Since the publication of Go Set a Watchman last July, I’ve written at least four articles related to the legacy of Atticus Finch and the diminution of that legacy by Watchman. OK, truth be told, it’s more accurate to say that I’ve written and edited – and never quite completed – four variations of such an article. Continue Reading
The Daily Show: Reminds Me of My Mom…but then, what doesn’t?
Watching Jon Stewart’s sign off from The Daily Show, I’m wondering how I’m going to cope without the funny, incisive, sometimes slightly self-righteous pieces of outrage and analysis he directs at the pompous media and at our nation’s bought and sold democracy. Continue Reading
Intriguingly Inscribed Books, Discarded by Their Recipients and Discovered by Us!
A year or so ago, my friend David found a really touching inscription inside of a great NPR book that he picked up at a used bookstore. It was amazingly heart-felt and honest, this inscription from a son to a father. When we read it, we were of course very moved, and then we thought, “Oh no, I bet the father was ill, passed away, and someone just traded or gave the book away. How sad.” And then it made us wonder how many other inscribed books are just sitting around waiting to be read and pondered? Well, we started searching for them in earnest a little while ago, scouring used bookshops, antique/thrift stores and the like. We’re amazed at how many we’ve found so far!
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