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The book of love: 400-year-old tome of John Donne’s poems is unveiled

John Donne is hailed as one of the greatest writers in the English canon, the author of exquisite love poetry and magnificent prose that has entered everyday language. To his 17th-century contemporaries, he was “the best in this kinde, that ever this Kingdome hath yet seene”.

                       John Donne's poems

Homeless Jesus

Witness calls cops on ‘Homeless Jesus’ statue 20 minutes after installationBy Kenneth Garger

A statue depicting a homeless Jesus lying on a bench outside an Ohio church drew a police response the day it was installed when somebody thought it was a real person.

October 16, 2020 | 12:43am

“He spent much of his time with tax collectors and prostitutes, largely to the chagrin of polite society.”

https://nypost.com/2020/10/16/witness-calls-cops-on-homeless-jesus-statue-20-minutes-after-installation/ 

Hallucinogenic Rock Art

Native Californians got high on hallucinogenic plants and painted rock art, study finds

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/americas/native-californians-hallucinogenic-plants-rock-art-scn/index.html

Cartooning

 "If you can draw Popeye and they can't, they let you live."

-Jules Feiffer

Butch Quinn

Log Dog                                                                                 Butch Quinn, 20th c.