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... his death and the letter he wrote before paint a different picture. No wonder, who would be able to bear so much? So I thought maybe the book is not a good answer to your question depending on whether one would tend to prefer examples in which people survive.
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Reading it, it seemed to me that he managed to uphold his inner world (interests, moral compass, importance of writing, love for Lotte etc.) for such a long time through all the troubles he endured. I remember thinking how healthy and stable his inner core must have been. But ...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
... to create a completely different reality. Isn't every conspiracy also a tale of the power of sowing doubt? It's intriguing as long as no one gets damaged in any way, shape or form.

HIROSHIGE, Untitled (Two Rabbits, Pampas Grass, and Full Moon), 1849-51
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"They deal in masses of light and shade: Strength is in the quantities of these. The quality of composition, line, and sentiment furnish the emotional appeal."

Sigismund Blumann on H. Y. Summons:
photoseed.com/collection/s...
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
J'aime l'idée de Bubulle beaucoup ! C'est pratique pour les voyages que les lecteurs feront après avoir été inspirés par vos voyages. Sinon, peut-être un carnet à pages blanches avec un de vos dessins sur la couverture ?
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Thank you for the link! I'll watch it later - but also, I did indeed miss it so your link is very welcome.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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In case you missed it, Prof. Imani Perry and author Tananarive Due discussed a titan of Afrofuturist fiction,

Octavie E. Butler, and her masterwork,

"Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy", hosted by

@libraryofamerica.bsky.social .bsky.social
#Lit #BlackSky #SciFi #SpecFi
The Radical Imagination of Octavia E. Butler
YouTube video by Library of America
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November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Wow that's great! I'd love to read success stories like this one more often: It would help against that doom and gloom feeling but others' successes ALSO serve as a reminder that success is possible (I live in a country with comically inept politicians).
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"Little is known concerning the life of British pictorialist photographer H.Y. Summons, including his dates."
Bull Or Cow In Scottish Highlands ✻ | PhotoSeed
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Thank you for sharing your recommendation!
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The "External Links" on Wikipedia provide links to an audio of one of the talks by Lewis (the book is based on BBC talks by him) and the link to the book (PDF; Canadian public domain edition) :
Mere Christianity - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So glad you stood up for her! I've been that girl at school, it was normal, I wish my parents complained.
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
...arena for a scam. On their website, Outrider says they pay $1,000 per article. Dwell’s rates start at 50 cents a word—a fee that’s difficult to justify if you actually want to interview 10 of the top designers in the world, but a healthy payday if you only need to enter a few words into ChatGPT."
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM