The true cost of the royal wedding that the rich and powerful don’t want you to see The Canary
WHAT A TEACHER CAN DO: Winnie Yeung wanted to help her struggling student who wanted to tell his story. Now the world can read about a 17 year old who fled war twice — first in Iraq, then in Syria — to find peace in Canada. Via the Guardian’s excellent Upside section, which we’ve written about
When Spies Hack Journalism
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What’s The Novel For The Social Media Age? ‘Fahrenheit 451’
Ramin Bahrani (who may not be objective, as he has directed a film adaptation of the Bradbury book): “In the novel, he imagined a world where people are entertained day and night by staring at giant wall screens in their homes. They interact with their ‘friends’ through these screens, listening to them via ‘Seashells’ – Bradbury’s version of Apple’s wireless AirPods – inserted in their ears.”
Paul Engle was the director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop when the young O’Connor walked into his office asking to be admitted to the program. Engle writes:
She came out of the red dirt country of Georgia. She walked into my office one day and spoke to me. I understood nothing, not one syllable. As far as I knew, she was saying, "Aaaaraaaraaarah." My God, I thought to myself, this is a retarded young girl. Then I looked at her eyes. They were crossed! Finally, I said, excuse me, my name is Paul Engle. I gave her a pad -- believe me, this is true -- and said would you please write down what you’re telling me. And she wrote, "My name is Flannery O’Connor. I’m from Milledgeville, Georgia. I’m a writer."
O’Connor, after all, grew up on a farm, and once taught a chicken how to walk backwards.
