What makes American life meaningful? Apple products? Cat videos? Torrential pornography? The prospect of a lavish retirement? The senior prom? Forestalling your plunge into poverty? Prescription ...

Eric Bennett
Eric Bennett is the author of A Big Enough Lie and Workshops of Empire. Other writing has appeared in the New York Times, A Public Space, MFA vs. NYC, Chronicle of Higher Education, and the New Yorker (online). His second novel, Everybody Can’t Be Naked, is forthcoming.