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“Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night…”*

“The Six Triple Eight” (2024) The full quote is: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds“ Wikipedia We could add, “nor World War II.” This Netflix … Continue reading

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The Truth is in the Title

American Fiction (2023) Oh, boy, this is a clever satire on the state of American literary circles. Meet Monk: he’s a writer of fiction who gets no reviews, no awards and hardly any book sales. In frustration, he writes a … Continue reading

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Are We Painting Ourselves into a Corner?

Intolerance (1916) OK. This is a loaded question: should we tolerate differences in society, or should we draw a line in the sand and dare others to cross it at their peril? That seems to be the ethos of this … Continue reading

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I’m Beginning to Think that I’m Too Subtle Sometimes:

Let’s Start a Dialogue about the N-Word All joking aside, there are three recent posts of mine which attempted to connect the dots where harsh truth is concerned. The first was about Dred Scott, the second about Roe v. Wade … Continue reading

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What Triggered “Kristallnacht” in 1938?

Herschel Grynszpan Shooting Ernst vom Rath (November 7, 1938) It seemed an extreme action when suddenly German nationalists started venting their anger against Jews during a night and a day in November 1938. The German authorities were instructed not to … Continue reading

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