FRANK MUIR ON EDUCATION AND LITERATURE PART 2
YESTERDAY WE STARTED SELECTING CHOICE QUOTES from Frank Muir’s An Irreverent and Thoroughly Incomplete Social History of Almost Everything. We continue today in Part 2 with the likes of George … Continue reading
FRANK MUIR ON EDUCATION AND LITERATURE PART 1
FRANK MUIR, HE OF MUIR AND NORDEN “My Word!/My Music!,” also put together a wonderful collection of things he enjoyed reading. An Irreverent and Thoroughly Incomplete Social History of Almost … Continue reading
TRUMP’S WORDS OF OPPRESSION—ETYMOLOGY PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN ANALYSES of the Trump administration’s means of oppression. Today in Part 2 we focus on propaganda as a tool, retribution as a goal, and an easy catch-all … Continue reading
TRUMP’S WORDS OF OPPRESSION—ETYMOLOGY PART 1
SOME OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S WORDS OF OPPRESSION are corruptions of previously lofty ones: diversity, equity, inclusion are paramount among these. Others are contortions of obscure legalities: misapplying the rarely … Continue reading
ON ANGULAR SAND
SAUDI ARABIA HAS A WEALTH OF OIL, BUT its sand may be less valuable than Greenland’s. I come by this tidbit from an odd source: a lengthly response in the … Continue reading
DO PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD—FOR SOCIETAL AWARENESS
“FEARLESS. IRONIC. SUPERCOOL. BORDERLINE ESOTERIC. BRILLIANTLY OBSERVED. It is difficult to encapsulate provocateurs Martin Hablesreiter and Sonja Stummerer.” This, from their YouTube intro. “The couple,” it recounts, “were practising architects … Continue reading
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MATTER PART 2
YESTERDAY BEGAN THIS ANALYSIS of Trump’s firings at the Library of Congress. Today in Part 2, George Saunders continues his New York Times Guest Essay “Shame on the White House.” … Continue reading
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MATTER PART 1
I HAD INTENDED TO BEGIN THIS WITH “You Jackass! It’s the Library of Congress—not of the Executive Branch.” Upon researching the matter, though, I found that indeed the President likely … Continue reading
KAWARA’S CARD GAME IS GOOD FUN, AND NEIGHBORLY
“ ‘IT FEELS GREAT WHEN YOU WIN, but it’s even more fun when you use a card featuring someone you actually know,’ says 12-year-old Sasuke, who plays about three times … Continue reading
ORSON WELLES ON DIRECTING PART 2
YESTERDAY, PART 1 SET THE STAGE for Orson Welles sharing his views on directing. Here in Part 2, he shares some history, more than a few opinions, and many insights … Continue reading
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