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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on September 04, 2024, 10:20:56 am ---Maybe George Saunders put his finger on why we love Wordle and Connections so much: In ?The Third Premier,? part of the summer Flash Fiction series, George Saunders evokes life during dictatorship: ?The thing to do was develop an interest in the flower boxes on one?s balcony or keep a record of the stars one saw at night and lose oneself entirely in such things.?
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Or focus on New Yorker articles you never got around to reading. Here's yet another online feature I would have known nothing about!
Jeff Wrangler:
I highly recommend Al Pacino's memoir in the September 2 issue.
And as for that photo of him from 1972? Hoo-boy, I would have been so there! Just my type! :laugh:
(Makes you wonder, though, that photo. He writes that he wouldn't be drafted because he was supporting his mother, but he's wearing what certainly appears to be dog tags.)
Front-Ranger:
Trivia I've learned about Al (his name is actually Alfredo): His girlfriend gave birth to a child last year. The age difference between him and her is 53 years; he is more than twice her age. He is included in Wikipedia's list of oldest fathers.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on September 04, 2024, 09:40:53 pm ---... He writes that he wouldn't be drafted because he was supporting his mother, but he's wearing what certainly appears to be dog tags.)
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We all wore them, in solidarity with those who were drafted. Also wore the denim shirt.
serious crayons:
OK, perhaps I'll give it another chance. I read a column or so and thought it contained way more information than I needed to know about Al Pacino, and presented in kind of a dry straightforward way, as though he's entering all of this into the historical record rather than writing a captivating essay for a fairly sophisticated literary audience. I like Al Pacino! But I don't need to know every detail of his childhood. With your recommendation, though, maybe I'll try again.
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