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Share In today’s newsletter podcast, we delve into the world of earthworms and red wrigglers with garden writer Amy Stewart, who authored the 2005 book, “The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms”. We recorded our chat back when the book was released, at her home (then) in Eureka, in northwest California. But we’re not here on the printed page to praise earthworms (although they are highly deserving of it), but to discuss their close relatives, the red wigglers, an excellent worm for composting.

I recently appeared on an episode of the new Distance Covered podcast, in which host Josh Williams and I discussed how much difference managers make to the success or failure of a team. There have been various studies which have concluded that the answer is ‘not much’, with the financial side of the game always likely to carry a far greater impact. When it comes to Liverpool, they need a man who can get more than expected from the nickels and dimes.

The song entered my ears recently while having a lovely dinner with my wife in a tourist zone.  As you might imagine, it is a familiar song to anyone.  At first it blended in with the other themed songs for this particular tourist location.  The fact that it was being played live from a piano bar gave it a bit of a twist.  We were in such a good mood that we hummed along a bit before I asked my wife if she remembered the version that I love.

Totoraku, Los Angeles This is one of those places people whisper about.  “You mean you really got in?”  They look at you suspiciously.  “How?” The restaurant is so wary of unknown customers that it disguises itself as an empty storefront. It doesn’t take reservations. If you somehow get the phone number, the woman who answers will tell you they are fully booked. Forever.  But if you know someone, who knows someone.

Welcome to Chapter One of my new book And Where Will It All End? The Secret History of Comics, where I take you behind the scenes to show you how your favourite subversive characters were created. I published the intro a couple of weeks ago, which you can read for free. But the rest of The Secret History is a bit of an experiment, because for the first time, I’m making it available to paying subscribers only.

Dear beloved readers, Wishing you all a very bonne année! With a new job, and a sister who is making an unbelievable recovery, the bad vibes of 2019 are getting shaken off tout suite, replaced by exciting new ideas and adventures. Speaking of shaking off bad vibes - whew, that Coco Chanel, amiright? I’ve always wanted to tell her story, and I’ve struggled to do so the right way: how to convey both how incredibly influential she was and give respect to the way she changed the craft of fashion for good, without glossing over the fact that she was an actual Nazi-lover?

Aside from the unspellable name, this philosophy really caught my attention with its unique values. This Greek philosophy was started by Epicurus more than 2000 years ago. It’s one of the most western philosophies I’ve ever written about. While Buddhisms and Confucianisms of the world are focused on spiritual fulfillment and collectivistic values, Epicureanism offers a completely different approach. And… I kind of like it. Epicurus dedicated his life to studying the nature of happiness.

Imagine if there was a company making Babe Ruth rum and Babe Ruth clothing and Babe Ruth iPhone covers and using iconic images of the baseball legend in all sorts of manners. Much wealth is built on dead cash cows- it’s the capitalist American way. But what if the family of Babe Ruth was never contacted before the market became flooded with images of their husband or father? What if they never received a dime?

We have already seen how God ascribed Achan's sin to the entire nation and how He dealt with the matter decisively and judicially. We have also learnt some lessons therefrom. We now continue with some more observations. We shall now continue from where we left off in our previous article to answer our inquiry—can sanctification fail?—and other heart-throbbing questions about God's judgment. 6.    Sanctification is not mechanical but requires the willingness of the individual to be sanctified.