Another crazy week in national politics, and I considered starting a petition drive to close down Washington and our national media, and
tell everyone to take a year’s sabbatical. If you read nothing else this weekend, read Robert Merry's article in The American Conservative, "Removing Trump Won't Solve America's Crisis." Merry is not a Trump supporter or apologist, but he has something important to say about what the United States is experiencing.
For writers, interesting things are afoot at Amazon that
need attention. At Novel Ricket, James Rubart notes six of the worst things
about being a writer (he’s right). Ann Kroeker suggests that memorizing poetry
can energize your writing.
It’s not just the alt right any more. What do Harvard
constitutional lawyer Laurence Tribe, novelist Joyce Carol Oates, MSNBC host
Joy-Ann Reid, director Rob Reiner, Rosie O’Donnell, actor Mark Hamill, and
California congressman Ted Lieu have in common? They share fake news on social
media. Buzzfeed – no paragon of conservatism – has the story.
The worst read of the week may also be the most important.
Jesse Johnson does a review of a book about America’s most prolific serial
killer. What’s almost as bad as what the man did is how the regulatory
authorities ignored what was happening. The most moving read of the week is Alex
Tizon’s first-person account of his family’s slave.
And do you know why virtually every American graduation
plays “Pomp & Circumstance?” Blame the British.
Writing
Amazon and
the Third-Party Sellers Brouhaha – Rachelle Gardner.
Is Anyone Listening? Lessons
from the Best Graduation Speeches – Scott Savage at Thin Difference.
Six of the Worst Things about
Being a Writer
– James Rubart at Novel Rocket.
Letter to an Anonymous Author – Mick Silva.
Energize Your Writing by
Memorizing Poems
– Ann Kroeker.
Life and Culture
America’s
Most Prolific Serial Killer – Jesse Johnson at Cripplegate.
Top
Liberals are Unintentionally Building An Anti-Trump Conspiracy Media
–Joseph Bernstein at Buzzfeed.
How
Pixar Lost Its Way – Christopher Orr at The
Atlantic.
The Madding Crowd
– A.G. Harmon at Image Journal.
This
is How the Elite Poisons Our Culture – David French at National Review.
How
to Kill Debate: Create an Echo Chamber – Zak Schmoll at Entering the Public
Square.
My
Family’s Slave – Alex Tizon at The
Atlantic.
Poetry
Rain – Tara
Bray at Image Journal.
Dreams Are (with
photos) – Tim Good at Photograph and Poetry of Tiwago.
Poet
Charles Coe – Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.
Memorise
a poem – reciting one can be as calming as mindfulness – Allie Esiri at
iNews.
Looking
at Larkin – Seamus Perry and Mark Ford podcast at the London Review of
Books (with full transcript) (Hat Tip: J of India).
British Stuff
Five
of the Oldest Archaeological Sites in Britain – John Rabon at Anglotopia.
Faith
How to Read the
News like a Christian – Scott Slayton at One Degree to Another.
Fasting
from Food, Not Facebook – Tim Challies.
Grandma
Didn't Go To Church: 9 Ways First-Generation Christians Are Making Me A Better
Pastor – Karl Vaters at Christianity
Today.
Why every American
graduation plays the same song – Vox
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