We use this satirical piece from The New Yorker's Borowitz Report as an excuse to promote the books of one of our favorite existentialists, Jean-Paul Sartre. Works by or about Jean-Paul can be found throughout the Library - in the Social Sciences room, across the Great Hall in Entertainment/Literature/Biography, and of course in Fiction; we even have un tout petit peu (a very little) in the original French. Here is an excerpt from the Borowitz piece; click here to read the full article:
"As they prepare for Game 3 of the N.B.A. Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have replaced their official slogan, 'All In,' with a quotation by the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
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On Wednesday, workers at Quicken Loans Arena unfurled a huge wine-and-gold banner emblazoned with the new Cavaliers slogan, 'All Human Activities Are Doomed to Failure.'
The Cavaliers’ choice of an abridged quote from Sartre’s 'Being and Nothingness' (1943) as their new slogan originated, as many of this season’s decisions reportedly have, with superstar LeBron James.
'Ever since the Finals began, I’ve found myself turning again and again to Sartre,' James, who wore a beret as he spoke to reporters, said. 'So I bought copies of Jean-Paul’s work for everyone on the team.'" [continued...]
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