A recent interview with Einat Wilf, one of the more eloquent advocates for Israel, talked about the nonsensical refugee status of Palestinians in Gaza. They are living in what they call Palestine, but are refugees from…er..Palestine. How can people be regarded as refugees from a country if they are still in that country?  Of course the issue is confused because on the Israeli side the two places are known as Gaza and Israel, whereas to the Palestinian Muslim Arabs, the two places are known as Pa

Steinbeck has beautiful descriptions of the land of inland California. His love love of the land is very American, like Willa Cather, or Melville’s lovely description of Nantucket.

Hi! Someone posted this on X, don't know if it's authentic. Apparently, it's a letter from John Steinbeck to Marilyn Monroe in 1955.