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Katharine Whittemore has written for The New York Times Book Review and Lingua Franca, among other publications.
I once got a postcard from a friend traveling–and reveling–in sunny France. “You really have to admire a people,” she wrote, “who have such disdain for hard work.” Affectionate slur aside, I think of her bon mot whenever evidence surfaces, which it does with frightening regularity, of our culture’s relentless emphasis on relentless work. You […]
