January 2007
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This blague's readers know that I've been revisiting books that I first read in the 1950s. Last week I reported on Sinclair Lewis's Arrowsmith, which was required reading in junior-year English in Erasmus Hall High School. I re-read Arrowsmith in the very convenient Library of America series, which includes Elmer Gantry and Dodsworth (along with…
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A while ago, I reported on my very favorite innovations of the last half-century — including such wonders as the retractable vacuum cleaner cord, fitted sheets, duct tape, and the mute button. I now realize that I was remiss in not celebrating the most revolutionary invention of recent decades — the disposable diaper. I was…