Cynthia L. Haven
@chaven
@NEHgov Public Scholar; Author: Czesław Miłosz: A California Life; Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard. @nytimesbooks @theTLS @thenation @vqr @WSJBooks
“When I read, I am a harmless, nice and quiet person and I don't do anything stupid.” ~ Robert Walser
I think #JaneGreer would have loved this exchange I had about her yesterday with my bride of 46 years: Me: You know, she always referred to her husband as "Mr. Wonderful." Her: (meaningful silence) Me: Well, it's something to think about...
Remembering Historian, Poet Robert Conquest On His 108th Birthday ift.tt/DXnRUCZ
On his birthday: remembering the man who stayed with the 200 children in his care, even to death at Treblinka. cynthialhaven.substack.com/p/i-dont-wish-…
On August 5, 1942, Korczak joined nearly 200 children and orphanage staff members were rounded up for deportation to Treblinka, where they were all put to death. He died with them rather than abandon them. Today is his birthday. bookhaven.stanford.edu/2011/05/korcza…
"There are women who love the man someone else has chosen, just as there are poor middle-class women who hope to acquire our manners by copying our hats." --The Vicomtesse de Beauséant (Père Goriot)
I've been looking for the best way to mute all of these types of posts as well, and have landed at muting the phase "here's" as the best catch-all.
Major mute updates tonight. This is one-third of total new additions. Now I just need an option for “all AI content” @elonmusk
In today's canto, Dante contemplates the fleeting concerns of human life and points to St. Francis of Assisi as an alternative model. Fr. Francisco Nahoe of Zaytuna College is our guide through Paradiso 11. Thank you for reading the Divine Comedy with us!
It's about time...
Brazil's President Bolsonaro has signed a new law that increases penalties for those who mistreat pets. Direct witness of the ratification: his dog. Now those who harm cats and dogs face 24 months in prison, a hefty fine and the absolute ban on adopting other animals.❤🐾
Brazil's President Bolsonaro has signed a new law that increases penalties for those who mistreat pets. Direct witness of the ratification: his dog. Now those who harm cats and dogs face 24 months in prison, a hefty fine and the absolute ban on adopting other animals.❤🐾
BREAKING: The Syrian Orthodox Church has issued an urgent plea to the world—save us from the Islamists. “I raise my voice to the international community and the United Nations, pleading for help.”
Well done Cynthia: "The smallest unit of attention is a retweet". I think that someone suggested that "unmixed attention is prayer". They need whatever we can give. 🙏
James Doty was a close friend of the Dalai Lama, and a trailblazer in his own right. He founded Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. I worked with him during the Dalai Lama's 2010 visit to Stanford. He died July 17. cynthialhaven.substack.com/p/stanfords-tr…
James Doty was a close friend of the Dalai Lama, and a trailblazer in his own right. He founded Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. I worked with him during the Dalai Lama's 2010 visit to Stanford. He died July 17.