Saturday Good Reads

The novels of Jane Austen have been popular for more than 200 years. Kathleen Flynn and Josh Katz at The New York Times apply data analysis to see if they could learn why, and come up with some interesting answers.

Every wonder what Leonardo Da Vinci’s resume might look like? He wrote one, and American Digest has it.

For some 40 years, Libby Hall collected dog photographs. Spitalfields Life has the story and quite a few of them. And The Daily Mail has some wonderful photographs from the pioneering photographer Francis Frith.

Virtually every negative news story about the Trump Administration has been based on reports by anonymous sources, or leaks. Jon Marcus at Nieman Reports takes a look at the ethics of leaks.

And a lot more…

Art and Photography

“Men of the Docks” by George Bellows (1912) – National Gallery, London.

Henry James, a Pooh-Bah Who Painted With Words - Holland Cotter at The New York Times (Hat Tip: J of India).

Leonardo’s Resume – American Digest.

The Aida (apartment house) – Chris Naffziger at St. Louis Patina.

British Stuff

Stunning photographs by Victorian pioneer photographer Fancis Frith – Amie Gordon at The Daily Mail.

Tolkien’s Tea Club – Bradley Birzer at The Imaginative Conservative.

Charles Dickens artist's sketches found in school textbook – BBC.

Libby Hall, Collector of Dog Photography and In City Churchyards – Spitalfields Life.

American Stuff

A Miscarriage of Justice? The Trial of Mary Surrat – Ryan Walters at The Imaginative Conservative.

What happened when Wal-Mart left – Ed Pilkington at The Guardian.

Faith

4 Principles for the Exercise of Christian Liberty – Sinclair Ferguson at Ligonier Ministries.

Catholic Classical Education on the Rise – Jay Boren at First Things Magazine.

Journey to Rome – Loren Paulsson at World Narratives.

Being parish priest was my most stressful job, says Justin Welby – Harriet Sherwood at The Guardian.

Five “Fake News” Stories That People Believe about Early Christianity – Michael J. Kruger at Canon Fodder.

Why Christians Need to Be (the Right Kind of) Conservatives – Bob Thune.

Life and Culture

So this one time at a journalism conference… - Heather Bryant at Medium.

The Ethics of Leaks – Jon Marcus at Nieman Reports.

The Case for Charlie Gard – A.G. Harmon at Image Journal.

He Who Controls the Microphone, Controls… – Shannon Holzer at The Imaginative Conservative.

Poetry

Milkweed Psalm – Tim Good at Musings of a Naked Alien.

Mosul Remains – Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

Writing and Literature

Lost Maurice Sendak picture book to be published next year – Danuta Kean at The Guardian.

Every Moment Holy: A Liturgy for Writers of Fiction – Pete Peterson at The Rabbit Room.

The Word Choices That Explain Why Jane Austen Endures – Kathleen Flynn and Josh Katz at The New York Times.

The Birth of a Dugout Canoe by Northmen on Vimeo.

Painting: Two Women Reading in an Interior, oil on canvas by Jean Georges Ferry (1851-1926).