Shows: I Claudius (PBS)—I watched this in the 1980’s and it has aged well. Ye gads, could that be us?
Sunny. Amazon—Japanese story with a caucasian and a robot “leading characters”
Books.
City of Thieves, Benioff; the siege of Leningrad and the main character is tasked with finding 12 eggs for the wedding of a colonel’s daughter’s wedding. What could go wrong?
The Red Plague, Jack London—I believe this may well be the first dystopian novel.
Are We Rome? Murphy—He raises the usual issues but conclude (thank you!), No, we are not.
Music—Menina Da Lua, Maria Rita —A sweet Brazilian jazzy lullaby
Bummer in the summer. Love. Old favorite and it is summer
Changes, Seu Jorge—Brasilian folk artist does Bowie and it works.
Tu Canción Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen—Americana with humor at its best.
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