Welcome to Friday,
I couldn’t let the week pass without voicing my concern about the attack on Salman Rushdie last week, as he was speaking at a conference in New York. Rushdie has had a literal price on his head since 1989 because of his novel, The Satanic Verses, in which the Prophet Mohammed is depicted. Rushdie is expected to survive – thankfully – but this attack on free expression, thoughtful criticism and questioning, and ultimately, free thought must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. Being offended gives no one the right to physically harm another. The freedom to think, discuss, lift up, and rebuke in written public form must be preserved and upheld.
Salman Rushdie is an example of what the best authors represent: a courageous defender of truth and freedom.
Here is the best from around the Internet:
Would a less stark divide between work and play provide more fulfillment and balance in our lives?
Maria Popova on Viktor Frankl’s “Yes to Life”.
“The Manuscript Writing Café only allows in people who have a writing deadline to face!” At this writers’ café in Tokyo, everyone must have a word count goal, and the manager will check every hour on the writers’ progress. They will not allow the writers to leave until they hit their word goal. Customers are charged by the hour, and can choose the level of strictness they are subjected to.
Sometimes, simple is good. Simple and consist are an even better combination, which is why you’ll only find one private-label brand at Costco.
Creators try to capture audiences, but should also be aware of being captured by their audience.
Currently reading: Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith
Photo by todd kent on Unsplash.
