The Friday
Margaret Atwood, Renaissance Woman Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, CS Lewis' "The Abolition of Man," Improbable Marketing & Rubberized Fruit Labeled "Organic", Stephen King
“What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.” —King Solomon Ecclesiastes 1:9
I’m so glad to see that Margaret Atwood agrees that there some things are new, or at least their impact on what’s going on under the sun is/will be new.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651 –1695)
We are so extremely lucky to have this film on the life of the great Renaissance woman, Mexican nun Sor Juana (sor being the title of a nun), famous throughout the Spanish-speaking world. She was a scientist, inventor, painter, musician and composer, philosopher and writer. Only her writings, published in Spain, remain. I, the Worst of All (Yo, la peor de todas, 1990) is directed by María Luisa Bemberg based on the extensive research uncovered by Nobel Prize winning author Octavio Paz published in Sor Juana: Or, the Traps of Faith (Sor Juana: Las Trampas de la Fe) by Harvard University Press. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee:
Human trafficker “Hunter”(?!) Biden and his step-mother Jill join White House meetings now despite supposedly having no official business being there? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/hunter-biden-white-house-meetings-president-debate-rcna159975
Is that why a deal was just signed to keep bombing the hell out of the Ukrainian people for 10 more years (fueling human trafficking commerce)? https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ukraine-ink-10-year-defense-agreement-billed-nato-precursor-2024-06-13/ You can almost hear him howling “Somebody stop me!”
The organic chicken at Whole Foods was found to be neither organic nor chicken! But this is new:
Stephen King's Writing Tips
Prolific writer Stephen King (born 1947) offers solid writing advice in his book "On Writing," available as an audio book as well. One of his ideas is that you should be able to write a book in 3 months. Many people disagree, but the quick pace and the momentum it generates works well for a good percentage of writers. As with all of his advice, find yo…
https://www.politico.eu/article/journalist-italy-giorgia-meloni-fine-milan-court-ruling-defamatory-twitter-social-media-statement/ A Milan court has ruled that journalist Giulia Cortese must pay Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni €5,000 for mocking her height on social media. The Italian freelance journalist was convicted for posting two “defamatory tweets” that “body shamed” the prime minister.