The Boomer Bust; a 19th-Century Memoirist’s Anti-Modern Lament; Remembering Norton Juster; an Anxious Look at Social Media

[View this email in your browser]( March 10, 2021 • Adar 26, 5781 # [The Boomer Baffle Battle Book]( A new book argues that in the course of trying to liberate themselves from the past, the baby boomers turned out to be wholly, fatally derivative [BY JOSEPH M. KEEGIN](#) # [Was Modernity Bad for Jewish Women?]( Women’s History Month: Pauline Wengeroff, the late-19th-century Russian grandmother and memoirist who saw through the emerging patriarchy in Eastern Europe, was no Betty Friedan [BY SHULAMIT S. MAGNUS](#) Be on the lookout later today for the first-ever installment of Tablet's new afternoon newsletter, The Scroll: a digest of the day's happenings edited by Tablet's Jacob Siegel. The Scroll: We read the internet all day so you don't have to. [My Delightful, Unexpected, Dream-Like Meeting With Norton Juster]( The author of ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ was a total mensch [BY MARJORIE INGALL](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # ANXIOUSLY [Ep. 7: The Internet]( This week, Lisa and Aimee are anxious about the internet. Lisa tries to avoid social media while Aimee finds herself going down Instagram rabbit holes late into the night, and they both wonder: Why does it seem like the experience of being online lately is all trolls and no fun? MARCH 10, 2021 # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](