The Friday: My Picks this Week
Shonda Rhimes, Aristotle Study Group, "Breaking Myths," War in the Vatican, Gelato au Citron, Pamela Anderson & How to Make Good Fiction Great
Shondra Rheims’ Master Class
Did you know part of Shondra Rheims’ creative process is to fully act out each scene she writes with tears and all to make sure it works?
Internal war in the Vatican has led to today’s excommunication of an esteemed archbishop serving in the US: https://apnews.com/article/vatican-vigano-schism-excommunicate-170df099cd1fe2cf556485c8a3acd072 After Archbishop Vigano stated he had evidence that Francis I committed the same abuses in Argentina as the excommunicated Cardinal McCarrick, Francis I excommunicated him, a former nuncio to the US. Vigano has accused the current pope and past 2 popes of heresy for a host of unbelievable actions such as worshiping the idol Pachemama on the altar.
Many are recalling prophesies that an anti-Church would arise and exist side by side with the traditional Church.
What are your picks this week?
How to Make Good Fiction Great, Part II
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Fascinating! https://unrulyfigures.substack.com/p/unruly-history-in-the-news-63
Thanks for a very satisfying post.
My pick is https://nypost.com/2024/07/02/world-news/bbc-presenter-calls-on-biden-to-have-trump-murdered/ -- is the BBC presenter mentally ill or was this a deliberate stunt pulled by the British on their closest ally, a sort of July 4 gift that keeps on giving? He says he was joking, but what the joker did is illegal and damaging. Will he at minimum be sacked by the BBC?