Berfrois

Embarrassment

The profit motive supercedes social function as the Big Bertha Inflatable Love Cow hits China

Short story: ‘Agreeable’ by Jonathan Franzen
Poetry podcast: Monica Ferrell reads Beautiful Funeral
Slideshow: Ghada Amer’s Erotic Embroidery
Podcast: Dan Chiasson on Lydia Davis
Illustrated book excerpt: Know Your Rodent
Podcast: The Gold Standard and the Eurozone Crisis