Not that itβs my tipple of choice, but if it were it always be an unapologetic VERmuth
Not that itβs my tipple of choice, but if it were it always be an unapologetic VERmuth
I recall his performance at the Beaulie Folk Festival (that dates me). The poured all day, we got drenched, but what memorable event
Dressing up for world book day is bullshit, even leaving the parental finance stuff aside. It's one of very few 'event' days in school calenders set aside for a solo, quiet, activity β and then it's turned into dress-up. Spectacularly misses the point. Schools should drop it from a great height.
A grassroots boycott, QuitGPT, has been spreading across the US & beyond asking people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions. Over a million people have answered the call. Itβs time for Europeans to join.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reading a report about a symposium on C.G. Jung last weekend, I was intrigued to learn of the Jung family rumour suggesting that his grandfather was the illegitimate son of Goethe.
The disturbing rise of "algospeak"
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
βThe world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we donβt know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same.β β Marjane Satrapi, Iranian Graphic
We're told to fear each other while the powerful profit from division.
Different countries, same game.
Always has been: the masses vs the elite.
#SocialistSunday
The 'murder' of Khamenei was a 'cynical violation of all norms of human morality', says the fascist in the Kremlin who tried to assassinate Zelenskyy as well murdering many of his own citizens and thousands of Ukrainians
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It's a pleasant place. Enjoy it.
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A wise decision. I read Crime and Punishment lent to me by a nurse when I was hospitalised in Austria. Schwester Esther was a wonderful nurse, but this particular kindness did nothing for my recovery.
One more sleep until The Devilβs Mask by Stephen Brown is officially unearthed!
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Book Review | A Friend for Hope by Amie White (Author) and Olena Oprich (Illustrator), perfect for readers who enjoy children's books and picture books
A Friend for Hope is a picture book for children ages 4 to 6 that celebrates friendship and belonging.
substack.com/@nnlightsboo...
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In time, TACO Belle will surely come to be recognised as America's greatest satirist
The Rag Pickers~Paris (1920), two men, one pushing a cart full of rags, and the other pulling the cart. Contributor: Imago Europe Collection.
"Trickle-down theory - the less than elegant metaphor that if one feeds the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows."
John Kenneth Galbraith,
(1908-2006)
Of course he is. Thiel was his mentor and sponsor.
On streaming now! LA GRAZIA π½οΈ is a BANGER
I've heard Plein Soleil is very good, have yet to see it.
New great review for Favorita in the Financial Times!
www.ft.com/content/9758...
Not familiar with that one. Positano came to mind because I once read that The Talented Mr R was inspired by a lone figure Highsmith saw on the beach from the balcony of her hotel in Positano. It has struck me ever since as the perfect setting to read her Ripley novels.
What a beautiful image. It would have to be Patricia Highsmith of course. An Italian beach? Positano for example?
"Whether it was the ink or the paper, they had a certain smell and itβs very nostalgic to me and many others."
But is the era of the βpocket bookβ really drawing to a close?
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Beatriz GonzΓ‘lez, who died this year aged 93, lived through years of conflict and corruption, making biting, macabre and endlessly forceful work from postcards, cheap furniture and press cuttings.
Her work is on now show at The Barbican, London
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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βWrite with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.β
β Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Don't mess with Cher, people!
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