Against Manufacturing Wonder

The Eiffel Tower, Aristotle, and Coleridge on Imitation Peaches

Dear Friends,

Happy Wonder Wednesday (on Thursday)!

I’m just back from a week in Paris, where I have the joy of teaching in NYU’s low-res MFA each summer. The best part is always being with others writers, though savory tarts = close second.

As I cruised along the Seine, I found myself blinking at the steel marvel perennially featured in perfume ads. How E…