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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2024
Page
4
The Aug 27 1874 issue notes a light shower bringing cheer but grasshopper damage cuts tree bark and harms fruit trees including Mr D G Watt's. A young man accused of passing counterfeit money faces arrest. Ads urge Turkish bath at 224 Massachusetts and a medical institute.
Robert Reich argues that American politics shifts power from corporate elites to the people, urging a peaceful vote to counter bullying by Trump and the oligarchy. He recalls childhood bullying, links it to today’s democracy versus tyranny battle, and backs Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as a movement to inclusivity and strong democratic governance.
The piece surveys Jonathan Franzen known for snobbery toward Oprah picks chick lit and tech culture while noting his essays and public gibes. It cites his remark about Proust and his Reputation as a crank while acknowledging not having read his novels. The narrator admits never finishing Franzen’s books but has encountered his criticism.
Georgia Garvey critiques literary tastes and hails genre fiction while sparring with Jonathan Franzen. The column notes readers’ devotion to romances and mysteries, Franzen’s public disdain for popular books, and the columnist’s paradoxical stance of secretly admiring The Corrections while hating its author.
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