“The Man Who Invented the Calendar”
“BJ Novak was an actor in and one of the writers for the US version of “The Office.” He’s a smart, funny man. I read a book he wrote recently – can’t remember the name. Very good. This little piece, published recently in The NewYorker, is a good introduction to him, if you don’t know him already.
“The Cruise Ship Nightmare That Ended in a Mutiny” on History.com
An interesting story about a cruise liner that ended its lifetime career of luxury service by treating its customers like chattel.
So much of what we assume to be true is bullshit, and the percentage is higher when it comes to politicized issues.
Here’s a good example: “Ford, GM don’t make the most ‘American-made’ car. Here’s who does” on Apple News.
“The Women’s Soccer Outlaws Who Could Beat the Men”
From History.com: In the 1920s, a group of female soccer pioneers in England drew huge crowds until they were banned for threatening the popularity of the men’s game.
Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril by King Abdullah II of Jordan
From the book jacket: “King Abdullah II was schooled in America and at Sandhurst and heading for a life as a successful career soldier, when his father fell ill and he was unexpectedly named King of Jordan. Fiercely loyal to his country but also possessing an outsider’s perspective on the political difficulties of the region, King Abdullah has since spent every effort to better Jordan – improving its economy, education standards, and rights for women – and find security for his people and their neighbors. In this seminal work by a man at the very heart of the complex Middle East situation, King Abdullah puts forward what may be our best chance yet for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.”
The latest issue of AWAI’s Barefoot Writer
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* “This Opportunity Treasure Trove for Writers Makes Other Solopreneurs Green With Envy”
* “Never Again Hang Your Head in Shame After Hitting ‘Send’”
* “Scoring Big in the Niche You’ve Never Heard Of”
* “The Hidden Value in People Who Don’t Need Your Writing and Will Never Hire You”
* And much more!
The latest issue of Independent Healing
“Calorie Counting Is Fake News”
Studies show you’re more likely to gain weight than to lose it on low-cal diets. Here’s why they don’t work – and here’s what does.
Madwomen: The “Locas Mujeres” Poems of Gabriela Mistral
I discovered Gabriella Mistral through Pablo Neruda. Like her famous countryman, Mistral won the Nobel prize. Also like Neruda, her poems were lyrical and personal. But in this collection (I have a bilingual edition), written later in her life, she displays a hard and complex view of life that I find appealing. It’s too early to tell but for me she might be the better Chilean poet.
Here are the first three stanzas of the opening poem, “The Other”:
I killed a woman in me:
one I did not love.
She was the blazing flower
of the mountain cactus;
she was drought and fire
never cooling her body.
She had stone and sky
at her feet, at her shoulders,
and she never came down
to seek the water’s eye.
I don’t know how many times I’ve had the discussion about whether Trump can be reelected. This piece from POLITICO articulates my arguments better than I’ve been able to. And based on the early debates among the Democratic hopefuls, it spells an easy victory for Trump in 2020…
“Dear Democrats, Here’s How to Guarantee Trump’s Reelection”