❤️ thank you

I was born in 1939, and my first book was made of cloth pages, the alphabet indelibly printed in bright colours: A was red and other capitals still paint my memory. Libraries have been a life saver. Our Swinton and Salford libraries were staffed by people who loved their work, adult cards given to intelligent young readers, which is how my 11 year old son found the Penguin Book of Limericks and Rugby songs. My librarian saved new editions for me from 'Swallows and Amazons' to Jean Plaidy. Did you visit John Ryland's in Manchester?

Heathrow airport was built there, because the land was flat. That was the main factor for the decision to building the airport where it is. There was plentiful land, with a few villages just outside of the perimeter, but the houses came later.

A pound of flesh, no more no less.

Intriguing. I might look into this.

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Culture comes from North London.

I'm glad to find this documentary here

Hobsbawm was a hypocrite. He could preach it, but not live it.

Thank you for this very interesting talk but I must take issue with the very dark tone you present here. It was without doubt a life hard to imagine for us in the 21st century but I don't think it was nearly as dark as you portray, both literally and figuratively. At the very least they must have had actual light as in the Guide it states "Often, dear sisters, you should pray less in order to read more. Reading is a good way of praying." (Millett, p.109). The author, of the Ancrene Wisse not Millet the translator, actually writes an entire half-page exhorting them to read. You can't do that in darkness!

Mishra lost. me when he claims that both Zionism and Hindu nationalism (aka Hindutva) emerged out of an experience of humiliation. Hindus were never singled out for extermination by both of India's Imperial rulers, first the Mughals and then the British. Even Aurangazeb, the harshest and most vicious of the Mughal rulers had Hindu aides at the highest echelons of power.

1:30 I’m glad he said that. Irritates me when non Jews say this. Not sure I’d call it antisemitism, but there’s something about it that rubs me the wrong way.

Strange how you talk about what the French did to Algeria, and it makes sense, given how "recent" in was in the grand scheme of history; however, you never once mention why they invaded the former Barbary Coast country in the first place. Very strange indeed.

Thank you Mr. Bennett. I began a diary when I was about five; burnt all my 'young' diaries when I married; somehow much of that stuff is still in my head,, Now 84 =, unable to write or see my handwriting - and not trusting computers, I've given up.

Beautifully photographed but a bit off the mark. Love Alan May’s press. Too bad not much of Joseph Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises on the Whole Art of Printing” 1683/84 represented here. We know exactly how the Folios were printed and this is not shown here, with the exception the common press and the use of ink balls (definitely not dabs - see Moxon). Printers ink is formulated with boiled linseed and carbon black (soot) NOT oak galls (used for writing ink). Paper is formed one sheet at a time on a paper mould using linen fiber. The type was hand set in a composing stick, and while the Monotype is useful it had no place here- or at least a stick could have been used to begin with. The illustrations were copper plate prints. Tail pieces were often carved in fruitwoods having very tight grain and could be very delicately cut. Nicely filmed but not historically accurate. Stan Nelson, printing historian PS: I am able to replicate all of these skills except for paper making. It’s very doable.

Ah Terry what a beautiful human song, what a beautiful human spirit, what a human, human being you are !

this as very engaging - after feeling somewhat skeptical about any project that seemed to wish to improve upon Pope (!) I was greatly impressed by these wonderful people and all they had to say

Good Old George can handle these toxic interviewers

What Isaac Jaggard wouldn't have given for a Monotype caster with a Welliver pneumatic interface! He'd have had the First Folio printed in a month rather than the two years it took him.

Is “culture” religion or large glasses? I’m afraid his analysis is confused by many mistaken assertions.

What a bore

Thank you for taking me back down to where all ladders start. In the foul rag and bone shop.

Sadly he has declined in health so much. Still talking sense though.

The prequel to this snippet is unintentionally hilarious in its all too obvious subtext- which is -don't get us wrong -even though we're talking about Sartre's opposition to antisemitism -it's cool to be antisemitic today because of the war in Gaza now. Having just read Shatz's masterful biography of Fanon -it's unfortunate that Shatz doesn't polemicize against the vulgarized Fanonism that is so prevalent today.

Culture is a care for the spirit.

The main question is, why is this not a New Yorker article. My assumption is that any writer worth his salt while write this and first submit it to New Yorker. My speculation is Pankaj submitted it to New Yorker and was rejected. If that the case then I'm sad. Someone please reassure me that I'm being paranoid. Because I love the New Yorker. In the future, would love to see Pankaj getting published in New Yorker again.

love this

Culture and labour 😻

Did Taylor Swift read "Red Comet" while writing her lyrics for her "Tortured Poets Department" album? Was Joe Alwyn her subliminal Ted Hughes fantasy projection?

Great!

That was one dignified honeless guy..

Long live Kafka. If youre a weirdo, start writing. Give the world YOUR world.

What a wonderful, tactile process. Such a joy watching Nick at work.

Fascinating!

Will there ever be another ?..Of course not . Truly the mould was broken in his case . Long may he reign as the genius of our time .

enchanting

❤ Top quality history documentary please more

So cool ! So happy this was in my suggestions ! Keep it COMING!😊

TIME Timing God.

Thanks for reading the texts and for the analysis. It was a pleasure.

Listening to Professor Wilson talk about the Iliad is like listening to Donald Trump talk about the Handmaid’s Tale.

Jesus, though, Mary-Kay WIlmers, she existed for a while. I have started to understand the regurgitated false nonsense they hid from me (there's a hidden truer nonsense).

Jesus Christ, LRB, it's called a boom mic.

Wonderful episode. Many thanks.

KAFKA ❤❤❤ WILL SELF

THE PATRIARCHY!!! Good lord, how insufferable. I didn’t need to sit here and listen to verbal masturbation. She literally talks about the patriarchy every time she speaks. Good job being the first woman to decide to translate Homer, I guess. I’d offer her a pat on back, but she’s patting herself far too vigorously; I wouldn’t want to interrupt. I watched because I was interested in her translation. Now I don’t know that I want to give her my money. 😂

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼thank you for having a heart❤

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Distinguished 😂

Fantastic Stuff!