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  On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder My rating: 5 of 5 stars "When we repeat the same words a...

  So, we watched Midsomar on Saturday, and I sort-of wish... well, some of the images are stickier (!) than I would have guessed, in every ...

March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women by Kate Bolick My rating: 5 of 5 stars Four good essays by four stellar writers, each del...

If you think this is acceptable - breaking the window, endangering children with flying glass, harming children in any way in the name of an...

Surprised by God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion by Danya Ruttenberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars As a longtime follower of...

Medusa, by Harriet Hosmer I have not finished reading Figuring (by Maria Popova) yet. I could have finished it 2 weeks ago, but it'...

Amongst those of us with chronic issues, Spoon Theory is pretty-universally-agreed-to as an explanation of why we may look like norm...

Adventures in sock blank knitting...  The pattern = cuff-down vanilla, with heel flap. The yarn is from Color Wheel Yarns , and it's ...

CNN talking about Trump signing campaign hats for the troops, hats saying “Trump 2020” and “Make America Great Again.” Completely inap...

Alison Krauss – The Wexford Carol Just listen.

Poem for today: https://t.co/ZoCUZyy5Qu — Theodora Goss (@theodoragoss) December 20, 2018 I want everyone to read the poetry of Theod...

Emmanuel Goldstein, the character, never appears in 1984. Nevertheless, the 2-minute hate focuses on him, because the Party claims he is to...

Amazing. #NoBull pic.twitter.com/17JCXkjdP2 — Jay Kuo (@nycjayjay) September 29, 2018

A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey My rating: 4 of 5 stars The true takeaway from this book is that leadership ...

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Recently, a friend emailed to ask me to recommend a book for a lady she knows. Said lady likes to garden, read about other countries, etc. S...

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but a well-regulated militia would require generals, thorough and regimented training, an arsenal for all of it...

Politics, cruelty, pettiness, and greed aside, each person who would vote to cut away at the Americans with Disabilities Act lacks basic e...

Save a Horse Ride a Cowgirl by Ann Beattie My rating: 4 of 5 stars Although Ann Beattie's characters have aged, their world is still ...