Sunday, July 07, 2019

What's a brain got to do with

reading...

A tweet, a Reddit thread, an old-fashioned magazine story...


"My interview with a student who watched 5 of his peers get shot by US-trained police got 800 views. Compare to this thread."

~ A. Rubenstein

https://mobile.twitter.com/RealAlexRubi/status/1146981460760498177


"Usually we're afraid that someone who graduates with this level of reading ability will have very limited career prospects in the future."

~u/FalseDimtriy

https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/c9xmnj/ufalsedmitriy


"As if Mar-a-Lago and the Trump Princess yacht were James Gatz’s West Egg estate, invitations were much prized, for the local snobs loved to dine out on tales of the Trumps. And now this! Embarrassing their guests by having them make speeches, as if they were at a sales convention!

When it was Ivana’s turn to introduce herself that night, she rose quickly. 'I am married to the most wonderful husband. He is so generous and smart. We are so lucky to have this life.' She was desperately playing to him, but Donald said nothing in return. He seemed tired of hearing Ivana’s endless praise; her subservient quality appeared to be getting to him. Perhaps he was spoiling for something to excite him, like a fight. Maybe all the public posturing was beginning to get boring, too. 'Well, I’m done,' he said before dessert, tossing his napkin on the table and vanishing from the room."

https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner

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