“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like.” Vaudeville performer and humorist Will Rogers got that right. Many of ...

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Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...