Category Archives: Yasunari Kawabata’s “The Lake”

“Mysteries of the National Parks”: A Geographical Hoot

Posted on September 28, 2026 by williamjcobb

I have to hand it to Mike Bezemek, whoever he is. (Full disclosure: I know nothing about the guy.) It’s not so much about the mysteries of national parks as more of a humorous glimpse into one man’s odd obsessions that somehow, often tangentially at best, relate to national parks. Continue reading →

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On Yasunari Kawabata’s “The Lake” and the Pleasures of “Old” Books:

Posted on January 10, 2026 by williamjcobb

So one of the downsides of our irritating Consumer Culture is that we’re programmed to be always looking for the next New Thing—be it car, refrigerator, book, movie, or significant other. It can lead to a niggling feeling that our … Continue reading →

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