Paris Review – O Tempora! And Other News, Sadie Stein

O Tempora! And Other News

January 29, 2013 | by Sadie Stein

If you’re not Pride and Prejudiced out, here’s a playlist. (We think it should end with “Chapel of Love,” but that’s a matter of opinion.)

Barnes & Noble will be downsizing, closing twenty stores a year for the next ten years. (Did you know they had that many stores?)

In related news, the Globe and Mail is, depressingly, slashing its books section. That’s right: “Slashing.”

At least the word puberty is no longer censored! Judy Blume on the bad times.

It would seem that Harry Potter, like the Bible, can be used to support any argument.

Joe Carlson | January 29, 2013 at 11:04 am

Swear to god: after resisting the temptation for years, I finally got my green card last week. That is, my Barnes & Noble Member Card. Tell the truth I always preferred Borders. Better selection. Funny those smiling B & N customer service folks didn’t mention this before they nicked me for an annual fee.