The Overachievers, by Alexandra Robbins. Hyperion, 439 pages, $24.95.
There’s a fearsome plague among us. It’s not AIDS. It’s not drug-resistant TB or the Ebola virus. It’s a gnawing emptiness deep within the guts of children from rich families.
Yes, “affluenza”—identified in the late 1990’s as the vague malaise one feels when the Read More
The Overachievers, by Alexandra Robbins. Hyperion, 439 pages, $24.95.
There’s a fearsome plague among us. It’s not AIDS. It’s not drug-resistant TB or the Ebola virus. It’s a gnawing emptiness deep within the guts of children from rich families.
Yes, “affluenza”—identified in the late 1990’s as the vague malaise one feels when the thrill of Read More
Wednesday 16th
It’s not enough that those silly boomers are so absorbed in their big, fleshy, collective midlife crisis (see every Time cover and John Updike, Philip Roth and Minot sisters novel of the past decade), now their kids are kvetching as well? Take this book Quarterlife Crisis: The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Read More
Affordable Housing or Lack Thereof
