I’m reading Life, Keith Richards’s autobiography, written with journalist James Fox. I believe this is the first celebrity memoirs or autobiography I’ve ever read – or ever wanted to. I’d say I’m an unreptentant, unabashed Keef fan, but there ain’t no …
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wmtc: heroic white people, "i am not a racist," and other thoughts on some old news
I recently read a few unrelated items that dealt with racism, equality and civil rights in the US, which raised some thoughts I want to share. This time I’m purposely burying the lede, putting the easy stuff up front.In this essay and review, author an…
Continue readingwmtc: moby duck sails into the sunset
I’ve finished reading Moby Duck by Donovan Hohn, one of the very best books I’ve read in some time. In earlier posts about this book (here and here), I said it is about the permanence of plastic and the poisoning of the ocean, along withthe “marginaliz…
Continue readingwmtc: moby duck: "that’s the difference. there are things afloat now that will never sink."
I’ve re-started reading Moby Duck. I don’t know if this ever happens to you, but sometimes if I pick up a book at a particularly busy time when I don’t have enough uninterrupted time and concentration, I end up reading in tiny dribs and drabs, a page h…
Continue readingwmtc: what i’m reading: "moby duck" and the permanence of plastic
I’ve just started reading a remarkable book, one that can’t wait until I finish to share it with you: Moby Duck: The True Story of 28,000 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists and Fools, including the Author, …
Continue readingwmtc: what i’m reading: cradle of gold, story of re-discovery of machu picchu
One hundred years ago, this week – July 7, 1911, to be exact – an American man named Hiram Bingham found the ruins of an ancient ceremonial city, mostly overgrown with Peruvian jungle. Some indigenous families were living on the site, tending small sub…
Continue readingwmtc: books on books, part 3: reading matters: what the research reveals about reading, libraries and community
Nobody reads anymore, or nobody reads anything worth reading.
At least that’s what we’re supposed to believe. These days everyone is too busy playing video games, watching YouTube and texting. Before that, everyone was too busy listening to loud musi…
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