Poor Helen DeWitt- to spend years writing an incredibly original novel, only to end up sharing it with a Tom Cruise movie.
The Last Samurai, the novel, is an original.
It’s a great underwear party when two people give you their numbers AND two of the staff grope you
Volunteer for something you care about. Find a liberal church like the UUs that leans into potlucks.
And of course, the counterpoint, “The Dover Bitch,” is also true.
After the fall of the USSR, the author notes many European intellectuals, and “one lone American, Richard Rorty” were doing some kind of lecture circuit.
I smugly thought, “I know who this is because of that guy I see on Bluesky.”
Idylls of the King. Or to go less book-length, Dover Beach.
Im reading Postwar by Tony Judt and the parallels between the current administration and Stalin are quite striking.
And based on post-war Germany, very, very few people will end up being held accountable for their actions.
I am working my way through the NYT top 100 books of the 21st century, and it has opened worlds.
Someone was very smart to post that criticism should be directed at Vought and Miller, the people really running the show. Let the puppet president see how superfluous he is, then watch as he turns on them for stealing attention.
Soft secession
The Vegetarian.
I am very pleased that I just had two breakthroughs in my attempt to solve Cain’s Jawbone.
I still may never solve it, but we all need something to do in our golden years.
Inching closer to the end.
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
While randomly seeing how the local press in Idaho was reporting on the Qatari airbase, I found this.
www.ktvb.com/article/news...
Having finally read The New Jim Crow this week, this particularly resonated.
I have never watched a SuperBowl or its half time show in my life, but there’s a first time for everything.
Assuming the US is still standing.
Thank you, young Y staff member, for being surprised at how close I am to getting the senior discount on membership
So close to finishing the top 100 books of the 21st century according to the NYT.
Finally, the queen of the night blooms!
