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40/150 “Sunflowers” Sarah Rishel
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A still life, a table covered in a partially blue checkered cloth with blue horizontal bands on which are pears, what looks like a high bowl of plums and a plate of grapes. On the table is a white and blue pitcher ladened with sunflowers. To the right of this…
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Politically Correct Is Denial
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In 1945 my uncle was with Patton, in the Battle of the Bulge, and was awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry. He was all of nineteen. Rachel Jeantel is nineteen and she is frequently referred to by the media commentators such as Piers Morgan, that egg–sucking sycophant, as a “child.” She…
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In 18 Days
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23 July 1940, Brooklyn, New York. In 1939 Hollywood had one of its greatest years in movie-making, Gone With The Wind, Wuthering Heights, Stagecoach, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Goodbye, Mr. Chips etc. In 1941 Citizen Kane was released which would haunt me for decades after seeing it…
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What I Did for My Summer Vacation
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Jane and I went to Cedar City, Utah for a short working vacation. I wanted to see if I could buy into a vacation home away from Henderson, Nevada, a respite from the blandness of that community. I wanted a place that had seasons, rain, snow, mist, fog, as varietal…