![]() ![]() Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about Ball’s associations with the Communist Party, her dealings with HUAC, and more. Less remembered now is Ball’s run-in with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) - at least, until the release of Aaron Sorkin’s new film Being the Ricardos, which focuses on the scandal.īeing the Ricardos follows Ball ( Nicole Kidman) and her husband Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) during a single week of production on I Love Lucy, as they attempt to produce an episode while managing the fallout from bad press. ![]() ![]() Most people know Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, the madcap but lovable main character of I Love Lucy, the hit 1950s sitcom that remains beloved today. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I needn’t have worried, because Sea of Tranquility turned out to be one of my favourite novels of the year. John Mandel’s next book was released in 2022 I was incredibly curious but mildly hesitant. I absolutely loved Station Eleven but then was a bit cold on The Glass Hotel, so when Emily St. The best books I read in 2022 (published in 2022) ![]() You can always follow me on Goodreads to see what I’m reading throughout the year! ![]() ![]() So stay tuned for that and some great spooky reads, and in the meantime read on for my favourite books from non-horror genres that I read in 2022. It was such a good year for horror that I’m going to be doing a separate post on my favourite horror reads of the year next week or thereabouts. One thing I’ll start by saying is that there are a few major faves missing from this list. And of course, I’ll start off with my favourite books I read last year. I figure I should be able to translate into at least one post per week over here, and I’m going to stick to that resolution no matter what. That’s going to change in 2023 though - I’m changing jobs, and at the job I’ve just left (as of today) I was writing three blog posts a week. It’s been a busy year, but the truth is that I just haven’t made time for this blog. ![]() ![]() ![]() The introduction by Maurizio Viroli presents Machiavelli's political thought in an original context, whose main purpose was the foundation of states and redemption of peoples, using oratory and rhetoric as his main tools.A new translation, the only English translation to be based upon the authoritative Italian text edited by Giorgio Inglese (1996), that isĪccurate, readable, and faithful to Machiavelli's style The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli from Coterie Classics.The work is set as a letter to the Medici faction and reads as an advice column of sorts on ideal political conduct. Niccol Machiavelli is arguably the most famous and controversial gure in the history of political thought. In exile, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote what would become one of the most important political writings in history The Prince. This fluent new translation is accompanied by comprehensive notes and an introduction that dispels some of the myths associated with Machiavelli, and considers the true purpose of The Prince. MACHIAVELLI The Prince Second Edition This new edition of the acclaimed translation of Niccol Machiavelli s The Prince revised for the rst time after 30 years includes a rewritten and extended introduction by Quentin Skinner. ![]() ![]() ![]() What is The Prince about The Prince is meant to be an instructional text. Based upon Machiavelli's first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose political power. The Prince is a political treatise written in the 16th century by the Italian diplomat, Niccolo Machiavelli. ![]() ![]() ![]() Under Claremont, the mutant metaphor connected the series with new audiences and told stories of oppression, marginalization, pain, grief, and–most importantly–our communities' ability to form found families in spite of those traumas. Beginning with Uncanny X-Men #94, Chris Claremont–then a fledgling young writer–took the reigns on the book, transforming the series from one of Marvel's forgotten titles to its most popular book for over a decade.Ĭlaremont's impact didn't end with the X-Men his approach to gender and sexuality, use of queer subtext to evade harsh editorial mandates, and innovating long-form storytelling completely changed not only the ways comics were written, but the way we tell stories altogether. Prior to 1975 and the publication of Giant-Sized X-Men #1, the X-Men, mutant heroes sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them, had fallen into irrelevance and relegated to newly numbered reprint issues. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus far, it has been Peacock’s top-performing day-and-date release title on the streaming platform. Adapted by “She-Hulk” director Kat Coiro, “Marry Me” currently holds a 60% critics’ score and a 92% audience score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The Universal Pictures film rose high on streaming charts on Valentine’s Day. “I always thought the best medium for this story was film, and I’m excited for people to experience it like they are meant to,” Crosby added.Ĭhris Crosby, the co-founder and CEO of Keenspot, will executive produce on behalf of the webcomics portal, along with the “Dreamless” creator, Isen Robbins and Aimee Schoof of Intrinsic Value Film & TV (“The Last Thing Mary Saw,” “Blue Caprice”) and Singer via his banner TaleFlick Productions.Ĭrosby’s “Marry Me” is considered the first North American webcomic to be adapted into a wide-release theatrical feature. ![]() Singer is dipping into the rapidly growing market of popular webcomics and comic books, as well as retaining the rights to books such as “The Silence” by Don DeLillo, “Hocus Pocus” by Kurt Vonnegut and “Invitation to a Beheading” by Vladimir Nabokov. Singer, known for co-producing the biopic “Tesla” starring Ethan Hawke and producing the sci-fi movie “Marjorie Prime” alongside director and writer Michael Almereyda, is currently expanding his IP slate. ![]() “We look forward to bringing this beautiful high-concept historical romance to the screen.” ![]() “I love ‘Dreamless,’ ” Singer told Variety. ![]() ![]() ![]() Skaife identifies them by name and is familiar with their individual habits, diet, personalities, and moods. The present day ravens in his charge are successors of a tradition dating back centuries, though they were less known to the public until recently, when they began warranting daily descriptions to the crowds of tourists for whom they are a leading London attraction. After five years as a Warder, he was appointed Ravenmaster. He became a Yeoman Warder, known better as a Beefeater, a job that carries not only respect but a noble, distinctive uniform. As Ravenmaster, Skaife is no less appealing than his charges, and in this book, he tells about his years as Drum Major in the British Army and, after 24 years and studying history in college, he began his quest for a new career. ![]() His job is to protect and care for the ravens strutting round the Tower of London, eleven large black birds with piercing eyes that fascinate, scare, and delight visitors at Her Majesty’s Royal Palace. ![]() Christoher Skaife is a birdwatcher, a professional one. ![]() ![]() The novel is based on Saadawi's meeting with a female prisoner in Qanatir Prison and is the first-person account of Firdaus, a murderess who has agreed to tell her life. Firdaus is a young woman who flees her abusive husband and becomes a prostitute, then an office worker, and then a prostitute again. OL1602169W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 70.45 Pages 134 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1842778730 Woman at Point Zero (Arabic:, Emra'a enda noktat el sifr) is a novel by Nawal El Saadawi written in 1975 and published in Arabic in 1977. ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:13:57 Boxid IA131813 Boxid_2 CH106101 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 9. ![]() ![]() ![]() The empty doorway where a punk rocker once sneered at passing businessmen is now a Pottery Barn, occupied by a San Marino yuppie who screams into her cell phone. Thanks to the efforts of the Pasadena preservationists, the historical building facades haven’t changed, but they are the only thing that remain the same. The changes in Old Town reflect the changes within ourselves. An afternoon in Old Town is a trip to a time when we were free of responsibility, and the world was filled with possibility and opportunity. On a hot June afternoon in 2000, I joined my best friend Darin for lunch at one of our teenage haunts, Old Town Pasadena. ![]() In Still Just a Geek, Wil revisits his 2004 collection of blog posts, Just a Geek, filled with insightful and often laugh-out-loud annotated comments, additional later writings, and all new material written for this publication. ![]() ![]() At the outset of the book, we witness the aftermath of his most recent - and tragic - brutality, following a beating so severe that Rosie suffers a miscarriage. Rosie Daniels is an abused woman who suffers her abuse in a confused, semi-silent state - what she later thinks of as her "sleep." Her husband Norman is a police officer so convinced of his wife's inferiority that he cannot see beyond it, into disturbingly irrational realms of perception. In nearly all ways, Rose Madder is a success, albeit with some unusual narrative choices challenging this impressive blend of story, character, pacing, and tone. Long on story and narrative propulsion, Rose Madder boasts a forward momentum also largely absent from its predecessors, which relied heavily on flashbacks. However, in Rosie Daniels we find a sweet, remarkable woman whose journey from frightened spouse to powerful, realized individual is both satisfying and thrilling, lending the book a gentleness missing from the other two novels. ![]() ![]() Certainly it is the most brutal of the three - crucifixion by handcuff and murder by well don't hold a candle to induced miscarriages, coat hooks in the eye, or being bitten to death by a maniac cop. Bad dreams are far better than bad wakingsĬompleting King's loose "trilogy" of novels focusing on the unique and often secret horrors of women, Rose Madder lies somewhere between the brilliant Dolores Claiborne and the somewhat lacking Gerald's Game. ![]() ![]() This title refers to the golden mean and fractals, mathematics and science in nature, and to nature itself. Ashton-Warner created simple books using the children's own words, ideas and experiences, they read and wrote with remarkable success.Īshton-Warner's outdoor teaching experiences are also inspiring, recounted in her chapter The Golden Section. ![]() Attempts at teaching these children how to read using traditional British texts failed. These children, raised in ancient Maori traditions, were forced to enter the British school system at age five, with disastrous results. One beautiful account of an educator with an open heart is Teacher, by Sylvia Ashton-Warner, who taught young Maori children in New Zealand. ![]() Laurie Block Spigel reviews Teacher, by Sylvia Ashton-Warner Homeschool NYC: Review of Teacher, by Sylvia Ashton-Warner ![]() |