Monthly Archives: August 2024

Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of The Rock Stars

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Luke Ford

David Hepworth writes in this 2017 book: * Rolling Stone , once the organ of the alternative society, was about to move from San Francisco to New York in order to be nearer its real customers, the agencies that bought … Continue reading →

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Everything and Less: The Novel in the Age of Amazon

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Luke Ford

Mark McGurl writes in this 2021 book: * all fiction is genre fiction in that it caters to a generic desire. * With its by – all – accounts absolute requirement of a happy ending for it to even receive … Continue reading →

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The Rise of Writing: Redefining Mass Literacy

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Luke Ford

Deborah Brandt writes in her 2014 book: * Writing has always been used for work, production, output, earning, profit, publicity, practicality, record-keeping, buying, and selling. Increasingly, writing itself is the product that is bought and sold, as it embodies knowledge, … Continue reading →

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Invasion is a structure not an event (8-16-24)

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Luke Ford

Adam Kirsch writes in the WSJ: The most frequently quoted sentence in the literature of settler colonialism is from the Australian scholar Patrick Wolfe: “Invasion is a structure, not an event.” Wolfe was referring specifically to the British settlement of … Continue reading →

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Inculcating An Attitude Of Gratitude & Reverence For The USA (8-15-24)

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Luke Ford

06:30 The Real Reason for the Rise in Rape – and Why Feminists Won’t Mention It., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unmz-nuSS_I11:30 Swoooon! Why is Harris Media Coverage Like This? | Mark Halperin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0xCB1J0SOk31:25 95% of journos badly want Trump to lose 33:20 WP: Why … Continue reading →

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