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City of Winter Park will commemorate Pulse with blood drive and shopping event to benefit OneOrlando Fund
Is it just us, or has this been the longest month ever (and it has very little to do with that summer solstice thing). If you’re feeling the same — like everything has been just a little (or a lot) off-kilter in the world since June 12 — the city of Winter Park has announced…
Pulse public records shed new insight on June 12 mass shooting
Newly released public records from the city of Orlando on the mass shooting that killed 49 at the gay nightclub Pulse during “Latin Night” reveal more about the terror during those early morning hours of June 12. Using Orlando Police Department and Orlando Fire Department dispatch records, the timeline of that morning becomes clearer: -2:02 a.m. OPD…
Orlando women ask dental clinic for birth control, Pap smears in protest of HB 1411
Local women activists walked into the Apopka Dental Care asking for birth control and Pap smears in response to Florida’s House Bill 1411, which puts increased restrictions on abortion clinics. Among other things, HB 1411 blocks Planned Parenthood receiving Medicaid reimbursements for preventative services like cancer screenings, STD tests and contraception. During the debate over…
What a tiki party looks like in the wild world of Will’s Pub
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND The tiki party is the latest themed experiment by the inventive party-makers at the Will’s Pub/Lil Indies complex. Will’s Lil’ Tiki Party (June 26) was originally conceived as an offsite satellite party, an interesting concept for an event series and proof that this bar brain trust has both ideas and a following.…
You have until EOD tomorrow to submit a 48-second audition video to the 48 Hour Film Project
The 48 Hour Film Project is kind of a big deal among filmmakers. It’s the largest event of its kind in the world, with almost 150 cities fielding individual contests which funnel into an annual competition. Filmmakers are given a genre, a line of dialogue, a prop, and a character name and trait, all of…
Local arts groups join forces for the Beautiful Together benefit show at the Dr. Phillips Center
Tonight, local arts groups from all over the city unite as one to raise money for the victims of the Pulse massacre for the Beautiful Together show at the Walt Disney Theatre at the Dr. Phillips Center. The event is led by Joshua Vickery of Central Florida Community Arts, Cole NeSmith of Creative City Project,…
Woman infected with Zika gives birth to Florida’s first baby born with microcephaly
A woman infected with the Zika virus gave birth to the first baby born in Florida with microcephaly, a birth defect linked to the virus that typically results with children being born with abnormally small heads and incomplete brain development. The Florida Department of Health released a statement Tuesday saying the child’s mother came to…
Joey Fatone says he’s opening a hot dog stand in the Florida Mall
Joey Fatone says he was always referred to as “The Fat One,” so naturally the former ‘N Sync member is opening a hot dog stand in Orlando’s Florida Mall, called Fat Ones. Fatone posted to Twitter on Monday that the spot will open this August. yes this is happening,in the works for a bit…
There’s a petition asking Star Wars to create its first LGBT character in honor of a Pulse victim
Christopher Andrew “Drew” Leinonen was one of the 49 victims of the June 12 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, he was also a huge Star Wars fan, and now his friends hope his name will live on as the first ever LGBT character in the Star Wars universe. “This is a universe with Wookies,…
Florida State football players receive championship rings for being a pretty good team
Despite not winning a national title last year, let alone winning the Peach Bowl, FSU football players received championship rings this week for being a pretty decent football team in Florida. Way to go, guys! Since FSU beat Florida, Miami and South Florida last year, the school decided that their boys were “State Champs,” even…
Read former pro wrestler Mick Foley’s heartfelt letter to Orlando
After a chance run-in with a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting, former pro wrestler Mick Foley penned a heartfelt note to The City Beautiful. Foley, who’s also known as “Cactus Jack” and “Mankind” was in the Orlando on business the week of the Pulse shooting, and ended up attending a memorial for the victims after…
WOB Orlando pairs beef jerky with local beer on June 29
All those roasty, toasty notes of your favorite Red Cypress brews are getting paired on Wednesday, June 29, but not with any kind of frou-frou tasting menu — with jerky. World of Beer Orlando, on the shores of Lake Eola, is teaming up with Holy Cow Beef Jerky (who sells regularly at the Lake Eola…
A homeless Orlando man was arrested for punching a swan
A homeless Orlando man is facing charges after two off-duty police officers allegedly caught him punching a swan square in the face. According to an arrest affidavit, OPD officers Forrest Price and Corporal Shelby Riggshopkins were hanging out at Lake Eola last Sunday when they spotted Sor Velez, a homeless 59-year-old with a lengthy criminal…
Sleep announces Orlando benefit show for Pulse victims
Doom metal icons Sleep this afternoon announced a benefit show in Orlando this summer for victims and families of the Pulse massacre. The show will take place July 26 at the Beacham Theater. Tickets are $30 with all proceeds going to victims and families. Sleep became (in)famous in in-the-know metal circles in the late Nineties for…
Supreme Court’s abortion ruling puts Florida’s new law in jeopardy
Days before Florida’s new law restricting abortion clinics was to go in effect, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 vote against clinic restrictions in Texas. The justices found two parts of Texas’ law, HB 2, unconstitutional: the admitting privileges requirement, which mandates abortion clinic doctors to have the ability to admit their patients…
Orlando man to compete on American Ninja Warrior tonight
Tonight’s episode of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior has a contestant from the City Beautiful. Faris Xero, based out of Orlando, is running the obstacle course in tonight’s qualifier. Xero, a self-described “Renaissance Man” as well as a filmmaker, actor and more, rock-climbs at a local Orlando gym three times a week, and travels across…
Epcot’s Frozen Ever After isn’t having the smoothest of openings
“For the first time in forever,” Disney has opened a ride without a public preview, which consequently has brought technical difficulties. Since opening on June 21, Frozen Ever After has experienced evacuations and prolonged shutdowns, at least once a day in its first four days of opening. When you combine the shutdowns with lines up to…
Gov. Scott authorizes $26.2 million in state money to fight Zika
Gov. Rick Scott announced last week he would use his executive authority to allocate $26.2 million in state money toward fighting the Zika virus. The governor’s office says in a press release that the money will only be released as needed and will be used to help mosquito surveillance and abatement; training for mosquito control…
Media organizations sue City of Orlando over Pulse 911 calls
A coalition of media organizations, including the Orlando Sentinel and the Associated Press, filed a lawsuit against the City of Orlando for its refusal to release the 911 calls and other emergency communication during the morning of the mass shooting that killed 49 at the gay nightclub Pulse. The city says those files are exempt…
1921 by Norman Van Aken shaping up to be a masterpiece
The space has been a hospital, a home for unwed mothers, and most recently the Garden Gate Tea Room, but when 1921 by Norman Van Aken opens in Mount Dora at the end of July, the sprawling restaurant will be a design masterpiece. The bright, airy space will see Modernist furnishings by Wendell Castle, George…
New restaurant by Kappo founders will house two different concepts
We first told you about the new restaurant being planned by the founders of Kappo at East End Market back in January, and how it’s shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated openings of 2016. Well, this bit of news will only serve to stir your salivary glands. Lordfer Lalicon — one…
Our annual Bite Night gives you something to sink your teeth into
After a long, delicious month of feasting at some of Orlando’s favorite restaurants, you can’t tap out now. Hop out of your sweats and head downtown for a foodie paradise at the grand finale of Bite30 and the premiere of the 2016 edition of our annual dining guide, Bite. Don your best cocktail attire, drink…
Skull Island: Reign of Kong and Frozen Ever After confound the conventional wisdom on Universal and Disney
According to theme park internet forums, there are some inviolate assumptions about the differences between Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando: Disney builds attractions around evergreen intellectual properties, while Universal licenses pop-culture flashes-in-the-pan. Universal rips out their old favorites instead of expanding, but Disney preserves their parks’ history. Disney designs dimensional sets and old-fashioned animatronics,…
Local openers Swift Knuckle Solution and Abandon the Midwest shine at Richie Ramone concert (Will’s Pub)
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Richie Ramone (June 24, Will’s Pub) was an ‘80s-era drummer for, duh, the Ramones. Measuring his solo work against one of the most seminal and iconic punk-rock bands of all time may seem daunting and impossibly unfair, but he’s the one still running with that commodified band alias. That’s the thing with…
Latino community holds Spanish vigil for Pulse shooting victims
Hundreds of people came out to sing, cry and remember the 49 victims of the mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse in the first all-Spanish vigil at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Friday. The majority of the victims killed in the June 12 massacre were overwhelmingly Latino, and nearly half…
Mother manatee and calf released back to the wild after being struck by motorboat
A mother manatee and her calf were returned back to their natural habitat on June 24 after almost two months of rehabilitation at SeaWorld Orlando. Back in May, the two manatees were rescued from Ormond Beach by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission then transported to SeaWorld Orlando. The 10-foot-2-inch long mama manatee had…
City of Orlando announces plans for permanent Pulse memorial site
Almost two weeks have passed since the tragic Pulse shooting, but there is already a permanent memorial in the works. On June 24, the City announced a partnership with the Orange County Regional History Center to collect letters, notes, signs and other non-perishable items from the different memorials throughout Orlando. There hasn’t been a timeline…
Not Prince & The Revolution channel The Artist at the Abbey this Sunday
With apologies to the recent Prince burlesque show and the DJs at tribute shows who dug deep into their caches of import singles and bootlegs, Gerald Perez and his Not Prince & the Revolution might be the most all-in, both conceptually and sonically, in paying their respects to the Purple One. Also knows for playing…
Florida immigrant groups heartbroken over SCOTUS ruling but ready to fight
Olivia Flores’ three children have not seen their father in six years. Her husband was deported back to Mexico, leaving her as the sole breadwinner of the family. As an undocumented person, she lives caged, she says, only going from home to work. She can’t drive because she’s prohibited from getting a license, so her…
Prosecutor fired for posting Orlando ‘should be leveled’ on Facebook, among other things
Assistant State Attorney Kenneth Lewis has been fired for posting comments to Facebook, just hours after the Pulse mass shooting, describing Orlando as “a melting pot of 3rd world miscreants and ghetto thugs.” Lewis, who is the prosecutor in the state attorney’s office in Orlando, was told Thursday by Orange-Osceola State Attorney Jeff Ashton that…
Following Orlando shooting, Amy Schumer releases deleted gun sketch
Inspired by the Senates inability to pass any measure of gun control following the mass shooting in Orlando, Amy Schumer has released a once deleted sketch highlighting the helplessness of shooting victimes. The sketch, which was supposed to air on Schumer’s Comedy Central show “Inside Amy Schumer,” puts a spin on lawyer ads that promise…
This is the most poorly planned neighborhood in Orlando
Many of Orlando’s neighborhoods have an overabundance of cul-de-sacs, circular drives and dead ends. However, one section of Avalon Park Eastwood, which is just east of Orlando, is laid out so poorly that if you tossed a Frisbee over your neighbor’s fence it would require a two hour walk to get it back. As first pointed…
DeBary mayor wants residents to start packing heat, issues ‘call to arms’
Clint Johnson, the mayor of DeBary who made headlines when he planned to float from Cuba to Florida in a makeshift raft (only to back out of the ill-advised trip at around the same time an ethics investigation surfaced) is now urging his residents to start packing heat. In a post titled “Make DeBary the…
Our ‘Orlando United’ cover now comes in T-shirt form, and all proceeds go to a good cause
If you liked the cover photo on the June 15 issue, then here’s good news: You can now get a more permanent version of it in T-shirt form. Orlando Shirts is printing the illustration of clasped hands drawn by Orlando Weekly editorial designer Chris “Tobar” Rodriguez on a women’s tank top and a unisex T-shirt.…
Lake Eola Park sees its ‘largest outdoor yoga practice ever’ at Central Florida Yoga Mass
In honor of International Yoga Day, come out to Lake Eola for Central Florida Yoga Mass, Orlando’s “largest outdoor yoga practice ever.” Sunday’s class is taught by the founder of the weekly Yoga in Lake Eola Park, Amanda Reh. Bring your own yoga mat and help them make history by showing up and practicing your…
Sunday’s Shady Brunch Comedy Show will be the last time you get to see comic Larry Fulford for a while
In a year rife with loss, the Orlando comedy scene is about to experience another one. Larry Fulford, who has been practicing stand-up since before there was such a thing as an Orlando comedy scene, has been seduced by the warm, balmy weather of Chicago and is leaving for the tropical shores of Lake Michigan.…
Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott release new Ghostbusters theme song
The theme song to the Ghostbusters reboot has been released to the slavering hordes of the internet. And it’s a collaboration between Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott that sounds almost like nu-metal. Local film impresario Joshua David Martin (of Uncomfortable Brunch, More Q Than A) was heard to remark, “Let’s just say that it…
‘Food Hall by Clay Miller’ coming to Maitland; plus DoveCote Brasserie update
Maitland is about to up its restaurant game. In addition to Brandon McGlamery’s restaurant going into the now-gutted SoNapa Grill/Steak & Ale building at 640 S. Orlando Ave., the Maitland City Centre project a couple of blocks up the road will feature a host of restaurants when it opens in mid-2018. The draw, however, will be a food hall…
Watch this moving video from the Candlelight Vigil for Orlando at Lake Eola
Orlando, the City Beautiful, really lived up to its name at the Lake Eola vigil on June 19. After the tragic Pulse shooting the thousands gathered at Lake Eola for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims and their families. Matt Faller, an Orlando resident, captured hundreds of people at the emotional event. The video,…
Bite30 spotlight: Crema Catalana at Tapa Toro
Executive chef Wendy Lopez of Tapa Toro makes no bones about her favorite dessert: It’s the crema Catalana at Tapa Toro at I-Drive 360, and it’s no wonder why she put it on the dessert menu for Bite30, which wraps on June 30. Lighter than crème brûlée but just as satisfying, the cream and milk…
Local officials open Orlando United Assistance Center for Pulse shooting victims’ families, survivors
Victims’ families, survivors and others affected by the Pulse mass shooting are now being directed to the new Orlando United Assistance Center, which the city of Orlando and Orange County opened Thursday. Previously, people who needed help were going to the temporary Family Assistance Center set up at the Camping World Stadium days after the…
Set and Setting, Freakazoid, Hivelords get heavy, crazy and weird at the Space Station
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Without fail, St. Pete heavy post-rockers Set and Setting have been sonically stunning in their appearances here over the past several years. So, of course, the idea of seeing them in a uniquely up-close situation like at DIY venue the Space Station (June 21) is an exciting one. But, after having experienced…
Pulse owners hold benefit events for mass shooting victims, employees
The owners of the gay nightclub Pulse are holding two fundraising events, one on Thursday and the other on Saturday, to benefit Pulse employees and victims of the mass shooting on June 12 that killed 49 people and wounded 53. “Latin Night for Pulse” will be on Thursday, June 23, at the Wildside BBQ Bar…
Will’s Pub moves their Cocktail Series and Lil Tiki Party from Lake Holden Gardens
Summer is officially here, if you weren’t tipped off by your eyeballs melting. In many parts of the country, people find this to be a cause for celebration, but here in Florida, we simply follow a primal instinct to get as close to the nearest body of water as possible, just in case it dries…
Bright House will broadcast four upcoming Orlando Pride soccer matches
Orlando Pride has finalized a deal with Bright House Sports Network to bring four of their upcoming home matches to live television. Subscribers in the Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne and Tampa-St.Petersburg-Sarasota areas will be able to catch the matches on Channel 47 (Ch. 1147 HD). The matches will be aired (Eastern Time): Thursday, June 23 – against Houston…
Veteran Boston rapper Edo G. returns to Backbooth with some special guests
Boston rapper Edo G. is a hip-hop artist who embodies the term “O.G.” (it’s right there in his name) in all the best possible ways. He’s been rapping since he was 15 – starting with F.T.I. in the late ’80s – tirelessly producing albums both solo and in various groups (Da Bulldogs, Special Teamz), continually…
Mary McLeod Bethune is a favorite to replace Florida’s Confederate general statue
Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and civil-rights activist who founded what is now known as Bethune-Cookman University, has emerged as the favorite to replace a Confederate general as one of Florida’s representatives in a set of statues at the U.S. Capitol. Bethune was the only one of three final nominees to get the votes of…
Cuban superstars Los Van Van bring explosive live performance to Hard Rock Live
Legends! Though founding member Juan Formell passed away in 2014, his ensemble Los Van Van (“The Go Gos”) continues touring and making music, in honor of Formell’s singular musical vision and in service to the unmistakable rhythms of Cuban music. Los Van Van, with Formell at the helm, formed in 1969 with the goal of…
FWC: No black bear hunt in Florida this year
Florida’s growing bear population will be out of the hunting crosshairs for this year. But a one-year pause may simply help the state build a better case for a hunt in 2017. After hours of objections from animal-rights advocates and support from hunters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-3 late Wednesday against…
House Democrats hold sit-in demanding action on gun control
Demanding a vote on gun legislation, U.S. House Democrats are staging a sit-in on the chamber floor, chanting “No bill, no break!” You watch the sit-in live on C-SPAN here. USA Today reports U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia staged the impromptu sit-in hours ago and haven’t given back control to the Republicans. The demonstration is…
Watch this video from Keep Dancing Orlando and try not to shed tears of joy
In honor of the victims of the Pulse shooting, Keep Dancing Orlando created a video project urging Orlandoans to dance and donate to the OneOrlandoFund. The video highlights various poeple and businesses all around Orlando. “For our city, for unity, for pride and for our fallen friends who were lost while doing what they loved,”…
A 9-foot Florida gator was euthanized after biting a man in the leg
A very lucky Florida man survived after being bit in the leg by a 9 foot alligator Tuesday evening. According to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the 58-year-old man, who has not been identified, was attacked at around 6:30 p.m. near Country Road 311 in Bushnell, Florida, which is 1 hour west of Orlando. The man suffered…
Pulse gunman’s alleged lover: Orlando mass shooting motivated by ‘revenge’ not terrorism
Wearing heavy makeup and a disguise, a man claiming to be the former lover of gunman Omar Mateen told Univision News the Pulse mass shooting was “revenge” against gay Puerto Ricans who wronged Mateen in the past. In an English and Spanish exclusive interview in New York, the man known as “Miguel” tells María Elena Salinas…
19 free concerts in Orlando this week (6/22-6/28)
Wednesday June 22 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints Of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Oriented Music Group Open Jam 10:45 pm at St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm at the Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave. The Imperial’s Acoustic Soundcheck With…
Universal Orlando releases details on Volcano Bay’s slides and attractions
Universal Orlando’s third theme park, Volcano Bay, won’t officially open until 2017, but we at least have some specific deets on this extremely hyped water park. According to Universal, the 28-acre park will have four different areas. The first will be Krakatau, named after the 200-foot-tall volcano at its center. The volcano will feature waterfalls…
Pulse victim Luis Vielma remembered with custom Pop! figurine
Luis Vielma, one of the 49 victims of the Pulse shooting, has been memorialized with a Funko Pop! wizard figurine in his likeness. Vielma, 22, was an employee at Hogwarts Castle at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Islands of Adventure. The Pop! figurine shows Vielma in his Gryffindor-House work attire, nametag and all.…
Marco Rubio decides he wants to keep being our U.S. senator after all
After being wishy-washy for weeks about whether he wants to run for the U.S. Senate again, “Marquito” Rubio has decided Floridians have not had enough of him and announced his re-election campaign Wednesday. The Miami Herald reports Rubio’s announcement comes hours after a Quinnipiac University poll that showed none of the current Republican candidates for the…
Shaq, Tebow, Kaka and others visit Orlando Pulse victims in hospital
With @shaq, the Governor of Florida Rick Scott, his wife Ann Scott and Johnny Damon visiting the victims and families of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando./// Com @shaq, o Governador da Flórida Rick Scott, sua esposa Ann Scott e Johnny Damon visitando as vítimas do tiroteio na Boate Pulse de Orlando. #Orlandostrong…
New group show ‘Corpus’ at Snap Space distorts the human body in frighteningly beautiful ways
The photographs in this frankly amazing group show at Snap Space hearken back to a time before Photoshop, when creating visual effects was an art of the eye and the lens, although some of these works do use modern technology to achieve their aims. The Dilatations series by Roger Weiss (above) fragments and reassembles hundreds…
Bass Queen DJ Baby Anne says farewell for her final show at the Social
I was introduced to Baby Anne’s music as an opening DJ at one of her early Savannah, Georgia, shows. I didn’t know the first thing about running the decks, but I did fit the dELiA*s catalog cut-out look of a raver girl, complete with Björk buns and UFO cargo pants. I quickly got schooled when…
See both Independence Day movies back-to-back this Thursday on the big screen
Welcome back to Earth. That’s right, the classic (yes, classic) 1996 sci-fi blockbuster Independence Day is coming back to theaters this Thursday as part of a double feature with its new sequel Independence Day: Resurgence. While it’s too early to say if the new movie will be any good – although it does have silver fox…
10 SoDo restaurants to visit now that Orange Avenue has reopened
As of yesterday, the media circus has finally abated, and Orange Avenue northbound and southbound — between Michigan and Gore — are slowly opening and returning to (relative) normalcy. That means that the 40 or so businesses of the Downtown South district affected by the road closures will need your help more than ever in…
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Picks This Week: Grave Gnosis, Candy Hearts, Never Forget Fest and more
Candy Hearts Young punk trio pulls off a bizarrely enjoyable hybrid of the Muffs and modern pop radio. Wild times. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, at Backbooth, $10 Mantra Love Texas trio is basically the equivalent of human reverb, and if you know me at all, you know that’s a very good thing. Eldritch psych.…
Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato have grown up in public and on stage
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Valkyrie Doughnuts to open near UCF, Wahlburgers adds a new location, plus more in local foodie news
Late-night dining at Morimoto Asia is getting a revamp. The restaurant’s Forbidden Lounge will serve a new menu in the coming weeks for night owls at Disney Springs. Winter Springs’ DeVine Wine & Grill hosts a farmers market outside the restaurant on June 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The three farms participating are Sundew Gardens, ecoUrban…
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Orlando’s theme parks offer cathartic escapism and comforting stability in a world “After Pulse”
On June 11, I left Orlando for a seven-night Disney cruise with my family. On June 18, I returned to an entirely different universe, one that superficially looked like the home I’d left behind, but was actually from a far sadder, scarier alternate dimension. When singer Christina Grimmie was gunned down in a murder-suicide on…
Opening in Orlando: Independence Day: Resurgence, Free State of Jones, The Shallows and more
OPENING THIS WEEK Free State of Jones Well, here we are again. Just as the release of a picture as innocuous as Zoolander was considered risky in the aftermath of a life-changing event like 9/11, we’re now left to wonder what, if any, filmic entertainment is appropriate post-Pulse. I tend to give the benefit of the…
Savage Love (6/22/16)
My name is Peter and I’m a longtime fan. I’ve also been very involved with the Human Rights Campaign and their work in getting the Equality Act passed. I’m 21 and only recently out of the closet. I opened up about my sexuality after the passage of marriage equality last June and have since been…
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Are you looking for a new furry friend? Meet Bobby! Bobby (A345355) is a 2-year-old kitty who was surrendered because his owner was moving and couldn’t bring him with her, so now he is looking for a forever home. He is a very sweet and outgoing cat. Bobby loves to cuddle and be petted. He…
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) “The past lives on in art and memory,” writes author Margaret Drabble, “but it is not static: It shifts and changes as the present throws its shadow backwards.” That’s a fertile thought for you to meditate on during the coming weeks. Why? Because your history will be in a state of…
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