Thursday, September 13, 2018

Once upon a time we had mandarins …

… Parry and Thrust | Lapham’s Quarterly. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

In their heydays Buckley and Vidal were each deemed a “national treasure.” Now they are somewhat forgotten figures. That is sad. And we have no one like them today, which is sadder. 

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