On October 4th of this year, right in the midst of Franzen-mania (and Franzenfreude), two ballsy Londoners jacked Jonathan Franzen’s signature spectacles during a Hyde Park bookstore launch party for Freedom. They left a ransom note asking for $100,000, but were eventually caught, and the glasses were returned. Now, if only someone could do him a favor and steal his silly leather jacket because, jeez, c’mon.
Biblioklept 
Perhaps without his glasses Franzen could see the way to choosing a path — culture critic or culture-embraced media darling.
http://michaelcogdill.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/please-lets-shed-the-manacles-of-freedom/
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