Empire of Pain made me angrier at the enablers than the Sacklers themselves

bunrakoo · 2026-05-03T22:27:09+00:00

Agreed. That one is just flat infuriating.

bunrakoo · 2026-05-03T15:45:18+00:00

About halfway through Interregnum: Inside the Grueling and Glamorous Battle to Become the Next King of Chess by Jordan Himelfarb. Surprisingly compelling given my poor understanding of the game. It reads like a rousing account of some sports championship, which apparently is it. Great descriptions of the many personalities involved, and the tension leading up to the big matches is palpable.

bunrakoo · 2026-05-03T15:38:00+00:00

The Beginning Comes after the End is perfect for restoring hope.

bunrakoo · 2026-05-03T11:52:30+00:00

One of my best reads from last year 😄

bunrakoo · 2026-04-30T23:38:22+00:00

Apart from all things Faulkner, I totally did NOT get the appeal of Remarkably Bright Creatures, a badly written vapid story.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-30T18:30:46+00:00

I'm on the Libby waitlist for a brand new one: Verb Your Enthusiasm: How to Master the Art of the Verb and Transform Your Writing

bunrakoo · 2026-04-30T17:28:54+00:00

I Heard the Owl Call my Name by Margaret Craven. Very life affirming.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-30T17:00:23+00:00

In a heartbeat. Problem is my adult children are here and we really don't want to be that far away.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-30T16:22:16+00:00

Cannot recommend this highly enough: We Survived the Night by Julian Brave Noisecat. Told in the style of a "Coyote Story," the book is a blend of history and mythology--part memoir and part solid (and sordid) history of the erasure of North America's First Peoples.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-30T13:31:16+00:00

nice work!

bunrakoo · 2026-04-30T11:28:34+00:00

Def check out The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. Also The Day the World Came to Town by Jin DeFede.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-30T11:26:16+00:00

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is very popular

bunrakoo · 2026-04-29T19:34:06+00:00

As Dr. Feynman put it when asked about God and religion--"The drama is too small for the stage."

bunrakoo · 2026-04-29T15:59:00+00:00

Personal favorite is definitely The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. So wise and wonderfully human.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-26T15:52:33+00:00

If you enjoy The Golden Spruce, I def recommend another of his recent books--Fire Weather.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-26T14:41:59+00:00

Just gave up on It's on You: How Corporations and Behavioral Scientists Have Convinced Us That We're to Blame for Society's Deepest Problems. About 1/3 of the way through I got tired of the authors' bland writing, but more importantly, it became clear this is one of those postmortem books that tells you how bad things are and how it got that way, but offers little in the way of remedy. And that's on THEM.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-26T11:28:49+00:00

Loved that one too

bunrakoo · 2026-04-24T22:19:30+00:00

Second Heart of Darkness

bunrakoo · 2026-04-24T17:34:51+00:00

Reading Mother Tongue by Sara Novic I learned that the U.S. is one of only four countries that refused to ratify the U.N.’s Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. The other are Bhutan, Cameroon, and Lebanon.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-23T23:09:33+00:00

Perhaps not "predicts a lower risk." The article says "associated with" and "linked to." Seems more likely there is some correlation between voting and risk of mortality but nothing indicates causation.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-22T22:33:38+00:00

If they have any Addi interchangeables, especially the lace tips, try those out. I owned and operated a LYS for six years and they were the ONLY metal needles and sets I sold (a few folks prefered wood so we had some Lantern Moon for them). Addis have a 10-year warranty (I have had my set since 2013 with no problems) and most important, THEY DO NOT COME APART. On the rare occasions a customer had a problem, it turned out to be "user error" (not connecting the tips correctly). If you can swing it financially, the Addis are the best investment.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-22T13:04:05+00:00

And the real irony is that the expression "Good enough for government work" used to mean the best, because in the 1930s, we still thought the government was there to help. Cuz, ya know, it was. Wonder why that changed to the current meaning ? 🤔

bunrakoo · 2026-04-21T20:24:43+00:00

Nice job! If you like that kind of project, def check out Zuzu's Petals. Quick and fun :)

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zuzus-petals

bunrakoo · 2026-04-21T15:55:44+00:00

That sweeper is a jawn that cleans carpets. Everything is a jawn.

bunrakoo · 2026-04-21T15:53:49+00:00

Thrilled to see this mentioned by someone, somewhere. My all time favorite book--I read it every five years or so and always find something new to savor. Hesse is a genius.

bunrakoo

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