Friday Links!
Leading off this week, two tales of deception. First: My father, the fake: was anything he told me actually true? Second, and this is seriously twisted: The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were spun from lies, deceit and desperation. And follow-up: The real Salt Path: what’s in the book, and what The Observer has found.A brilliant writer, but a seriously twisted human being: ‘You are living with a difficult person who is waiting to die’: my harrowing time as Patricia Highsmith’s assistant.
An absolutely bizarre story: The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell.
A wonderful read: Monks in Jersey.
Excellent: The Tree of Life Is Falling Down: How one death-defying spruce became the mascot, tourist trap, and spiritual center of the Washington coast.
From Wally, an inspiring read: Asma Khan: A force for women in food. A terrific NYC nostalgia article: The Lower East Side: A Sunday-Morning Tale The perfect bagel, lox, and cream cheese. An endless deep dive into an American Revolution soldier playset: Epic Revolution (AWI). An interesting read: Moral Rights: What Writers Need to Know. It's getting continually worse: With Space Junk on the Rise, Is a Catastrophic Event Inevitable?
From J.R. Parnell, and it's an academic article (despite the title): ChatGPT is Bullshit.
From Dan F., and it's sobering: The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world.
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