Category Archives: literature

Town Hall honoring the late Wier Harman and Skyline resident David Brewster

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Kate Nagle-Caraluzzo, Executive Director, Town Hall Seattle (thanks to Mary M.) It’s been two years since Wier Harman, our friend and former Executive Director of 17 years, passed away, and I’ve been thinking about the ways his presence still lives … Continue reading →

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Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Mark Bray was teaching courses on anti-fascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. He left the country Thursday night. by Sharon Otterman in the NYT A Rutgers University expert on antifa fled the United States … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) sites like ChatGPT raise many ethical issues

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. Ed note: For your information and entertainment do a search for chatgpt and sign on. Then ask it to write essays for you. The results may astound you.

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Explore The Atlantic

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M.       SUPPORTING SPONSOR     For the first time, subscribers can read every story published in The Atlantic from 1857 to today. Below is a note from our editor in chief about preserving the … Continue reading →

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The Day Dostoyevsky Discovered the Meaning of Life in a Dream

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Jim deMaine

The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) by Maria Popova Ed note: This is a rather “heavy” entry but a friend who’s in the midst of a crisis, sent this story. It brought me back to a Russian lit course in college … Continue reading →

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