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As mentioned in last week’s post, GMH was an inspiration for many of the poets in the early 20th century. He invented a form of meter called “sprung rhythm” and frequently delighted in alliteration. “Hurrahing in Harvest” has some form of alliteration in almost every line, which helps create the rhythm but can make it hard to understand on your first read through. I find it helps to read slowly, holding each word in your mind for a beat or two.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If Rodolfo Pizarro did not just play in his last game for Inter Miami, it seems that he soon will. Pizarro gave a candid locker room interview inside of Drv Pnk Stadium on Tuesday night following Inter Miami’s 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew, and in it he talked about his uncertain future as well as his overall time with the South Florida side ahead of the start of MLS’s secondary transfer window on Wednesday.

Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to author Claire Kohda, who is of mixed-Japanese and white British heritage. Her debut book, Woman, Eating, follows Lydia, who is half-human, half-vampire, struggling to live away from her mother for the first time. Her book explores mixedness both literally and metaphorically, and I was excited to dive into this with Claire. Read her story below. It’s changed a lot over the years.

This newsletter is free however if you like the content, and you think it’s worthy of any sort of gratuity, feel free to drop a donation to: Venmo: @joshwells666 or Cash App: @joshaintfunny No pressure. Now, on with the newsletter. I went to go see Flogging Molly by myself on Tuesday and they were excellent as always. Random Thought Going to shows alone. You should do it. Everyone should do it.

Last night, I had the privilege of spending the evening in a Soho loft listening to Alon-Lee Green and Sally Abed, two of the leaders of Standing Together, the largest Jewish-Palestinian-Arab social movement in Israel, address a group gathered by the New Israel Fund’s vice president of public engagement, Libby Lenkinski. Green and Abed are here in the United States on week-long trip around the country, bringing a very different message than the zero-sum, polarized #IStandWithIsrael vs #IStandWithPalestine debate that is currently tearing apart so many of our communities.

In case you missed it, this essay was penned by Michael in response to the outsized reaction to his cartoon, Human Shields, and appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Another version was originally written exclusively for our paid subscribers earlier this month. ncG1vNJzZmirpZfAta3CpGWcp51kja61wqGYnqSilrqqvsSzZqenpJp8pHmTbWhsb2VrfQ%3D%3D

Peter Jackson’s King Kong is one of the best movie remakes ever. While there are some issues with the film such as its overly long run time, lack of payoff for several characters that are built up over the course of the film, and its sluggish opening, I still find it to be a more enjoyable watch each time I see it as I get older. The CGI which is over a decade and a half old now still holds up despite its age, and Jackson’s version of Skull Island is my favorite out of the myriad versions of King Kong’s home since its existence in 1933.

Happy long weekend Friday and welcome back to PFOS. Today’s edition is a heartfelt tribute to Pittsburgh artist / viral sensation Reese Youngn, penned by the legendary Nora Lee. Hope you guys enjoy it… Like so many others, I was first introduced to Pittsburgh's Reese Youngn in March of this year, when my roommate cued up what I thought would be just another “No More Parties” Remix. The first 30 seconds invited a whirlwind of emotions; but my initial “is this man’s onomatopoeia off key?

IN HO CHI MINH CITY, and other parts of Vietnam, when somebody says it’s time for a nhậu, it’s a clarion call to go drinking and feasting—not that the word solely means ‘to go drinking and feasting’. There’s more to it than that. Many moons ago, I recall a man from Danang telling a Scottish friend of mine that “nhậu” meant “eating and drinking for no particular purpose.” But, as all Vietnamese folk reading this will know, there is a purpose (other than eating and drinking)—one that involves life-affirming pleasures, such as spontaneous socialisation, the trading of banter, the teasing of peers, the cracking of jokes, the sound of someone bursting into song; all performed joyously in the key of camaraderie.