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John Granger in September 2022, weeks after the publication of Ink Black Heart, tackled the tangle of 108 poetic epigraphs in Strike 6 from twenty-two Anglo-American Victorian women poets in search of a common theme, of a prevalent meaning, or, the Holy Grail, a work among the many works that acted to Heart as Rosmersholm did to Lethal White and Faerie Queene did to Troubled Blood. This effort involved listing the poets, the epigraphs (citing poems by each woman), and, without reading each poem, noting simply what each brief excerpt included. You can read the results of those surveys at ‘Ink Black Heart: Intro to Epigraphs 101.'The anticipated result of those tabulations was that the poetic epigraphs in Heart, in tandem with the cardiac Part headings from Grey's Anatomy, were consistently about the heart as spiritual faculty rather than bodily pump. The surprise finding was that 13% of the epigraphs were from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh. John speculated in conclusion that it was the heart of Rowling's sixth Strike-Ellacott novel:Again, this is not the place to write at any length about the relevance of ‘Aurora Leigh' as a mirroring text within Ink Black Heart. Like you, I look forward to Beatrice Groves' exegesis to complement her Cuckoo's Calling work with Rossetti's ‘Dirge' and Tennyson's ‘Ulysses.' The two important things to note here are only that ‘Aurora Leigh' is the poem most deployed in Strike6 epigraphs and that it is a melange of “Biblical and classical history and mythology, as well as modern novels.” That it would work as something of a template or touchstone for Ink Black Heart, a novel with mythological and hermetic backdrops and archetypal symbols used to reinvent the depth and range of the most modern of genres, the murder mystery, as psychomachian allegory, seems almost a no-brainer. If you can only read one book or poem to buttress your understanding of Strike6, it has to be Durkheim's Suicide, Evola's Ride the Tiger, or Browning's ‘Aurora Leigh,' and I think the epic poem is your best bet.When Rowling agreed to a live interview with Serious Strikers on Twitter the month after Ink Black Heart's publication, one hosted by the Barmy Army, John listed the first question he would ask her to be about the importance if any of Aurora Leigh for understanding Strike 6: “Is Barret Browning's Aurora Leigh the backdrop story to Ink Black Heart the way Rosmersholm and Faerie Queen were to the fourth and fifth Strike mysteries?”Nick Jeffery included this question in a veritable barrage of questions he launched during the Barmy Army interview, and, incredibly, Rowling responded:John concluded in his write up of the Barmy Army interview:If I get “all credit” for the spotting, I must take the blame as well for misspelling Browning's name and for Nick's saying there were thirteen rather than fourteen Leigh epigraphs. All credit to @gbjeffen for succeeding in getting Rowling to answer a question, something I have not succeeding in doing in more than two decades of reading her work and writing about its artistry and meaning. Look for the seven point Ink Black Heart: Aurora Leigh post in the coming week.John, however, never wrote up that '“seven point Ink Black Heart Aurora Leigh post” and his expectation of a Beatrice Groves exegesis also never materialized. That project was delayed until Nick Jeffery, in his years long effort to read everything Rowling has admitted to reading and liking (see this list of those books, a list that predates the 2022 revelations in re Aurora Leigh), arrived at the 1856 epic novel in blank verse. Last week Nick wrote up his findings here as ‘A Rowling Reading of Aurora Leigh: The Influence of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh on J.K. Rowling.'John and Nick put Hallmarked Man aside, consequently, in this week's conversation to talk about this poem, Nick's essay, and the place of this work in Fourth Generation Rowling Studies. Enjoy!Next week they'll chart Part Three of Hallmarked Man, discuss the astrological symbols and meaning embedded in Strike 8's names and plot points, and review with a Generation Hex special guest the long anticipated full-cast audio book of Harry Potter. and the Philosopher's Stone. Stay tuned — and please join the Paid Subscribers club to keep the HogPro lights on and restore heat and power to John's home! Many thanks to all subscribers around the world with a special shout-out this week to the six listeners in Norway: Tussen Takk!The Ten Questions and Promised Links:Little Women and Harry Potter: Jo Rowling is Jo March The Seven Points of CorrespondenceYou see, I was a plain — and that is relevant! you know that is relevant, that isn't a trivial thing, especially when you're a kid — I was a very plain, bookish, freckly, bright, little girl. I was a massive book worm and I spent a significant part of my reading looking for people like me.Now I didn't come up with nothing. Y'know, I remember Jo March who had a temper and wanted to be a writer so that was a lifeline. There's a heroine in a book called Little White Horse that I've spoken about publicly who was plain and that was fabulous. “Wow! You get to be a heroine and get not to be a raving beauty..”But y'know these were pretty slim pickings. J. K. Rowling: Deathly Hallows, Part 2, DVD extras, ‘The Women of Harry Potter‘ Mightier than the Sword: Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Battle for AmericaA fascinating look at the cultural roots, political impact, and enduring legacy of Harriet Beecher Stowe's revolutionary bestseller.Uncle Tom's Cabin is likely the most influential novel ever written by an American. In a fitting tribute to the two hundredth anniversary of Harriet Beecher Stowe's birth, Bancroft Prize-winning historian David S. Reynolds reveals her book's impact not only on the abolitionist movement and the American Civil War but also on worldwide events, including the end of serfdom in Russia, down to its influence in the twentieth century. He explores how both Stowe's background as the daughter in a famously intellectual family of preachers and her religious visions were fundamental to the novel. And he demonstrates why the book was beloved by millions―and won over even some southerners―while fueling lasting conflicts over the meaning of America. Although vilified over the years as often as praised, it has remained a cultural landmark, proliferating in the form of plays, songs, films, and merchandise―a rich legacy that has both fed and contested American racial stereotypes. Interview Questions1. [Nick] I wrote the essay, John, but the reason I read Aurora Leigh late 2025 dates back to September 2022 and a discovery you made while sorting through the 108 poetic epigraphs of Rowling's Ink Black Heart. Before we jump into the Elizabeth Barrett Browning epic poem, can you run us through that effort and finding?2. [John] 13% of course is nothing like the 100% epigraphical backdrops of Lethal White and Troubled Blood but, just reading the Wikipedia summary of Aurora Leigh, I thought it a very strong possibility that it might have served a similar function for Ink Black Heart. Which is where you enter the picture, Nick. I've never managed to get Rowling to answer even one of my questions in a quarter century of asking; you pried three answers out of her in one go! And on your first effort? Please tell us that story and what Rowling revealed about Aurora Leigh.3. [Nick] And so we had almost immediate confirmation of your highly speculative conclusion from the epigraphs, John. And you promised a seven point essay of compare and contrast criticism vis a vis Aurora Leigh and Ink Black Heart. What happened to that post?4. [John] So my notes for that were put aside, literally folded and stuffed in my Norton Critical edition of Aurora Leigh, waiting for the leisure time post dissertation to read the verse-novel and write up the seven points. But you revived that long forgotten project with your essay, Nick, so let's skip to that work. I'm confident few of our listeners are familiar with Elizabeth Barrett Browning or her most important and final poem; can you introduce us to both subjects?5. [John] How easy or hard was it to enter into the story, visualize the surroundings, and empathize with the characters?6. [John] And you charted the ring of Aurora Leigh's nine parts in your post! How hard was that? You didn't discuss it at any length in your post; how important do you think that is for understanding the work? Was it largely a hat-tip to the great epic poets?7. [John] If I had one complaint about your exegesis it's that you only spent two sentences on what I thought were profound findings, namely the ‘meaning in the middle' and the turtle-back correspondences between parts two and eight. Those are the giant take-aways, I think, of Leigh's influence on Rowling the Re-Reader and Magpie Borrower-Writer, no? Say some more about that, please.8. [John] You wrote that Rowling's selections from Aurora Leigh for epigraphs “are not arbitrary; they serve as interpretive keys, inviting readers to draw connections between the 19th-century verse and Rowling's modern tale of online toxicity, anonymity, and justice.” Can you give us some examples of what you mean?9. [John] Rowling specifies a parallel between Heart's Zoe and Leigh's Marian. Can you explain that link and its importance and any other character parallels and inspirations?10. [John] You close with ‘Thematic Resonances and Broader Literary Influence,' which are probably the most important connections between EBB and JKR beyond the plot point parallels and character echoes in Ink Black Heart. Can you summarize those in a way to push Serious Strikers and Rowling Readers to make the effort to find a copy of Aurora Leigh and read it?*Optional [Nick] So how close did I come to your ‘seven points,' John? This is a public episode. 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About Only in AmericaA probing biography of world-renowned Jewish singer and actor Al Jolson and the history of his performance in and the making of The Jazz Singer.About the AuthorRICHARD BERNSTEIN has been a reporter, culture critic, and commentator for more than thirty years. He was a foreign correspondent in Asia and Europe for Time and The New York Times, and was the first bureau chief in China for Time. He is the author of several books, among them China 1945; A Girl Named Faithful Plum; Ultimate Journey, a New York Times Best Book of the Year; and Out of the Blue, named one of the seven best books of the year by The Boston Globe. He lives in New York City.

Dr. Kirk Pappas recounts a tense encounter with a divisive stranger while on a cab tour in Belfast, leading to an ominous warning from his Irish guide about the parallels between the Troubles and the rising tensions in America.Chapters:A Chance Encounter in Belfast (00:00 - 00:49)Political Provocations in the Cab (00:49 - 02:29)Visiting the Peace Wall (02:29 - 03:25)An Ominous Warning (03:25 - 05:06)Reflecting on Sean's Message (05:06 - 05:30)Show Notes:The "black cab tours" in Belfast where former IRA members provide firsthand accounts of the TroublesThe political and religious divisions between Republicans and Loyalists in Northern IrelandThe Peace Walls separating Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods in BelfastParallels drawn between the Troubles and rising political tensions in AmericaA thoughtful message about avoiding conflict and promoting understandingDave Pokorny Presents…West Side Stories Petaluma's StorySlam on the first Weds of each month at 417 Western Avenue Petaluma, CA 94952 at 7pm.TICKETS here:https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153/Westside Stories:https://www.davepokornypresents.com/west-side-storieshttps://www.facebook.com/dave.pokorny3/Our Partners:Once Upon a Slush - https://www.onceuponaslush.com/Polly Klaas Community Theater - https://www.pollyklaastheater.org/Sonoma Portworks - https://portworks.com/Getphily Podcast Production - https://www.getphily.com/Lend an Ear Media - https://lendanearmedia.com/

Chaya Leah is back from Italy and FranceThe hazards of kosher fine-dining in EuropeHarvard loves dead NazisYael is traumatized by classic EuropeAmericans love standing in lineThe Jewish ethics of having an affairYou don't *have* to love thy neighbor in AmericaA solemn yet insightful conversation about IsraelIs hatred of the religious people in Israel out of control?Save us, Eurovision!Barbie's Kosher DreamhouseArchie comics were more damaging than BarbieCongratulations Rabbi Shmuly!Oh look another sad Jewish holidayYael suprises Chaya Leah by announcing a new project - The AAJ Book Club! There is no deadline and definitely no meetings (unless you guys want to do that). Our book is “Arc of a Covenant” by Walter Russel Mead.Questions? Askajewpod@gmail.comFollow our substack askajew.substack.com and find us on Instagram @askajewpodShownotes:Israeli protestors connectingJewish students giving it to TitusLiel Leibovitz on Commentary - do you agree or nah?The Arie Deri law 

Ep 26:  Time Travel, Heroine Cartels & The Death of Americaa great podcast is sponsored by:  INSTACART! kinda. CLICK OUR LINK FOR DEALS: https://instacart.oloiyb.net/b3mrnm DO NOT GET OFFENDED BY THIS CAST. INSTEAD, LEAVE IN THE COMMENTS WHY YOU ARE SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION. GETTING OFFENDED IS NEVER THE ANSWER, CONVERSATIONS ARE. THESE HOSTS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND INTELLIGENT MEN. ALL ARE WELCOME ON THIS GREAT PODCAST

Mmmm. . .  American cheese. Invented in Switzerland? Listen to find out.If you would like to donate your research to "The History of..." or send a donation note please contact me at thehistoryof365@gmail.com.Click to donate here.Check out the show's Instagram here.Resources:How cows got to AmericaA brief overview of American Cheese historyAbout early cheese manufacture in AmericaAbout Cheez Whiz FDA Cheese Regulations (good luck)Planet Money's Big Government Cheese

America was ready to explode even before George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police. The twin tragedies of 40 million people — one-quarter of the US workforce — losing their jobs and 100,000 people losing their lives during the coronavirus pandemic had turned the US into an emotional tinderbox that was waiting for a spark to set it off.Mark and Pete episode from which this poem is taken on the way forward for a divided America: https://www.spreaker.com/user/withpetercooper/i-cant-breathe-for-spreakerFull text of poem:The United Traits of AmericaA nation that unites where the law is abided,Always delights if great protection is provided,Until one act incites while minorities are derided,Social media recites as ignorance presided.But when hate ignites and colour has collided,And blacks and whites are so sadly divided,Then civil rights and justice are just one-sided,It simply highlights that a country is misguided.[A satirical poem by Mark and Pete]...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFiCtEN4rI

America was ready to explode even before George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police. The twin tragedies of 40 million people — one-quarter of the US workforce — losing their jobs and 100,000 people losing their lives during the coronavirus pandemic had turned the US into an emotional tinderbox that was waiting for a spark to set it off.Mark and Pete episode from which this poem is taken on the way forward for a divided America: https://www.spreaker.com/user/withpetercooper/i-cant-breathe-for-spreakerFull text of poem:The United Traits of AmericaA nation that unites where the law is abided,Always delights if great protection is provided,Until one act incites while minorities are derided,Social media recites as ignorance presided.But when hate ignites and colour has collided,And blacks and whites are so sadly divided,Then civil rights and justice are just one-sided,It simply highlights that a country is misguided.[A satirical poem by Mark and Pete]...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFiCtEN4rI

[Metagnosis] The Art of Comedy  (feat. Aditya)Sample of Ben Shapiro videos:Ben Shapiro: 8 Tips on How to DebateBen Shapiro Responds to Abortion ClaimsBen Shapiro: Jason Collins not a heroBen Shapiro SMACKS DOWN Black Lives Matter: "It has nothing to do with race."Ben Shapiro: US commentator clashes with BBC's Andrew Neil - BBC NewsBen Shapiro DESTROYS Transgenderism And Pro-Abortion ArgumentsJoe Rogan and Ben Shapiro on the Current State of Race in AmericaA criticism of Ben Shapiro that we watched beforehand:Perhaps Ben Shapiro Shouldn't Be Taken Seriously By Anyone About Anything - SOME MORE NEWS

Tämän viikon podcastissa Paavo Teittinen, Marko Junkkari ja Anna-Sofia Berner keskustelevat pääministeri Sanna Marinin hallituksen kiistaa herättäneestä päätöksestä avata koulut pariksi viikoksi, sekä Suomen ehkä tärkeimmän virkamiehen eli valtiovarainministeriön kansliapäällikön nimitysriidasta. Lisäksi puhutaan siitä, miksi maatalous tekee kaikkensa saadakseen kausityöläisiä ulkomailta, kun heitä olisi tarjolla Suomestakin. Pitkien, epämukavien hiljaisuuksien varalle Marko suosittelee New Yorkerin artikkelia Yhdysvaltain senaatin republikaanijohtajasta Mitch McConnellista (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/20/how-mitch-mcconnell-became-trumps-enabler-in-chief), Sohvi suosittelee amerikkalaista yhteiskuntaa ja nykypäivän kulttuurikamppailua selittävää HBO:n uutta sarjaa Mrs. Americaa, ja Paavo suosittelee Netflixin uutta sarjaa The Last Dancea, joka kertoo Chicago Bullsista ja koripalloilija Michael Jordanista, mutta myös siitä mitä vaatii päästä omassa lajissaan aivan huipulle. Tuomas palaa lähetykseen taas ensi viikolla.

An overview of "The Chimes" by Charles Dickens, short stories throughout history, and an added discussion of how short story anthologies are compiled and published. The History of Christmas Ghost Stories: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/ Book Critics Circle: http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/a-brief-history-of-the-short-story-in-americaA short story blog?? : https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/6712/how-many-short-stories-make-a-collection

Una tarde, hace unos años, me encontré a mi misma viendo en televisión a algunas personas durmiendo. Uno roncaba, los otros apenas se movían.Eran invitados en una casa llamada Gran Hermano donde habían aceptado convivir hasta que fueran expulsados del reality show. Los concursantes comían, dormían, hablaban y de vez en cuando participaban en unas pruebas ridículas. Competían por una cantidad considerable d dinero que ahora mismo no recuerdo.Todo el mundo podía observarles durante las 24 horas del día. Era una especie de “experimento carcelario”.Este programa, llamado Gran Hermano, todavía es famoso y sigue emitiéndose en televisión, de hecho puedes ver la décima edición en mi país en estos momentos, se que no sólo es famoso aquí, también lo es es el Reino Unido, Portugal, Alemania y otros paises en Europa y América.Una amiga mía hablando sobre esto hace unos días me decía “Cada año me prometo a mi misma que no voy a verlo pero ya estoy enganchada otra vez” y es que la verdad es que es adictivo, tiene cierto poder de distracción.Hay otros reality shows en mi país como Supervivientes, Viaje a Pekin y todo tipo de programas donde gente normal convierte su vida privada en algo público.Quizá tienen tanto éxito por lo que suponen de “realidad” y espontaneidad, nunca sabes que va a ocurrir o que es lo que van a contarnos de sus vidas, esta claro que son tan convincentes porque nos sentimos identificados con esas personas normales, no importa que la situación sea extraordinaria, nos gusta ver como reaccionan y nos fascina esa gente que no se para ante nada con tal de ser famoso o conseguir dinero.Música: Cafe Quijano "Que Grande es esto del Amor"Big BrotherOne evening, a few years ago, I found myself watching people sleep. One was snoaring, the others were barely moving.They were “houseguests” inside a Big Brother house where they agreed to live until they were voted off the reality T.V. show. The contestants ate, slept, talked and ocasionally participated in ridiculous challenges. They were competing for a quite big amount of money that I don’t remember now. Everybody could match them all day. It was a “prison experiment”This program, called Big Brother, is still famous and still on TV, you can follow B.B. number 10 now in my country, but I know it’s also famous in UK, Portugal, Germany and other countries in Europe and AmericaA friend of mine talking about it the other day told me “I swear every year that I’m not going to watch it but I’m hooked again”; and it’s true, it’s addictive, it has some power of distractionThere are other reality shows in my country: Survivor, Travelling to Pekin, anda all kind of confessional shows, where ordinary people make thir private life public.Maybe they are so succesful because of the “reality” and spontaneity of the shows, you never know what is going to happen next or what they are going to tell about their lifes, it’s clear that they are strangely compelling because we are able to empathize with ordinary people, it doesn’t matter if they are in extraordinary situations, we like to watch how they act and we are fascinated by people who will stop at nothing in their pursuit of fame

We can't call it seasonal as it's the middle of February.  Once a year we get together over Skype with John Lingard our regular correspondent from England.  Usually you know John as our reader currently of Naïve and Sentimental Lover.  However every so often it's nice to get a look at news you normally don't hear on BBC.  We'll wrap up the Lincoln Christmas market wax poetically about John's travels in Americaa last April and look forward to the year ahead.  There's humor fun and genuine comradeship.  Pleaase enjoy btw regular programing continues next week.

Philippians 1: 29 - 2: 2  Isn't it remarkable that, with more 'super-churches' and 'mega-churches' than ever before in history, America is actually less Christian than ever? And even the Christians themselves seem to struggle. How can that be? The answer is simple: Americaa has never needed 'super churches'. It needs Christ, and His Church.  From the Series on Paul's Letter to the Philippians: Joy Rediscovered

Want to learn how to hike the Appalachian Trail (AT) with no camping, hiking or wilderness experience?Jeff Chow mapped the entire Appalachian Trail for Backpacker magazine. Before he hiked 2000+ miles he had virtually no wilderness camping experience.If you are ready to feel the freedom of the trail and learn how a long distance hike on the AT can change your life you'll want to hit play on the bar (below the top picture) and give this exciting episode a listen.Jeff's story will empower any aspiring distance or thru hiker to conquer their fears and live out their dreams of hiking the AT no matter how little time you've spent sleeping under the stars.[Tweet "Loved this #podcast on how  to #hike the Appalachian Trail with zero experience http://zerototravel.com/podcast/hike-the-appalachian-trail/"]In this engaging podcast you'll learn:How a simple contest scored Jeff a dream job, hiking the AT and getting paid to map itWhy starting any club or group is an incredible way to start living your dreams, and why limited experience shouldn't stop youThe strategy for hiking the AT safelyHow the simplicity of life on the trail can change youWhy the Appalachian Trail is safer and easier than other distance trailsWhat the community is like on a long distance hikeThe social side of the trail and what it is like to travel on foot in rural AmericaA first hand account of trail lifeAnd so much more...Resources from this show include:Jeff Chow onlineBackpacker Magazine's Appalachian Trail Resource AreaWhiteblaze.net - A comprehensive resource for the AT*All Photos Courtesy of Jeff Chow The post Hike the Appalachian Trail With Zero Experience appeared first on Zero to Travel.