Shakespeare Lost His Son to Plague. A Novel Asks How It Shaped His Art.
HAMNETA Novel of the PlagueBy Maggie O’Farrell “Hamnet” is an exploration of marriage and grief written into the silent opacities of a life that is at once extremely famous and…
How the Mississippi River Made Mark Twain… And Vice Versa
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-mississippi-river-made-mark-twain-and-vice-versa-180950193/ No novelist captured the muddy waterway and its people like the creator of Huckleberry Finn, as a journey along the river makes clear Josh. Rambler. Soleather. Sergeant Fathom. Thomas…
Flying Needles – Sixth Tone
After becoming obsessed with a classic martial arts novel, a 25-year-old “wuxia” enthusiast dedicated two years to practicing his favorite character’s trademark technique — “flying needles.”
Minor Chords: China’s Youngest Guitar Star Strikes Tough Balance
In late February, Zhou Jingwei uploaded a video of his 6-year-old daughter Miumiu playing the classic song “Fly Me to the Moon” to YouTube. The simple video, shot in their…
Protected: Michael Flatley Celtic Tiger
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The merit of Mount Rushmore
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/07/mount-rushmore.html I went there once, I think in 1988. To me it was a nightmare, aesthetically and otherwise. The art of the monument was “not even as good as fascism.”…
When Police Kill
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/07/when-police-kill.html by Alex Tabarrok July 1, 2020 at 7:23 am When Police Kill is the 2017 book by criminologist Franklin Zimring. Some insights from the book. Official data dramatically undercount…