Dan's Picks

Dan's suggested reading of the week: Florence of Arabia by Christopher Buckley in this month's issue of The Atlantic, (also in the same issue is a rather interesting article on the press responses to the coming conclave and the future pope). It is not a short story, but a first chapter of a book of the same title, that is a satirical look at Saudi Arabia and the U.S. government's involvement with the corrupt royal family. Also, as the name suggests, it is a send up to T.E. Lawrence. Pick it up when your looking for something fast, funny, and witty to read.