Random Awesomeness

– Weren’t we just talking about the mercurial quality of ancient Greek stories? Well, here’s Daniel Mendelsohn to add some perspective.

– I don’t care what fusty old William Deresiewicz thinks of Facebook, but his cultural history of friendship (the first half of this article) is fascinating.

The Possessed by Elif Batuman has been reviewed everywhere, and reviewed lovingly, and—luckily for poor folks like us—excerpted widely.

– Even in something as straightforward as a programming announcement, the good folks at Fox News sound petty and childishly hurt.

This craziness.

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