FJs for the 2/18/19 week
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Re: FJs for the 2/18/19 week
Emma Goldman sounds more like the name of a kid who would go to my day camp than that of a historical figure. If I'd heard of her previously, I forgot.
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Re: FJs for the 2/18/19 week
I'm a bit surprised Emma Goldman is so unfamiliar to most. Though I've never sought out a biography of her, she seems to constantly pop up in the history, historical fiction, and politcs books I read. If nothing else, I would have expected her to be well known through Maureen Stapleton's Oscar-winning portrayal of her in Reds (1981).
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Re: FJs for the 2/18/19 week
Instagets M, Tu, F.
Thursday, I started with Morocco on the west coast and by the time I made the switch to Somalia on the east and went back to the west I had a mental block remembering Senegal's name before time ran out. Especially embarrassing since a friend of mine is a Senegalese national.
I wouldn't have clammed on PHYSICS $2000 if not for the distraction of "James" in the clue. I thought Joule was a french scientist.
I'm also surprised. With the contemporary exception of Noam Chomsky (wonder how a question about him would play), no other American is more synonymous with Anarchist thought than Goldman.bibliophage wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:28 pm I'm a bit surprised Emma Goldman is so unfamiliar to most. Though I've never sought out a biography of her, she seems to constantly pop up in the history, historical fiction, and politcs books I read. If nothing else, I would have expected her to be well known through Maureen Stapleton's Oscar-winning portrayal of her in Reds (1981).
I would prefer not to.