welcome in Greece.

Germany v. Greece: Holiday Reading

In which Alex Clark discovers that the meaning of “austerity measures” is trying to read The Magic Mountain while on holiday in a small town on the Aegean. Continue reading

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Noam Chomsky: Please live a really, really long time

The Stealth Fight Against Stupidity

In which Janet Steen dares to be smart — and shows us how. Continue reading

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