In our school years, Lord of the Flies by William Golding was a constant presence. The novel, backed by its Nobel-winning status and concise length, remains on shelves. However, its influence seems to have waned with time. Many novels from the 1950s struggle to resonate in today’s fast-paced world. The dystopian view of barbarism in...
Ross Barkan, a columnist for New York Magazine, faces plagiarism allegations that have triggered an internal review of his previous work. The controversy began when Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell accused Barkan of copying material from his May 9 article about Ben Shapiro for a similar piece on Shapiro’s business. After Harwell pointed out the...