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In “Harper Lee: To Milk a Mockingbird,” February 5, 2015, I poured scorn on the media hype surrounding publication of Lee’s “newly discovered masterpiece,” Go Set a Watchman. Here is an excerpt. ___________________ I enjoyed reading To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s classic 1960 novel about racism and criminal justice in early twentieth-century America, more… Read more.
Here is how I decried the practice of exploiting gullible fans by releasing songs recorded and shelved long ago as newly discovered masterpieces: When producers raised the curtain on Michael Jackson’s much-hyped performance, in hologram form, at last month’s Billboard Music Awards, far from being thrilled, I was just creeped out. But it occurred to me that,… Read more.
To Kill a Mockingbird is Harper Lee’s classic 1960 novel about racism and criminal justice in early twentieth-century America. I enjoyed reading it more than any other required reading in high school. And I don’t mind admitting that I found the 1962 film adaptation even more enjoyable; so much so that I’ve watched it over and… Read more.
