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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 02, 2021, 12:13:25 am ---I bet I can imagine the answer/question. Something about how they lived near each other, one was the basis for a character in the other's book, they were friends into adulthood and she accompanied him to do the reporting for In Cold Blood.
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More or less. I think it had something to do with two Southern authors who were the basis for two characters (Scout and Dill) in an acclaimed novel written by one of them.
The implication (that I've never heard before) is that Harper Lee herself was the basis for Scout. I'd heard that Capote was the basis for Dill.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 02, 2021, 10:49:15 am ---More or less. I think it had something to do with two Southern authors who were the basis for two characters (Scout and Dill) in an acclaimed novel written by one of them.
The implication (that I've never heard before) is that Harper Lee herself was the basis for Scout. I'd heard that Capote was the basis for Dill.
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I'd heard both but did they say the names Scout and Dill? In which case I probably would have gotten it (though I might think Dill was the brother's name). Otherwise I'd be thinking about siblings or married couples.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 03, 2021, 01:50:21 pm ---I'd heard both but did they say the names Scout and Dill? In which case I probably would have gotten it (though I might think Dill was the brother's name). Otherwise I'd be thinking about siblings or married couples.
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They only said the character names after all the contestants' responses had been revealed. The characters' names were not part of the clue.
The brother's name was Jem.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 27, 2021, 02:25:50 pm ---I enjoyed the review and also the one by Jill Lepore of a book about weeks and the history of the calendar. Native Americans had 13 months in a year, corresponding to the phases of the moon. That way each of the months is 28 days, bringing more consistency. I haven't read the review of a new biography of H. G. Wells yet.
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This was in the November 22 issue. A few more things about the number 13: Native Americans constructed their tipis with 13 poles. Women's cycles are every 28 days, so 13 times per year. As the article points out, there were 13 states in the original U.S. But, as Lepore writes, the number 13 was awkward mathematically. I disagree.
I'd also like to mention Nick Paumgarten's article on energy in the November 8 issue. It had a boring start for me but it picked up when he talked about wearables like Oura and the Whoop. They work at night too and I've been wondering what I could do to improve my sleep quality. My doctor wants me to take an expensive sleep test that is not covered by insurance. I'd like to use more low-tech ways to improve my sleep.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 05, 2021, 07:44:58 pm ---Women's cycles are every 28 days.
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Of course, that's an average.
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