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Ed Comentale Apparently, Kurt Vonnegut—beloved hippie hero of postmodern literature—almost became a Nazi. That’s what we learn, at least, in the first few surprising pages of Mother Night. Vonnegut opens his 1961 novel by describing the wealthy German Hoosier clan into which he was born. He recalls “the vile and lively native American fascists” he grew up with in …
Sandy Shapshay Player Piano is THE novel to read in the Trump era. I’m no political scientist, but I have a keen suspicion that if this novel had been required reading for the Clinton campaign, we might not be in the Trump era right now. Allow me to make a case for these bold claims. Vonnegut’s foreword proclaims that …
Player Piano as Educational Dystopia Ed Comentale In a recent interview with Bloomberg News, billionaire investor Mark Cuban offered some surprising advice for college students and their future employers. “No finance,” he proclaimed, “that’s the easiest thing—you just take the data and have it spit out whatever you need. I personally think there’s going to be a greater demand in …
