Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Because Lorca was a poet, his country hushed him

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  Posted Jan. 9 on Facebook by the poet. Ninety long years ago, Lorca was murdered by fascists. His spirit lives on.
Friday, March 24, 2023

Nelson Algren lived the writer's life in the 1930s and J. Edgar Hoover was watching

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I write a fan letter to fellow writer Colin Asher : Dear Colin: Just finished reading “Never a Lovely So Real.” I loved it. Your intro secti...
Thursday, August 06, 2020

"Meet John Doe" -- a 79-year-old movie has something to say about 2020

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I watched Frank Capra's "Meet John Doe" Friday night on Turner Classic Movies. I've seen it before but not in the Trump er...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Learning to Breathe, Part IV

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Read Part III here . In Part IV, our concluding episode, the Hailie Salassie automaton comes to life and chases down some fascists.  ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Learning to Breathe, Part III

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Read Part II here . In this episode, Doherty and Weaver wonder about the motives of the three cowboys hanging around outside of the train ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

"Sailor off the Bremen" shows that punching Nazis is nothing new

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It's only a movie -- or is it? Indiana Jones punches a Nazi in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." USA Today offered its summary ...
Monday, January 23, 2017

Learning to Breathe, Part II

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Read Part I here . April 1939, Cheyenne, Wyoming. In Part II, anti-fascists and their Hailie Selassie automaton prepare to confront fascis...