It's a bit disheartening to have to reconcile the fact that one of the writers I've become interested in (James Boswell) was an anti-abolitionist, but I figured I could handle that... until I read his 295-stanza poem on why slavery shouldn't be abolished, notably because that was the way God intended society to function and slavery was kinder than ( Read more... )

Muttering annoyances when reading about edgy, anti-fascist, surrealist parties taking place in 1940s NY and not seeing your favorite artist mentioned, only to have Max Ernst's name dropped lovingly and with special care right before the chapter ends ( Read more... )

Went to the downtown library yesterday with marmalade_girl  and her hubby. I hadn't gone in years and I was shocked that very little seems to have changed. I dragged her up to the microfilm section and forced her to help me skim through NY Times articles from 1917-1918. They have a fabulous collection there; I'll definitely have to go back. *___* It was ( Read more... )