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it's stormy and raining (to the surprise of no one) and this italian cioccolata calda is the perfect antidote.
i put a spoonful of mascarpone in mine.
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i've joined a book club whose sole mission is to read ulysses, so i went looking for help, since i'm finding that it's nearly impossible.  wanted to save those links here: wikihow's how to read ulysses - they have a lovely emphasis on enjoying the humor. overcoming the fear of reading ulysses "many novels are so challenging we never manage to finish them," rang a bell with me, thanks harvard how to read ulysses, this time from roddy doyle at the guardian also from the guardian, is ulysses the hardest novel to finish? more advice on how to read ulysses, on medium “there are two kinds of people. those that have read ulysses and those that haven't,” in the economist this crazy person read it in a week!  rereading ulysses (kinda counts for me, since i read some of it for a course 20 years ago) everything you need to enjoy reading ulysses (goodness knows i need this) - has loads of great links!  * * *
very interesting look at letter locking.
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this piece on brexit becoming reality is everything.