Lovely backlighting on that last shot!

He was also lowered into a nuclear reactor which had undergone a partial meltdown, to help shut it down: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Just started a C T Rwizi for Black History Month (UK edition); happy to count it for both!

Um milhão de finais felizes -- Vitor Martins The Death of Vivek Oji -- Akwaeke Emezi Der bewegte Mann | Pretty Baby -- Ralf König Shuggie Bain -- Douglas Stuart Uma menina está perdida no seu século à procura do pai -- Gonçalo M. Tavares The Female Man -- Joanna Russ

Kleinstadtnovelle -- Ronald M. Schernikau Das Geständnis der Löwin -- Mia Couto, tr. Karin von Schweder-Schreiner The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House -- Audre Lord Night Side of the River -- Jeanette Winterson

I'm very jealous of you meeting Chris!

The passage is fascinating, and I think actually undermines Barthes' point (he's saying how _unimportant_ the house is for Rodin).

Half-way in, and imagine my surprise to hear @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social popping up! With a good question. :)

The article makes it pretty clear that the problem is one of general mindset among decision-makers, not something that changes with one election result.

Niche gags that I get make me feel all intellectual.