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Re: SIGHTING: Playboy, Flaubert, Nabokov
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Twiggs: From The Times Literary Supplement September 10, 2010 http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/Subscriber_Archive/Other_Categories_Archive/article7166281.ece
"...Macy Halford at the New Yorker's books blog at least tried to be witty..Even Ms Halford resorted to the obligatory tale of embarrassment when buying the magazine at a kiosk."
JM: Who are the people who must present a "tale of embarassment" when buying Playboy? Are there similar qualms, related to other "lurid" magazines, or when they buy "Lolita" and books by Anais Nin, Henry Miller, Sade.. - or these are never sold by American newspaper kiosks?
Sometimes, in "Ada," Van seemed to enjoy revolving book-stands with their embarass of richesses, but I never paid attention, in particular, about any salacious* offers. I don't think there were any, but critical comments and various punning alusions to authors.
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* I checked the word online to ascertain that it was spelt with only one L. The etymology, in itself, is very salacious!
Cf. sa·la·cious - Etymology: Latin salac-, salax, from salire to move spasmodically, leap .
Date: circa 1645
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"...Macy Halford at the New Yorker's books blog at least tried to be witty..Even Ms Halford resorted to the obligatory tale of embarrassment when buying the magazine at a kiosk."
JM: Who are the people who must present a "tale of embarassment" when buying Playboy? Are there similar qualms, related to other "lurid" magazines, or when they buy "Lolita" and books by Anais Nin, Henry Miller, Sade.. - or these are never sold by American newspaper kiosks?
Sometimes, in "Ada," Van seemed to enjoy revolving book-stands with their embarass of richesses, but I never paid attention, in particular, about any salacious* offers. I don't think there were any, but critical comments and various punning alusions to authors.
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* I checked the word online to ascertain that it was spelt with only one L. The etymology, in itself, is very salacious!
Cf. sa·la·cious - Etymology: Latin salac-, salax, from salire to move spasmodically, leap .
Date: circa 1645
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