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Signed up for NetFlix. Am surprised.
A couple of years ago I subscribed to Acorn, until I had watched everything I wanted to see at least three times. (I know every line, every cadence to every line in every one of the Foyle’s War episodes.) Then … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged Acorn TV, assassin movies, BritBox, Foyle's War, Jane Austen, Jason Bourne, Mansfield Park, Netflix, Pride and Prejudices, Richard Dreyfuss, Sense and Sensibility
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Re-visiting Jane Austen
How do you perceive Jane Austen’s novels? I have something to say on this topic, and am prompted to say it by this New York Times story about the new approach that’s being taken within the Jane Austen museum in … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged abolitionism in England, Antigua, Caribbean slave plantations, East India Company, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, slave plantations, slavery in England, slavery in Mansfield Park, West Indies
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Expectations for the election and what happens now
The results of the presidential election were deeply satisfying. But it was a grievous disappointment that so many people, despite the last four years of rolling catastrophes, still voted to roll on. Moreover, the Senate. It’s hard to swallow how … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, the presidential election, the US Senate
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