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Madmen, monsters, gods and hero
Reading Edith Hamilton‘s Mythology is an exercise of one’s horror muscles. In ancient mythology, awful things happen to moderately good people, except there are no purely good people. Greek mythology has plenty of heroes, each one of whom makes a … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, The Facts of Life, voting rights, War
Tagged ancient Athens, ancient Thebes, Bronze Age, deus ex machina, Edith Hamilton, Greek mythology, MhZ, Netflix, Theseus, Theseus of Athens
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We are at war. Six of them
For a while now, I’ve realized we have been living under a number of wars, one piled on top of the other. So it’s not shocking that to many people everything seems awful, end-of-the-world kind of awful. Deadly and doomed. … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, COVID-19, Fascism, Human rights, Joe Biden and his people, Judiciary, Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Komprosplat, Law, suits and order, Mueller investigation, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged 2016 election interference, COVID, MhZ, PTSD, Putin, racism, the Mueller Report, Trumpists, Ukraine
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Paths crossed, many, many, many times: Maj Sjowall
The Times obituary of Maj Sjöwall had a photo of her taken a few years ago. I was glad to see it because I now know what Rhea Nielsen looks like. Of course I sort of knew what Rhea looks … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Paths Crossed, The Facts of Life
Tagged Maj Sjowall, Martin Beck, MhZ, Murder at The Savoy, Per Wahloo, Richard Sandomir, Roseanna, Swedish canal trips, The Terrorists
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