Another fun fact: today’s the 110 Word of the Week, on the 10th of April. Of course, now that’s I’ve written that out, it seems a lot less fun than it did when it was still in my head. You’ll have to forgive me. After 110 of these word posts, I may be running out [...]
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Pride and Prejudice, Revisited
Back in January, Pride and Prejudice celebrated its 200th anniversary. Jane Austen blogger Laurel Ann of Austenprose decided to host a year-long Pride and Prejudice celebration (because, why not?) and I’m participating. As part of this Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary Challenge, I’m reading and watching several P&P adaptations, but it seemed wise to start at the [...]
Word of the Week (109)
On April 3, 1968, in Memphis, TN, with no knowledge of what would come next, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered what is now known as his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech at the Mason Temple. Though primarily about the Memphis Sanitation Strike, King’s speech was also, in many ways, a panegyric to nonviolent protest, [...]
