“Everybody of my generation has the same memory. We were twelve or thirteen or we were twenty-one, for that matter, and we were going to be veterinarians or we were, like Ringo, going to own a hairdresser’s parlor. We walked into the record store and saw the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. We thought together, 'Life can be other than it has been.”
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Curtis White, born in 1951, is a renowned American essayist. His works are known for their profound ecological criticism and sharp analysis of modern social issues. more
“What can I say? I'm taken; I love how enthralled she remains by the festival of living.”
“In the sea of her guests, I feel like an old man, a vintage vinyl in a world of Spotify playlists.”
“Whose idea was it to replace the chrome knobs and push buttons on car radios with 'touch screens'?”