Culture: Wars and Pieces

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• More work to resuscitate women artists historically. Soon we may begin to understand how crippled our understanding of art history has been by the systematic domination by men. Bravo for cultural, historical enrichment!!!

  

  Pat Strosahl

  

  Move over Leonardo - the quest to rescue from obscurity Florence's women artists

  The Telegraph - By Nick Squires

  He is firmly established in the pantheon of cultural superstars, but the adulation of Leonardo da Vinci is set to reach new heights next year as Italy commemorates the 500thanniversary of his death. As exhibitions and events are held up and down the country, however, a determined campaign is …

• What literature can teach us about today. Written during the near collapse of the civilized world in WWII.

  

  Pat Strosahl

  

  The Saruman Trap

  The Atlantic - Eliot A. Cohen

  Conservatives in distress turn to ancient texts. In the current circumstance, those of us of a Hebraic cast reach for the prophet Isaiah in his darker moods, or the even fiercer denunciations of Amos. Devout Christians despairing of a society in full malodorous rot look to The Rule of St. Benedict. …

• Barbara Kingsolver is one of the most important modern authors. Her stories are personal and intimate, but they are played, like all our lives, against a backdrop of history that moves with the narrative, and often, in tune with it. A marvelous writer and acerbic critic of foibles of the modern age...

  

  Pat Strosahl

  

  Barbara Kingsolver Captures The Feeling Of Being 'Unsheltered'

  NPR - Ilana Masad

  For years now, my mother has been a fan of Barbara Kingsolver's work, urging me to read it when I had time. I finally found those elusive moments recently and dug into Kingsolver's newest novel, Unsheltered. It is incredibly relevant, painfully familiar, gorgeously written — plus, there's a …

• Love this... “sistas” have become the reality whisperers of America, thank you...#scalesfallfrommyeyes https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/leslie-joness-live-tweeting-of-the-shape-of-water-isnt-afraid-to-call-out-that-bizarre-sex

  

  Pat Strosahl

  

  SYFY WIRE

  Oct 21, 2018
• Love this!! Thank you for wrapping it all up for us!!

  

  Pat Strosahl

  

  Trump Absurdly Claimed It's 'A Scary Time' for Men - And This Woman Shut Him Down with an Epic Musical Fact-Check

  alternet.org - Jen Hayden

  In the midst of the controversial Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh ($%^&#@!), Donald Trump stood on the lawn of the White House …

• Interesting romp through the history of medieval England. Lots of names and places and global influences that have characterized English history and language forever!

  

  Pat Strosahl

  

  10 ways the Anglo-Saxons changed the course of British history

  historyextra.com - Michael Wood

  What did the Anglo-Saxons ever do for us? Michael Wood outlined 10 ways in which these northern European migrants changed the course of British …