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While reading David Foster Wallace’s “Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way,” several things occurred to me. Within the first few pages, I was confused. Wondering if this short novella was actually about a bunch of people who’d once appeared in … Continue reading
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“Westward the Course of Empire Takes it’s Way” got me to thinking about McDonald’s. At first I thought that there might just be a giant McDonald’s reunion that really happened in the 80′s, it didn’t. Finding this out made me … Continue reading