Tag Archives: Friedrich Engels

If you have fond thoughts about Lenin and the Revolution…stop. it. right. now

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Naomi

Or else. (That’s an empty threat, in case you shivered in fear when reading it.) Because I went to an excellent high school, a large public high school with terrific (union) teachers, my classmates and I were assigned an interesting … Continue reading →

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There are coded messages buried in the books I’ve been reading

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Naomi

A few months ago, I re-read Frederick Forsyth‘s first novel, The Day of the Jackal. In the 1970’s, when I was working at Paramount Pictures, the galleys of the book were rocketing around the major film companies. Everybody wanted the … Continue reading →

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