Things I said way too much this week:
1) He did what?
2) Have you seen Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men?
Are you ready for the Cheeto-glazed descent into the dystopian future? Did you get your copy of 1984 before Amazon ran out of copies?
The Los Angeles Times reminds us that dystopias are “a great place to be a tourist. Not a great place to be a permanent resident.”
So, what can we do to help?
Hope? Yes, yes, a story of hope! A story of resistance. No, not Rogue One. How about the story of an all-but-forgotten American diplomat who resisted the Armenian Genocides of 1915 and 1916?
Or perhaps you would like a drink? The fine geniuses at McSweeney’s have compiled a list of presidential cocktails for every occasion.
Not thirsty? Maybe a trip to the movies can cure your growing despair. I Am Not Your Negro hits the big screen today. Go see it. The screenplay was written by the great James Baldwin.
But really, why not just join the resistance? AWP is in D.C. this year, and numerous protests and rallies are being organized to coincide with the arrival of over 12,000 writers, editors, students, teachers, and publishers.
Above all, resist.
Make America Read Again.
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