My family taught me to think of God and be very afraid. The MAD Jews taught me to look heavenward and ask the ancient, resonant question us misfits and outcasts have posed since time immemorial: What, me worry?
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My family taught me to think of God and be very afraid. The MAD Jews taught me to look heavenward and ask the ancient, resonant question us misfits and outcasts have posed since time immemorial: What, me worry?
If like me, you grew up feeling you intimately knew movies you'd never seen, you might also enjoy these writings on MAD by authors & cartoonists. (Roz Chast & Art Spiegelman contribute short comics.) I was especially intrigued by pieces on the few women contributors and the Jewish influences on MAD, including a Talmud comparison! It needed pruning because there's a *lot* of repeated info, but overall a fun, nostalgic read.
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Library book found ! Checked it out for the #whartonbuddyread of the Bunner sisters ,got mixed into a stack that I didn‘t get to the bottom of where it shouldn‘t have been anyway as I like to keep Library books separate for just this reason! 😂📚📚🙄
so-soI found this at my local library and picked it up for its art deco style. These are three novels “told in pictures.” The artwork is beautiful. God‘s Man was solid, but the other two became a bit convoluted in terms of understanding their plots. It was a way to pass twenty minutes while waiting in line at the DMV. 😴👴☠️
I just received an email from LOA about a documentary about Gary Snyder, one of the last surviving Beats, & a character in one of the grimmest novels I have ever read in my life (Kerouac's Big Sur). This will be streaming this weekend. Think this will be of interest to you @leftcoastzen
https://email.loa.org/h/i/8AB1ACAB53E732ED
So thrilled to meet Nikki High, owner of Octavia‘s Bookshelf—California‘s only Black Woman owned bookstore in Pasadena, where namesake & beloved author Octavia E. Butler spent her life & writing career. During the recent California wildfires, Nikki moved all her books to the attic and opened her bookstore to neighbors who lost their homes and needed refuge. Let‘s #supportindiebookstores & community-minded sellers like Nikki!✌🏻❤️✊🏻
#OctaviaButler
After work today I had to decompress at a cocktail bar down the street. The bartender made a Hammett reference, so I'm tagging this in... happy weekend, everyone! 🍷📚🍻
