This is the cover of our school's classroom set of To Kill A Mockingbird back when we were reading the novel in English class. It is an amazing novel about children coming of age in a very racially divided Alabama during the Depression. Generations of school children have read and been moved by it. And yet, in today's "wrap those kids in cotton wool and don't expect them to deal with anything which might be uncomfortable" world, many idiots have been seeking to remove the novel from school reading lists. And here we go again: School District Pulls To Kill A Mockingbird. I'm not one to call for people to be fired for their opinions, but anyone involved in this decision should be removed from their position for being too stupid to be involved in the education of children at any level and in any capacity.
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I'm off to my niece's birthday party today, which should be interesting... and loud. She's turning seven, and when my sister asked her what kind of party she wanted, she said "an underwater spy party". Whatever that is; these kids are a little random. Never at a loss, however- having nine kids probably causes you to be inventive- my sister got to work. This is the pinata she made of a fish in a fedora & dark glasses (oh, yeah- she also makes her own pinatas). This is why I feel guilty whenever I pick up muffin mix instead of making my own from scratch. In other news, I'm working on another post on A Damsel In Distress, and also one on a non-fiction book which I finished recently: The Bletchley Girls. I'm also looking forward to finishing up with Rent, and talking about another movie I recently re-watched: Gosford Park. More about that later. Related Posts: In light of the disgusting Harvey Weinstein story which broke this week, I'm posting a clip from the film Hail, Caesar! In it, the Coen brothers give a peek behind the Hollywood curtain, showing the corruption, greed, rapacious ambition, and general skeeziness inherent to the movie business. As revolting as Weinstein and his actions are, the spectacle of A-list stars scrambling to deny any knowledge of his behaviours and prove that they're pure as the driven snow is grimly amusing. It's absolutely ludicrous for people like Meryl Streep, who openly celebrate pedophile rapist Roman Polanski to now pretend to be shocked by Harvey Weinstein. Too little too late, you shameless hypocrites.
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