The crowdedness of this week continues apace, although in significantly better directions than the last few days. Today I work and see other doctors. Tomorrow I read at Porter Square Books and on Saturday I read as part of Noir at the Bar PVD. I hope to see at least some people I know at both events, and ideally a lot of people I don't know who still want to buy my books afterward. Until then, have some links.
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a_reasonable_man was the first person to tell me about Fast Day, the long-lost Puritan counterpart to Thanksgiving: a day of contemplation in the planting season to balance the gratitude of the harvest, as opposed to the holiday we have now which exalts abundance without giving a thought—or a false thought only—to where it came from. He writes about it, with a link to a longer, more historically detailed piece on the subject. Without in any way suggesting that what this country needs is a Puritan revival, it is a holiday I can see the use of.
2. Both mainstream Hollywood and independent filmmakers are now rallying around FilmStruck. I have no idea if their outcry will make any difference to WarnerMedia and its collective portfolios, but I am glad to see it happening rather than just a resigned shrug, the corporation giveth and the corporation taketh away.
3. David Schraub writes about the antisemitism that keeps him up at night.
4. Please enjoy the proto-anime adventures of the Founding Fathers according to Japan in 1861: "And here is George Washington straight-up punching a tiger."
5. I hope that Stephan Elliott who thought up The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) has heard of Pattie Gonia.
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a_reasonable_man was the first person to tell me about Fast Day, the long-lost Puritan counterpart to Thanksgiving: a day of contemplation in the planting season to balance the gratitude of the harvest, as opposed to the holiday we have now which exalts abundance without giving a thought—or a false thought only—to where it came from. He writes about it, with a link to a longer, more historically detailed piece on the subject. Without in any way suggesting that what this country needs is a Puritan revival, it is a holiday I can see the use of.2. Both mainstream Hollywood and independent filmmakers are now rallying around FilmStruck. I have no idea if their outcry will make any difference to WarnerMedia and its collective portfolios, but I am glad to see it happening rather than just a resigned shrug, the corporation giveth and the corporation taketh away.
3. David Schraub writes about the antisemitism that keeps him up at night.
4. Please enjoy the proto-anime adventures of the Founding Fathers according to Japan in 1861: "And here is George Washington straight-up punching a tiger."
5. I hope that Stephan Elliott who thought up The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) has heard of Pattie Gonia.
