When Updike and Cheever Came to Visit

One of the great pleasures of the new century is that Dick Cavett writes a blog on the New York Times. In his latest post, he writes about When Updike and Cheever Came to Visit. Excerpt:

What if we could get John Cheever and John Updike?” someone said.

“Together. On the same show!” The fantasy came true.

But the greatest pleasure of the post is Cavett's own lovely, funny prose. If you're tragically too young to remember when he owned late-night TV, his posts will both make you realize the depth of your loss, and almost make up for it. Dick Cavett should be designated a National Treasure.