Capitol on January 6, 2021, was a terrible day for American democracy, but many people dared to hope that at least it would break the fever that had overcome the Republican Party and banish Trump's relentless lies about the stealing of the 2020 election. That is not what happened. Instead, “the big steal” has become dogma among an ever-higher percentage of American Republicans. What happened to the Republican Party, and America, during the Trump presidency is a story we more or less think we know. What has happened to the party since, it turns out, is even more disquieting. The disturbing eyewitness account of how a new breed of Republicans-led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Madison Cawthorn-far from moving on from Trump, have taken the politics of hysteria to even greater extremes and brought American democracy to the edge One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2022
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And perhaps this attitude, held in spite of what they know and have endured, helps to explain why Negroes, on the whole, and until lately, have allowed themselves to feel so little hatred. Negroes know far more about white Americans than that it can almost be said, in fact, that they know about white Americans what parents-or, anyway, mothers-know about their children, and that they very often regard white Americans that way. “The American Negro has the great advantage of having never believed the collection of myths to which white Americans cling: that their ancestors were all freedom-loving heroes, that they were born in the greatest country the world has ever seen, or that Americans are invincible in battle and wise in peace, that Americans have always dealt honorably with Mexicans and Indians and all other neighbors or inferiors, that American men are the world's most direct and virile, that American women are pure. Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 - The Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era is the first book in a series (hence “Round 1” in the title) about the making of and enduring passion for the Mortal Kombat franchise of video games. The purpose of the inaugural issue of Episodic Content is to share exciting news: I’ll be releasing a book this year! Welcome to Episodic Content, my newsletter in which I share news about my writing and publish features and interviews about video games and other topics. Helpful links: 1) Follow me on Twitter, 2) shop for my books, and 3) read free chapters from my books. Once researchers-and then the public-discovered that the nation’s blood supply has been tainted, panic spread. The only hospital in New York City that would admit GRID patients was the New York University Medical Center, but soon even NYU changed its policies so that patients could only be admitted to the emergency room, often receiving treatment, and dying, in hallways. The Reagan White House slashed its GRID budget in an attempt to cut government spending even as the mysterious disease spread wider. Making matters worse, the hurdles GRID patients faced from both the health care and political systems that were meant to protect them were considerable. Other opportunistic infections, like KS, had no agreed-upon treatment. Very few doctors realized they needed to provide preventative care for PCP, the strain of pneumonia that was most likely to kill you but could be prevented with a common drug called Bactrim. If you died without a will, your estranged family could claim your belongings and your partner would get nothing. You could be evicted from your apartment. Once KS lesions were visible on your face or hands, you would likely lose your job, because neither gay men nor GRID patients had any legal discrimination protections. In early 1982, no one knew for certain what caused GRID, or how, exactly, it was transmitted. And it certainly couldn't be what I did, which was a final chapter of a pre-existing universe," Hickman explained to Entertainment Weekly. " couldn't be replicating or revisiting what Bryan did in the original Ultimates - creating a streamlined, modernized version that would eventually become the spine of the MCU. Also, some lucky retailers will be able to participate in a virtual press conference in the next few weeks with Hickman and Hitch, where they will discuss the development and impact of the series. Marvel also released the covers for Ultimate Invasion #1, and the Free Comic Book Day: Spider-Man/Venom #1 will include a scene featuring Miles Morales and The Maker, along with the reunited Illuminati. Its shape is similar to a star exploding, or a universe being born anew if we relate it to the Ultimate Universe being revived. "Forged In Fire, Shaped By Design," the data graphic reads. A single look between them can convey an entire conversation. If there’s anything they can count on, it’s each other.Ĭlementine and Erika are each other’s oldest friends. Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit, busy life: They have two little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. What could possibly go wrong? In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty turns her unique, razor-sharp eye toward three seemingly happy families. The new novel from Liane Moriarty, the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Husband’s Secret, Big Little Lies, and What Alice Forgot, about how sometimes we don’t appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it’s too late. “Here’s the best news you’ve heard all year: Not a single page disappoints.The only difficulty with Truly Madly Guilty? Putting it down." ( Miami Herald) At the time, only three examples had been identified: In fact, even after decades of exploring, humanity had found disappointingly few habitable worlds, and even fewer signs of intelligent alien life. Then, after the advent of faster-than-light travel, when humanity began to explore neighboring star systems, a number of other mysterious Monuments were quickly discovered.ĭespite these discoveries, details about the "Monument-Makers" themselves remained elusive. Humanity was introduced to the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life with the discovery of an alien statue on Iapetus, a moon of Saturn, which depicted an alien life form. The Engines of God is a science fiction novel by American author Jack McDevitt.Ī group of xeno-archaeologists, together with interstellar pilot Priscilla Hutchins, attempt to unravel the mysteries surrounding tremendous monuments left near several habitable worlds in the solar neighborhood. I quickly outgrew it as my mother passed along saved childhood art and mementos. My first keepsakes container was an old metal lunch box. Between my husband and I, we have photo albums, baby shoes, school souvenirs, hand-made afghans, china, antique books and furniture. If you hope to write your own family history, view existing family histories in the library’s genealogy. “Family History Detective: A Step-by-Step Guide to Investigating Your Family Tree” by Desmond Walls Allen can help you uncover clues about your family’s past and learn more about yourself. This is a perfect time to explore your family “roots” and possibly talk with family about your shared heritage, history and ancestry. By Ann Zydek Warsaw Community Public Library The Penguin Random House imprint describes the book as “twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue by one of the most decorated journalists of our time.” Keefe announced on Twitter that Doubleday will publish his Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks next year. Author Patrick Radden Keefe will focus on “people behaving very badly” in his next book. Carr in Curly Locks (A Short Story) Susan Coolidge (Biography) Table of Contents: Susan Coolidge (Biography) Novels: Clover In the High Valley Spin-Off: Dr. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. "Curly Locks" – is an interesting story about Dr. Clover now happily married is at her wits end with Imogen's prejudices, and Katy makes a comeback. Luckily for the home-sick Clover, her cousin Clarence Page also lives there with his partner Geoff Templestowe and young love blossoms between Geoff and Clover! In the High Valley – the second sequel to What Katy Did series narrates the story of Cousins from Britain, Lionel and Imogen, when they visit their American counterparts. Clover – In this sequel to What Katy Did Trilogy, Clover Carr (Katy's sister) is now grown up and after Katy's marriage she is left to take care of his ailing brother "Little Phill" in the mountains of Colorado. |