Observations from . . . September 2024
A summary of posts included in the MORE TO COME newsletter during September 2024.
Author: DJB
Things take their course
While not in the top tier of Christie novels, “The Mystery of the Blue Train” is nonetheless worth the ride.
Free people read freely
Evan Friss has a new work on the American bookshop . . . a good read during Banned Books Week.
Timeless songs for every age
Admiring bluegrass musicians deliver the first multi-artist tribute album of Tom Paxton songs.
Finding joy
Finding joy in the American people, in optimism, in the investment in our future, in dreams.
Legitimacy lost
The NYT on the chief justice’s effort to blow up the legitimacy of today’s Supreme Court.
Hard work is good work
Post-debate thoughts from a wide range of historians, political scientists, and journalists.
Sending love to the cat ladies
Two famous cat ladies . . . not to mention amazing musicians . . . made endorsements this week.
From the bookshelf: August 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in August 2024.
A voracious curiosity for the built environments of the world
G.E. Kidder Smith’s life work captures a transformational era in world history.
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