It is impossible for me to estimate how many of my early impressions of the world, correct and the opposite, came to me through newspapers. Homicide, adultery, no-hit pitching, and Balkanism were concepts that, left to my own devices, I would have encountered much later in life.
Bio: Malvina Reynolds was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her songwriting, particularly the songs Little Boxes and Morningtown Ride.
