Better Than Friday - 122 (Patreon)

Hi there everyone, how's it going? Reading anything good? 

Just stuffed myself with dumplings and fig branch infused vodka at Kachka in Pdx.

I highly recommend if you ever visit town.

Just posted a review of The Master and Margarita. 

Hope you have a great weekend.

1. Incredible looking book I'm surprised I'd never heard of - Njal's Saga

Surprised this one got past me!

Thanks for the tip John C!

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Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a powerful warrior with an aversion to killing, and the not-so-villainous Mord Valgardsson. Full of dreams, strange prophecies, violent power struggles, and fragile peace agreements, Njal's Saga tells the compelling story of a fifty-year blood feud that, despite its distance from us in time and place, is driven by passions familiar to us all. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction, chronology, index of characters, plot summary, explanatory notes, maps, and suggestions for further reading.

- Goodreads

2. Cool Video for those interested in learning how to cook

I found this very useful. I definitely didn't know about that knife grip.

3. Stars of the Lid

Depressing but gorgeous atmospheric ambient music.

4. Insights with René Girard

I really need to review some Girard.

5. The Creature From the Black Lagoon

Amazing film from the Universal monster era. Used to watch this as a kid.

Familiar textures