States of War at Lapham’s Quarterly
The debut issue of Lapham’s Quarterly looks back to Twain, Tolstoy, and others for perspectives on war today.
The debut issue of Lapham’s Quarterly looks back to Twain, Tolstoy, and others for perspectives on war today.
When I met a friend to see a show last fall, I turned up disheveled and withdrawn, with only seven of my fingernails painted, and I tripped on the stairs as we were descending to our seats. He caught my arm before I could plummet. “What’s going on with you, Maud?” he said. “I’ve become feral,” I told him. “I’m . . .
New York’s taxing agency is fixing to open up a can of whoop-ass on Internet retailers like Amazon that traditionally have been protected from sales tax collection requirements and liability because they lacked nexus with, or a “physical presence” in, the state. (For background, see my 2003 comments on the “Internet Tax Freedom Act” at MobyLives. Many thanks to GMB . . .
GA, AL, & MS are forming a Southern Literary Trail. McCullers, O’Connor, & Walker landmarks will be part of the GA leg.
As you’ve no doubt heard, Norman Mailer has died. In his honor, The Paris Review posts Andrew O’Hagan’s 2007 interview, and much more.