{"id":7786,"date":"2018-04-07T12:21:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T17:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twocities.org\/?p=7786"},"modified":"2018-04-07T12:22:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T17:22:34","slug":"pond-scum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twocities.org\/?p=7786","title":{"rendered":"POND SCUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>My friend, Randy Newman, recommended this essay to me.\u00a0 I am very interested in writers like Thoreau and Emerson.\u00a0 A revealing piece!<\/strong><\/p>\n<header>\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader__articleHeader___1G7-9  ArticleHeader__default___1GpE3\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader__headerRow___nDCwd\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader__metaInfo___1aBON\">\n<div class=\"ArticleContributors__byline___3-luq\">\n<div class=\"ArticleContributors__contributorWrapper___1CrIJ\">\n<div class=\"Byline__articleHeader___13Q7D  \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"Layout__twoColumn___1sIWV\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"ArticleLedeImage__rightAligned___10Wqp \">\n<div class=\"ArticleLedeImage__container___Fy9Ni\">\n<div class=\"Lightbox__lightbox___2lLZl Lightbox__white___jj_9p  \" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\n<figure class=\"Figure__figure___U_9Te Figure__fullHeight___3uICS ArticleLedeImage__lede___1rVAF \">\n<div class=\"placeholder\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-buttress\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder-content\">\n<div class=\"Image__image___1PhYl Figure__image___1hDvt ArticleLedeImage__image___17_0r\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><picture class=\"component-responsive-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_649,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg, https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_1298,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_813,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg, https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_1626,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_727,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg, https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_1454,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_727,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg, https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_1454,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg 2x\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/590971152179605b11ad79aa\/master\/w_727,c_limit\/151019_r27147.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Why, given his hypocrisy, sanctimony, and misanthropy, has Thoreau been so cherished?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2015\/10\/19\/pond-scum\">https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2015\/10\/19\/pond-scum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend, Randy Newman, recommended this essay to me.\u00a0 I am very interested in writers like Thoreau and Emerson.\u00a0 A revealing piece! 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