Richard Howe Lowell Politics & History
Menu
  • Home
  • The Lowell Review
  • About
  • Elections & Results
  • Past Posts
    • Weekly
  • Lowell Walks
  • Literary Lowell+
Click to Show
Hidden Widgets

The Lowell Review

ORDER your copy of The Lowell Review 2024 today!

For more info, please visit our LOWELL REVIEW page.

Latest Comments

  • Susan April on ‘A Nation Once Again’
  • Stephen O'Connor on ‘A Nation Once Again’
  • RuthElyn on 2026 Elinor Lipman Award for Writing
  • Jeanne Balkas on Erosion of Democracy’s Norms is Dreadful to Behold
  • Paul Early on Lowell Politics: March 1, 2026
  • Jeanne Balkas on Lowell Politics: March 1, 2026
  • Steve O'Connor on You Need to Work on Your Sweeping
  • David Provost on Living Madly: As Good as a Feast

Browse Article Categories

Writer Jonathan Franzen Says ‘Love,’ Don’t Just ‘Like’

May 29, 2011 by PaulM Posted in Culture Leave a Comment

In today’s NYTimes, writer Jonathan Franzen advises graduates at Kenyon College and all of us to be brave enough to go past “like” to the “love” setting on our emotional temperature control setting. Read the essay here, and get the NYT if you want more of this kind of writing.

Lowell: A Concise History

Purchase a print copy from Lulu Press at this link.

Download full PDF of the book for free at this link.

Lowell Politics Newsletter

Interested in Lowell politics? Sign up for my free weekly newsletter. Get local news & analysis in your inbox each Sunday. –Richard Howe

Search RichardHowe.com

Recent Posts

  • ‘A Nation Once Again’ March 17, 2026
  • Lowell Politics: March 15, 2026 March 15, 2026
  • Mother at the Stove March 12, 2026
  • Seen & Heard: Vol. 10 March 11, 2026
  • The Small Town Newspaper March 10, 2026

Email
© 2026 RichardHowe.com

Back to Top
  • Built Using HTML5
  • Styled Using CSS3
  • Stellar