One of the great gifts of mankind is our memory. Without it, we could be greatly impoverished, though, as gifts go, it is a double-edged sword: a donor as well as a tormentor"sometimes a pot of gold, sometimes a Trojan horse.I see memory as tripartite: good, bad, and whimsical. By this I would mean memories of good things, bad things, and surprising things. But that is a slight oversimplification. Memory of good thin…
SOURCE: John Simon at 07:05PM on November 24, 2013