Jamaicain reggae singer Jimmy Cliff died yesterday, age 81. I'm thankful for his music. Incredible performance of Many Rivers to Cross Mix "Music can give people purpose..., highlight awareness...and people can take some kind of action to better the situation." - Jimmy Cliff Cliff's Vietnam was reportedly called "the best protest song ever written" by singer Bob Dylan

French title: Et j'ai cessé de t'appeler papa 2022, Editions Jean-Claude Lattès This book is by the daughter of a French woman, Gisèle Pelicot, who was drugged by her husband for many years so he could abuse her sexually, and let many other men do the same, while she was unconscious. Pelicot courageously insisted on a public trial, saying she wanted to " make sure it was the perpetrators – not the victims – who carried the sham e." ( full article here ) Gisèle's daughter, Car

Regarding Untitled, To Post or Not to Post , one of my fav fans Jessica suggests I post only when I feel like it, and not try to make it perfect. Here it is. Time used: 0 minutes (already written awhile ago) This crazy book has a really nice romantic story at the beginning but then lives up to its title when the protagonist, afraid to tell the woman he loves her, instead heads off to the middle of the jungle with some archeologists and discovers some beings which are half man

Hello friends and other readers, I haven't posted in awhile and am having trouble deciding if I should continue or not. However, I have a pile of books on my desk which I can't put away without posting something about them. I don't know why, maybe it's an obsession, but I just can't. So I'll post them before deciding. But first, here is why I may stop: Reason 1 Each post takes too long because I have to make sure it sounds readable and try to avoid all errors, add italics, l