Nobody is too stupid to think for himself.”Īs a result of this political activity, he was arrested and held in the prison. Think about the reputation of Socialism in the world. Alien tanks in Czechoslovakia only serve the class enemy. He explained that in 1968, when the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia following the Prague Spring, he and his friends papered his community with the following message: The last museum or gallery show that I loved: I went to Berlin for the first time last year and visited the Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial, where a man who had been imprisoned by the Stasi-the state security service of East Germany-as a youth gave us a tour of the former prison. Some of my favorites are “Big Blue” “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin” “Ya Hey” “Don’t Lie” and “Walcott.” Their self-titled album was released as I was finishing middle school, Modern Vampires of the City was released as I was graduating high school, and Father of the Bride was what I listened to as I was struggling to make a career change. And my go-to karaoke song is “Gloria,” by Laura Branigan, so I have to pick that for my loud song!Ī musical artist who means a lot to me: Vampire Weekend is a band that I’ve listened to through many formative moments of my life. (Okay, sorry, that’s five, but my editors are letting me keep them all in!)Ī quiet song that I love, and a loud song that I love: Hozier recently released some new songs that prompted me to go back to one of my favorites off his first EP: “Cherry Wine.” It’s probably my favorite of his. Īn author I will read anything by: Ted Chiang. Many nonfiction writers fall too far in one direction: Either it’s sort of unclear what they’re getting at and we’re bogged down in characters or narrative that don’t advance our understanding, or there’s too much preaching and in-your-face explanations that leave us wanting a more human dimension. Aviv is probably the best example of a nonfiction writer who has a clear perspective and shows it through the stories she tells. Tchaikovsky does that brilliantly.įor a nonfiction work, I’d choose Strangers to Ourselves, by Rachel Aviv. The best thing about science fiction is when someone is able to construct a world that is both familiar-or at least logically consistent with how we see the world- and adds a new depth or dimension to our understanding of it. īest novel I’ve recently read, and the best work of nonfiction: Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, is a fantastic science-fiction novel that I recently read. I fell in love with her while watching Arrival, and every time she comes on-screen, anyone near me gets a five- to 10-minute monologue about how the Academy is biased against science fiction. Īn actor I would watch in anything: Amy Adams. I’m someone who can usually only watch TV while doing at least one or two other things at the same time, and this show grabs my full attention. The television show I’m most enjoying right now: Abbott Elementary. The strongest evidence yet that an animal started the pandemic.You’ll find her culture and entertainment recommendations below.īut first, here are three Sunday reads from The Atlantic: Auden, and rocking out to Vampire Weekend. These days, Jerusalem spends her leisure time falling down Reddit rabbit holes, reading the poetry of W. She’s also a winner of the American Society of Magazine Editors’ ASME NEXT Award for Journalists Under 30. She recently wrote about how environmental laws are being used by birders, an anti-immigration group, and an oil and gas company, not to protect the environment but to defend the status quo, and reported on what she called the “obvious” answer to homelessness for the January/February issue of the magazine. Today’s special guest is the staff writer Jerusalem Demsas, whose work examines inefficiencies and oversights in policy, housing, and infrastructure. Good morning, and welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer reveals what’s keeping them entertained. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture.
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