I Dreamed I Was Venus de Milo
A scatter of crows came to me
and I could not refuse them. Lighting
on my shoulders. Shit pearled on marble.
Sea-goddess Amphitrite. They spoke my true name.
Again in the seaside bungalow I wake
to the note you left Playing Chess, X.
Code for shooting up behind Spiritus.
Typing visions all night. At Blessing of the Fleet
you wrapped yourself in the flag of Portugal.
You would be 60 now.
I'm sick of In Memory, fluted urns, kabuki-white bikes on the path
to the post office. You promised to haunt me
and you do. Some nights you're a no-show and I am left
with today-everlasting, gift baskets of pear and Asiago.
Remember that night at the Surf Club. Since then
I've changed, but my eyes are blue-green still.
—Julia Thacker, from Gulf Coast (Winter/Spring 2023)
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Sims 4 Bachelor Season 1 Wedding Special
A month after the finale we catch up with the happy couple and all of the other contestants for an extra special wedding episode. See where all 23 eliminated ladies have ended up and most importantly, see our beloved Bachelor Devonte finally tie the knot with his stunning bride Johanna.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two tribes that joined a legal battle over plans to build a mine at the largest known U.S. deposit of lithium urged a judge Thursday to temporarily ban digging for an archaeological survey that they say would desecrate sacred tribal lands in Nevada near the Oregon line.
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Atsa Koodakuh Wyh Nuwu/People of Red Mountain are intervening in a lawsuit that four conservation groups have filed against Lithium Nevada Corp. The tribes say their ancestors were massacred in the late 1800s at the proposed Thacker Pass site that would mine lithium, a key component in electric vehicle batteries. Demand for the mineral is expected to triple over the next five years.
The tribes say the Bureau of Land Management’s approval of the project in December during the final weeks of the Trump administration violates the National Historic Preservation Act because they haven’t been consulted about potential efforts to mitigate damage to their sacred lands.
Building a mine “where our ancestors were massacred — where our ancestors’ bones, blood and flesh form a part of the soil — would be like building a lithium mine over Pearl Harbor, Arlington National Cemetery or the Gettysburg Battlefield,” according to an affidavit that lawyers for the tribes filed Thursday in federal court in Reno with a request to temporarily block the digging.
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* ◞ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒 .
𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 : gentry thylane barton .
𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒(𝑠) : goes predominantly by gen , genny on occasion , and gigi begrudgingly in the presence of old family friends and relatives .
𝑎𝑔𝑒 : twenty - three .
𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ : tbd .
𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑡 : libra sun , libra moon , cancer rising .
ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛 : roswell , georgia .
𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 : cis woman .
𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑠 : she & her .
𝑠𝑒𝑥𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 : bisexual .
* ◞ 𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 .
𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚 : janae roberts .
ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑟 : blonde .
𝑒𝑦𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑟 : green .
ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 : 5 ft 7 ' .
𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑠 : a stick and poke heart above her right collar bone , a winking and now faded smiley face above her left elbow , but out of all the girlish and now a bit unfortunate markings , the most unfortunate had to have been a three week long ex’s signature in grandiose cursive above her hip bone . though the fact that she had amassed a collection of thirteen tiny tattoos without ever stepping foot into a tattoo shop could be considered fairly impressive , comical would be a better word , tragic even , considering at least four of them were someone else's faint and fading initials and another three were shaky and smiling faces scattered at random across her skin . the only two with any meaning outside of fleeting infatuation or drunken shenanigans is the 444 on the back of her neck or the divine feminine tattooed in red beneath her left breast .
𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 : three in tight succession on each earlobe . her tolerance for pain is low , and while aesthetically she loved cartilage piercings , they're not quite cute enough to persevere .
𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑒 : think , carrie bradshaw . . . or jenna rink with an edge . her sense of style is what most would consider funky eclectic , and rarely ventures outside the realm of 50 shades of pink and bold pieces no matter the occasion .
* ◞ 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 .
𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 ( 𝟻𝟶𝟶 ) 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟 : a self - proclaimed hopeless romantic who , not unlike summer , has an aversion to love . born the product of an already disintegrating relationship , gentry was granted an innate understanding of the ache that followed in the wake of " love " lost , recognized quickly just how messy relationships could be somewhere in between her father's first and sixth failed fling . but she had been weaned on the hollywood ending , loved love almost as much as she loathed it . . . she knew better than anyone that the end to all her favorite romances could very well become a tragedy — if it happened to her mother and father , who's to say anna scott and william thacker were still living out their happily ever after in notting hill — but that didn't stop her from following in her father’s own love sick ( or was it lust drunk ) footsteps , always falling so quickly , so deeply into an intense like that the lack of love pained her . there has always been a certain disconnect , a complete lack of sureness in relationships ( platonic , romantic , and everything in between ) she feared might never be remedied .
𝑡𝑜𝑚 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 ( 𝟻𝟶𝟶 ) 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟 : gentry doesn't see the best in people nor the worst , instead she aged unfortunately into the same curse that troubled tom — the tendency to see everything as she wanted it to appear . . . she had always been well versed in the art of playing at pretend , her father was more than a few quick texts every other week , her mother more than a memory told from someone else's jaded perspective , and every single person she shared a commonality with , no matter how insubstantial , could very easily be the love of her life . being so out of touch with reality , a side effect of films stepping in in place of a parent , had kept her childish and chasing after all the pretty things that made her feel something akin to what she felt watching one of her romances . but aside from bringing new meaning to the term hopeless romantic , the comparisons between gentry and tom don't stop there . she , like tom , is quick to settle for things that don't necessarily please her ( a friendship , a relationship , her career ) so long as it suited her childish notions of an easy life and an easy love . she , like tom , often reduces people to a few personality traits or hobbies that perfectly align with her own . and she , like tom , handles rejection very poorly .
𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑏𝑜𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑘 ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛 : tbd .
* ◞ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 .
from filling a diary chock - full of cotton candy fluff — all those pretty , pink glitter gel penned sweet nothings you yearned to hear from a revolving door of fleeting flames and fascinations — to crossing through them over and over again until the page began to tear the following week . donning thin , rose hued sunglasses and head scarves to ride passenger seat in your vintage convertible : the perfect pink accessory that would have been made even more perfect should you ever learn to drive it . grandmother’s timeless heirloom pearls come unstrung , undone , bouncing and bobbling across grand harlequin tile floors , traded in for a pearl ball gag nestled pretty between the swollen pink - red of your lips . blowing out all twenty - three ( at least the housekeeper in charge of preparations had remembered how old you were turning ) of your candles at an elaborate party for a crowd that would barely remember your first name come sunrise , and wishing for it to not be so on each one . a distinct brand of jaded birthed from your skewed love for skewed love . your at home remedy for everything from heartbreak to the flu an hour long bubble bath , a popped and fizzling bottle of veuve clicquot all to yourself , and a good night's rest in nothing but a matching pink lingerie set . plucking the petals of a rose in a game of i love them , i love them not and convincing yourself it's fated or doomed in conclusion . boasting valentine's day as your absolute favorite holiday . a pale pink birkin bag filled with jasmine and tuberose scented hand creams , a few too many hidden nerf bullets , and a worse for wear and glitter smeared copy of romeo and juliet . a perpetually unmade bed . and using xxx and pink heart emojis in lieu of actual punctuation .
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I think Aubrey might be an avatar/aspect of Sylvain
I mentioned this idea a while ago in a discord server, but now that we have confirmation that the Heart took some of Aubrey’s life force, and I’ve seen a few other people express similar ideas (eg. this post and a PM sent to me by @devslashuser about Aubrey sacrificing herself to replace Sylvain), I feel like I should post it here as well.
First of all, very unpopular and possibly controversial opinion: I think the Flamebright pendant is a red herring. I’ve been saying this since the beginning.
The first mention of the pendant is possibly Clint’s suggestion in the setup episode that there is something in the Cryptonomica that triggers Aubrey’s powers, which is immediately shot down by Griffin because he already knows what triggers Aubrey’s powers. The first real mention of it is when Aubrey brings it up to Mama in episode 4. So it seems like this object was a cool idea the players had, and not necessarily something the DM wrote into the story.
Also (and this seems really significant to me, though I realize it may not be in reality), we are constantly reminded that the Heart of Sylvain is orange. Barclay’s and Indrid’s orange crystal pendants seem to very deliberately be referencing the Heart. When Aubrey touched the Heart, one of her eyes turned orange. We saw in episode 20 that the Heart is losing its magic and is turning from orange to cloudy gray. The colour orange is very important and strongly associated with Sylvan magic. And the Flambright Pendant is not orange.
[Start ID. A screencap of the tazcripts transcript for episode 5, which reads:
there’s a few other things in there, too, there’s probably a couple passports and driver’s licenses with different names but Ned’s picture on it? Some watches, a set of pearl earrings, a few rings, and beneath it all, I think we, the audience, just, like, catch a glint of it for, like, a second as the two of you walk by, there’s a pendant on a silver chain, set with a large, bright red stone. And you walk
The words “bright red” are highlighted. End ID.]
[Start ID. A screencap of the tazscripts transcript for episode 11, which reads:
Griffin: And she unclasps the necklace that she's wearing, and a beam of moonlight catches it perfectly refracting red light back up onto your face.
The words “red light” are highlighted. End ID.]
Now, on to the theory. (This is heavily inspired by Yue from AtLA and Simon from Carry On, so if you know those stories you probably already know where I'm going with this.)
Heathcliff describes Aubrey as being “full of Sylvaine’s power” when he meets her in episode 9. And we know that she is absurdly powerful. Janelle says,
[Start ID. a screencap of the tazscripts transcript for episode 16, which reads:
Our magic is so much more difficult. Which may be frustrating for you to hear, but there are those who train for decades, centuries, even, Aubrey, and can’t produce even more than a candle flame. What you have done so quickly, this magic that comes as second nature to you, it is unique among any creature who has ever walked the— either of our planets before you.
End ID.]
So, for some unknown reason, Aubrey has nearly unlimited access to magic that normally takes centuries to tap into at all.
She even says earlier in that conversation that magic is reflexive for her - it doesn’t feel like asking the world to change, as Janelle describes, it just feels like she’s reacting naturally to what’s happening. I may be reading too much into some improvised lines, but it sounds to me that Aubrey has a much more direct connection to magic than other people do.
And let’s talk very briefly about osmosis. When you have a semipermeable membrane separating two solutions, and one of those solutions has a higher concentration of some molecule, those molecules will tend to move through the membrane from the more concentrated side to the less concentrated side, until the two concentrations are equal.
We know that magic/life energy/whatever can pass somewhat freely, in both directions, between the Heart of Sylvain and a person touching it. I think it makes intuitive sense that there is more energy in the crystal than in a Sylph’s body, hence why energy flows from the crystal into them when they touch it. But when Aubrey touched it, energy flowed from her into the crystal. You could interpret that to mean that Aubrey has more energy (or at least a higher concentration of it, if we stick to the osmosis metaphor) than the Heart of Sylvain does. And it has enough energy to sustain the planet for another year.
All of this to say, Aubrey has way more magical energy in her than should be possible. That’s the first piece of evidence for this theory. The second is her connection to Alexandra.
It’s mentioned a few times that the Interpreter’s job is to listen to and, well interpret the will of Sylvain. We don’t know if the connection goes both ways, if Sylvain can hear the Interpreter’s thoughts as well. I’m assuming that this is the case. Because, even if some other people’s theories are right and Aubrey is another Interpreter, why would that mean she could hear Alexandra’s thoughts? Interpreters, as far as we know, don’t have telepathy beyond their ability to communicate with the planet/goddess/whatever that they interpret for.
But if Aubrey is Sylvain, or an aspect of Sylvain, then it makes sense that she should have a psychic connection to Alexandra. And I think it would explain, too, why her magic is so powerful and comes so naturally to her.
Edit: I meant to include the fact that Thacker/The Quell spoke to her, but I forgot to and this post reminded me. Hard agree that that is another point in favour of this theory.
I don't know why Aubrey, instead of someone else. I don’t know if Aubrey is the first incarnation or if Sylvain has been reincarnated in several people over the last few centuries. I don’t know if there is actually some connection with Aubrey's mom and the Flamebright Pendant.
That said, here’s where I think this is going: Aubrey is going to have to make a sacrifice to bring life back to the planet Sylvain.
Magic always has a price, and magic this powerful will surely have a great price. I don’t know if that will mean giving up her body and identity and becoming the goddess Sylvain, or if it will mean giving up her magic (which would bring a nice parallel with Duck’s arc), or something else I haven’t thought of. At any rate, I can’t imagine that Aubrey will get to keep everything she has now without giving anything up.
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His unarmed bomber was caught in the thick of Japan’s attack. He went on to fly some 80 missions in World War II and to become a record-setting test pilot.
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Em 114 edições do Nobel de Literatura, apenas 14 mulheres foram premiadas. Saiba quem são elas
A lista dos ganhadores do Prêmio Nobel de Literatura evidencia a desigualdade de gênero no universo literário: ao longo de mais de um século, apenas 14 mulheres receberam a honraria. Para os que desejam conhecer um pouco mais sobre essas escritoras, a Bula elaborou um resumo sobre a vida e a obra de cada uma delas.
Concedido anualmente pela Academia Sueca, o Nobel de Literatura premia, desde 1901, autores que fizeram contribuições relevantes ao campo literário. A lista dos ganhadores evidencia a desigualdade de gênero no universo artístico: ao longo de mais de um século, apenas 14 mulheres receberam a honraria. Além disso, nove dessas escritoras foram premiadas ao longo dos últimos 30 anos, o que indica um lento avanço na equiparação. Entre os homens autores, vários deles são conhecidos no Brasil, como Thomas Mann, William Faulkner e Albert Camus. Mas, quanto às autoras, muitas ainda não obtiveram o devido reconhecimento. Para os que desejam conhecer um pouco mais sobre elas, a Bula elaborou um resumo sobre a vida e a obra dessas 14 mulheres.
Selma Lagerlöf — 1909
Na nona edição do Nobel de Literatura, pela primeira vez uma mulher foi laureada: Selma Lagerlöf, uma das escritoras suecas mais lidas no mundo. Ela nasceu na província de Varmlândia, na Suécia, e cresceu na fazenda de Marbacka, local que hoje é aberto a visitantes. Na juventude, formou-se professora e passou a lecionar História na cidade de Landskrona. Era feminista e publicou seus primeiros versos, em 1885, numa revista que apoiava a causa. Em 1891, estreou como romancista com “A Saga de Gösta Berling”. Com o sucesso, continuou publicando até receber a proposta de escrever “A Maravilhosa Viagem de Nils Holgersson Através da Suécia” (1907), sua obra mais popular. Além do Nobel, foi a primeira mulher a ser admitida da Academia Sueca de Letras.
Sigrid Undset — 1928
A dinamarquesa Sigrid foi a segunda mulher a ganhar o Nobel de Literatura, em 1928. Ela nasceu em 1882, em Kalundorg, mas se mudou para a Noruega ainda na infância. Foi com o pai, que tinha grande conhecimento sobre história, que Sigrid aprendeu os segredos da arqueologia e as sagas nórdicas. Começou a publicar livros aos 22 anos, enquanto trabalhava como secretária. Sua obra mais famosa foi “Kristin Lavransdatter”, uma trilogia medieval que se passa na Escandinávia. Segundo a Academia, Sigrid ganhou o Nobel “principalmente pelas suas fortes descrições da vida nórdica durante a Idade Média”. Ela morreu em 1949, com insuficiência respiratória.
Pearl S. Buck — 1938
Pearl S. Buck nasceu em 1892, em Hillsboro, nos Estados Unidos. Filha de missionários presbiterianos, foi levada ainda criança para a China, onde foi criada. Estudou psicologia na juventude e tornou-se mestre em Literatura, nos EUA. Depois da década de 1930, não voltou mais à China, mas o país influenciou fortemente suas obras e sua visão de mundo. De acordo com a Academia, Pearl fazia “ricas e verdadeiras descrições épicas da vida dos camponeses chineses”. Ela escreveu mais de 110 livros, dos quais “Vento Leste, Vento Oeste” (1930) e “A Boa Terra” (1931) são os mais conhecidos. Com esse último, também ganhou o Prêmio Pulitzer de Ficção em 1932. Pearl morreu em 1973, aos 80 anos.
Gabriela Mistral — 1945
Gabriela Mistral, pseudônimo da chilena Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro, nasceu em 1889, em Vicuña. A escolha do nome foi uma homenagem aos seus poetas prediletos: Gabriele D’Annunzio e Frédéric Mistral. Trabalhando como professora, tornou-se conhecida ao vencer os Juegos Florales de Santiago, uma competição de literatura, com o livro “Sonetos de La Muerte”. Após o reconhecimento, ocupou vários cargos diplomáticos na América Latina. Morava no Brasil, em 1945, quando soube da sua vitória no Nobel de Literatura. Foi amiga de muitos escritores brasileiros, chegando a lançar um livro com Cecília Meireles. “Desolacion” (1922) e “Tala” (1938) são algumas de suas obras mais conhecidas. Ela morreu em 1957, em Nova York.
Nelly Sachs — 1966
Passaram-se 21 anos até que uma mulher ganhasse novamente o Prêmio Nobel de Literatura. A vencedora de 1966 foi Nelly Sachs, escritora alemã de raízes judias. Ela nasceu em Berlim, em 1891, e começou a escrever poesias aos 17 anos. Com o surgimento do nazismo, decidiu se aprofundar na literatura judaica e suas obras refletem os anseios e dores de seu povo. Em 1939, com o auxílio da escritora Selma Laferlöf, fugiu para a Suécia com sua mãe. Os demais familiares e o noivo de Nelly foram mortos em campos de extermínio. Entre as obras mais cultuadas da escritora, estão “O Die Schornsteine” (1947) e “Eli” (1951). Ela ganhou o Nobel juntamente com Shmuel Yosef Agnon, outro autor judeu. Nelly Sachs morreu em 1970, em Estocolmo.
Nadine Gordimer — 1991
A sul-africana Nadine Gordimer nasceu em 1923, em Joanesburgo. Escreveu seu primeiro conto, “Come Again Tomorrow”, aos 9 anos de idade. Estudou na Universidade de Witwatersrand, mas abandonou o curso para dedicar-se inteiramente à escrita. Seu livro de estreia, a coletânea de contos “Face to Face” (1949), já revelaria sua principal temática na literatura: a preocupação quanto à segregação racial na África do Sul. O primeiro romance, “The Lying Days”, foi publicado em 1953. “O Conservador” (1974) e “July’s People” (1981) são alguns dos mais populares. Uma das principais vozes contra o apartheid, Nadine Gordimer morreu em 2014, aos 90 anos, vítima de câncer.
Toni Morrison — 1993
Toni Morrison nasceu em 1931, em Lorain, nos Estados Unidos. Apesar das dificuldades financeiras de sua família, era uma leitora ávida na infância. Em 1953, formou-se em Inglês na Universidade Howard, onde também foi professora. Nos anos 1960, tornou-se editora, ajudando a propagar a literatura de escritores negros pelo país. Seu primeiro livro, “O Olho Mais Azul”, foi lançado em 1970, seguido por “Sula” (1973) e “Song of Solomon” (1977), com o qual alcançou reconhecimento internacional. “Amada” (1987) é o seu romance mais famoso ainda hoje. Segundo a academia do Nobel de Literatura, os livros de Morrison são caracterizados por “força visionária e lastro poético”. Ela morreu em 2019, devido a complicações de uma pneumonia.
Wislawa Szymborska — 1996
Conhecida como “o Mozart da Poesia”, Wislawa Szymborska foi uma poeta, crítica literária e tradutora polonesa. Nasceu em 1923, em Kórnik, e começou a escrever ainda na infância. Estudou Filologia Polaca e Sociologia na Universidade Jaguelônica, mas não terminou os cursos devido a dificuldades financeiras. Publicou seus poemas em jornais da Cracóvia e tentou lançar a primeira coletânea em 1949, mas foi censurada pelo governo do país. Três anos depois, estreou com “Por Isso, Vivemos”. “Calling out to Yeti” (1957) e ‘View With a Grain of Sand” (1998) são algumas de suas principais obras. Quando ganhou o Nobel de Literatura, em 1996, era pouco conhecida fora da Polônia. Hoje, suas obras já foram traduzidas para 36 idiomas. Szymborska morreu em 2012, na Cracóvia.
Elfriede Jelinek — 2004
A austríaca Elfriede Jelinek nasceu em 1943, em Mürzzuschlag. Pressionada pela mãe, que desejava que Elfriede se tornasse um gênio da música, entrou em uma grave crise psicológica na juventude. Rebelou-se e encontrou o próprio caminho na literatura, publicando seus primeiros textos e poemas no final da década de 1960. Ativista política e feminista, tem sua obra marcada pela forte crítica social à violência e opressão feminina, ao consumo e à corrupção pelo poder. “A Pianista” (1985), “As Amantes” (1975) e “Lust” (1989) são alguns de seus livros mais conhecidos. Segundo a academia, Jelinek venceu o Nobel da Literatura “pelo seu fluxo musical de vozes e contra-vozes que, com extraordinário zelo linguístico, revelam os absurdos da sociedade”.
Doris Lessing — 2007
Filha de britânicos, Doris Lessing nasceu em 1919, em Kermanshah, no Irã, onde seu pai administrava um banco. Estudou em um convento dominicano, mas abandonou os estudos por desavenças com as freiras, tornando-se autodidata a partir de então. Anos depois, mudou-se para a Inglaterra, para trabalhar como telefonista, e juntou-se ao Left Book Club, círculo de leitores com inspiração comunista. Seu primeiro livro, “A Canção da Relva”, foi publicado em 1950. A obra mais famosa, que a lançou como uma escritora reconhecida internacionalmente, foi “O Carnê Dourado” (1962). Recebeu o Nobel da Literatura aos 87 anos, tornando-se a pessoa mais idosa a ganhar o prêmio. Ela morreu em 2013, em Londres.
Herta Müller — 2009
Herta Müller nasceu em 1953, na comuna romena de Niţchidorf. Seu pai foi membro da SS, organização militar do regime nazista, e sua mãe foi deportada para a Rússia, onde passou cinco anos em campos de trabalho forçado. Herta estudou Alemão e Literatura Romena e trabalhava como tradutora numa fábrica, mas foi despedida e perseguida por não colaborar com a polícia secreta. Seus primeiros livros foram censurados pelo regime do ditador Nicolae Ceausescu, mas aclamados em outros países. “Tudo o que Tenho Levo Comigo” (2009) e “A Terra das Ameixas Verdes” (1994) são alguns dos mais conhecidos. Os romances de Herta se destacam pelos relatos acerca das precárias condições de vida na Romênia sob a ditadura.
Alice Munro — 2013
Classificada pela Academia como a “mestra do conto contemporâneo”, Alice Munro nasceu em 1931, em Wingham, no Canadá. Estudou na Universidade de Ontário Ocidental, onde também atuou como escritora-residente na década de 1970. Seus contos são marcados por personagens familiares que habitam os arredores de Ontário, em situações habituais, mas com desfechos emocionantes. “Vidas de Raparigas e Mulheres” (1971), “O Amor de Uma Boa Mulher” (1998) e “Felicidade Demais” (2009) são alguns dos livros mais aclamados de Alice Munro. Segundo o crítico Robert Thacker, Munro “coloca o fantástico ao lado do mundano, evocando a vida de uma maneira simples e sem esforço”.
Svetlana Alexijevich — 2015
Svetlana Alexijevich nasceu em 1948, em Stanislav, na Ucrânia, e cresceu na Bielorrússia. Formada em jornalismo pela Universidade de Minsk, trabalhou em vários jornais locais e como correspondente na revista literária “Neman”. Uma das autoras mais reconhecidas a escrever sobre a URSS, seu trabalho se baseia na história de homens e mulheres, soviéticos e pós-soviéticos, a quem entrevistou durante momentos dramáticos na história de seu país, como a Segunda Guerra Mundial e o desastre de Chernobyl. Foi perseguida pelo governo e abandonou o país, retornando a Minsk apenas em 2011. “A Guerra Não tem Rosto de Mulher” (1986) e “Vozes de Chernobyl” (1997) são algumas das obras mais aclamadas de Svetlana Alexijevich.
Olga Tokarczuk — 2018
A polonesa Olga Tokarczuk nasceu em Suléchow, em 1962. Formada em Psicologia, trabalhou como terapeuta antes de se dedicar à literatura. Seu primeiro livro “Miasta W Lustraché” foi uma coletânea de poemas, lançada em 1989. Alguns anos depois, começou a publicar romances, com os quais conseguiu reconhecimento na Polônia. Recebeu por duas vezes o mais importante prêmio literário de seu país, Nike; e em 2018, além do Nobel de Literatura, foi vencedora do Man Booker Prize. Até então, era pouco conhecida fora da Europa, mas atualmente seus livros têm sido traduzidos para vários idiomas, inclusive português. “Flights” (2007) e “Sobre os Ossos dos Mortos” (2009) estão entre os mais conhecidos.
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(PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii) — The crew member of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who died of the coronavirus was an Arkansas man, the Navy disclosed on Thursday.
In a statement, the Navy said Aviation Ordnanceman Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr., 41, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died on April 13 at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. He died 11 days after his captain was fired for pressing the Navy for greater action to safeguard his crew from the virus.
Thacker was the first active-duty military member to die of COVID-19.
The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
Thacker had tested positive for the coronavirus on March 30 and was taken off the ship and placed in “isolation housing” along with four other sailors at the Guam Navy hospital. On April 9, he was found unresponsive during a medical check and was moved to the Navy Hospital’s intensive care unit.
The death was the first, and so far the only, among the crew of about 4,860, of which 585 had tested positive for coronavirus as of Monday.
The Roosevelt had been in a coronavirus crisis that prompted the Navy’s civilian leader, Thomas Modly, to fire the ship’s captain on April 2. Five days later — after having flown to the ship and delivering a speech in which he insulted the skipper, Capt. Brett E. Crozier, and criticizing the crew for supporting Crozier — Modly resigned.
Modly said he felt compelled to remove Crozier from command because he had distributed too widely via email a letter in which he called for more urgent Navy action to prevent a deeper coronavirus crisis aboard his ship. Crozier’s words angered Modly but were seen by others as necessary. Crozier received cheers and chants of “Captain Crozier” from the crew as he left the ship. He later tested positive for COVID-19.
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Quote of the Day: "One faces the future with one's past." - Pearl S. Buck
Quote of the Day: "One faces the future with one's past." - Pearl S. Buck
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