President Trump is known for spinning lies ― lots and lots of lies ― but now he’s adding mixed messages to his verbal arsenal. On Monday, the president sent out a New Year’s greeting on Twitter that managed to pack lots of self-pity and passive-aggression into an 11-second clip. “While I’m at the White House…
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Is ‘Catcher in the Rye’ still relevant on Salinger’s 100th birthday?
Tuesday is J.D. Salinger’s 100th birthday, but Holden Caulfield is still 17. The iconic teenager of “The Catcher in the Rye” is forever suspended in the amber of our youthful alienation. Although a few pious schools continue to ban Salinger’s only published novel, for millions of adults, a faded copy of “The Catcher in the…
