Anchor: Panning Mason &amp; Dixon, the New Republic 's James Wood declares Thomas Pynchon's penchant for allegory tiresome and his alleged cleverness to be overwrought and heavy-handed.
Entailed: James Wood says the allegory gets old and hard to read.
Contradiction: James Wood says the allegory is fun to read.
Contradiction: They are swimming.
Contradiction: According to Newsweek, American teenagers commit more crimes between 2 and 8 p.m.
Contradiction: The outside area was quiet.
Contradiction: A woman is wearing a red outfit.