Too much happening on the culture front

[devifemme]

I heard on the radio at noon about the awful fire at Notre Dame cathedral. I turned on the TV, and spent a few hours watching live coverage from Paris of the spreading conflagration. No one killed, and NOT a terrorist act -- but a terrible loss

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[meisje_viktoria]

I actually heard/saw some pretty horrible stuff yesterday, that made my stomach turn. Some people actually believe it was a terrorist attack, and Macron is trying to cover it up. Made me sick that people would try to fan the flames of hate over an horrible accident.

[devifemme]

Dear Vikkie -- eew, that IS an awful "fake news" distortion! But, worse, how typical it is of our fucked-up times

[meisje_viktoria]

I seen this same kind of "journalism" also in the UK with it's tabloid style media, so it not just Trump and Company, but it been festering there for awhile. The whole thing is sad, and worse, it prays on those who that could be their only source of news. Where I live, I am bombard with news outlet options, but others, say in the heartland, may only have one or two sources.

[devifemme]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/brazil-is-changing-caetano-veloso-is-forever/2019/04/16/3fb70c6c-606d-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html

For anyone interested in Caetano, let me recommend this lovely review of his Monday night concert, published in the Post today.