Care Package for Friday, Sept. 18, 2020

Poetry: Crooked as a Dog’s Hind Leg by Melissa RangeYanking my lank hair into dog-ears,my granny frowned at my cowlick’srevolt against the comb, my partRead more Song In My Head: Lovers In a Dangerous Time by Bruce Cockburn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IX4gWkFqvU Art: Felix Kelly’s Steamer Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “The meeting of two personalities is like the …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Thursday, Sept. 19, 1992

In the Top Ten: November Rain by Guns ’N Roses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE On the Bestseller List: Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker Photo credit: historical.ha.com New In Theaters: Sneakers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_XRqJV2zdk New In Comic Shops: Motormouth #4 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Delta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNYPZtiL_5w Magazine Roulette: Fangoria Photo credit: wolfgangs.com Sports: Milwaukee Brewers at Boston …

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Care Package for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020

Poetry: Galileo by Paul TranI thought I could stopTime by taking apartThe clock. Minute hand. Hour hand.Read more Song In My Head: Galileo by Indigo Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI1keSSwdcI Art: Albert Chereau’s Galileo Galilei Before the Holy Office Photo credit: art.com Quote: “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover …

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Shelf Life for Summer 2020, pt. 2

Books Bought/Found/GivenOcculture: The Unseen Forces that Drive Culture Forward by Carl AbrahamsonDevolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max BrooksGhost Cat by Beverly ButlerSkeleton Man by Joseph BruchacWhite Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiangeloThe Circle by Dave EggersHow to Fight/Love/Relax/Walk by Thich Nhat …

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