Some stories are, or ought to be, mythic. I may have already adduced them before and will try not to repeat myself, though these days my memory Is far from reliable. Now does it much matter whether some toothsome anecdotes are factual or merely fictional, when either kind manages to turn mythical? By which I mean an existential road sign.Take the one about Washington and the cherry tree. Though clearly fictitious, it…
SOURCE: John Simon at 10:36AM on November 6, 2017