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Socials: Bluesky | Goodreads | Instagram | Tumblr | Twitter Other analysis posts: Assassin’s Creed Mirage Character: ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Plot: ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Prose: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ World: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ OVERALL: ★ ★ ½ ☆ ☆ ☆ Heavy spoilers for The Inheritance Cycle and, of course, Murtagh. Grab some water, this is a long one. Since this is going to be about both the Cycle as a work and how my relation to it has shaped my thoughts and feelings and so this analysis, let’s start with the context of me.

Hey all, Hope you are enjoying your Sunday. I just got back home this morning from the Bay Area where we held our very first screening for “Killing America.” We sold out — 200 seats. We had people drive in from all over the Bay Area to The Guild Theater in Menlo Park see the film. Several mayors from nearby cities came as well. (Despite the rain, people stood in line to go through security to enter the theater.

Yes, this is most definitely a genuine Great Moment on Video as much as any other I’ve written about, but I think it should really work in tandem with the Roger Waters performance (#11) — as two diametrical opposites that are also two sides of the same coin. Although I have little time, and even less respect, for both extreme leftist nuts like Roger and ultra-conservative braggarts like the Nuge when they start propagating their views, I do have plenty of time for both of them when they get carried away by their music.

The first post I shared in this newsletter was for the Green Chile Braised Chicken Thighs from Simply Julia, a recipe I love but regret not including a photo of in the cookbook. I file it under the category of ‘recipes that don't get their shine because there was never visual encouragement to try them.’ Today, I have another one of these recipes for you: Greek Yogurt Cake with Jam. This one is from my book Now & Again.

[This blog will always be free to read, but it’s also how I pay my bills. So, if you like what you read, please consider a paid subscription. And yes, I do speaking engagements.] There are two highly anticipated films being released this week. One of them is about an iconic and controversial public figure from the 20th century, their influence on how we perceive ourselves and each other, and how they reflect the enduring cognitive dissonance between our stated values as a society and the reality of our myriad systemic hypocrisies.

I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that I think I’m bad at being sad. While others always seem to find purpose and direction in sadness I find my tendency is just get lost in it. It’s probably why Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is my favorite movie because I have often wanted to forget rather than mourn, delete rather than deal and block rather than feel. If there was a pill I could take that could stop me from feeling grief, I’d pop it.

New here? Scroll down for the video and all the way to the bottom for the recipe!Two things are going on with this grilled corn salad recipe. One is the corn, of course—grilled corn. Many people have many thoughts about the best way to grill corn, which is confusing, because there is only way to do it: In the husk, on the grill. You don’t need to soak or partially husk.

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I’ve recently been watching some old Marx Brothers movies that I don’t think I’ve seen since I was a kid, and I couldn’t stop noticing just how ridiculously fake Groucho Marx’s mustache looked. For some reason, I hadn’t recalled that it was painted on like that. I remembered it having an obviously unreal quality but thought at minimum it was some kind of mock hair pasted on. But this bold black makeup striped across his upper lip (and “bushy” brows as well) is really pushing the boundaries of an audience’s willingness to suspend disbelief.