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CW: Spoilers for "The Puppet Masters"!!! You Have Been Warned...
I must have read Robert A. Heinlein's "The Puppet Masters" twenty or thirty times, easily, since the first time I read it in my mid-to-late teens. I can't say it's his best, but it's certainly one of the better works from what I consider to be his golden period. But in all those re-readings, I somehow failed to catch a rather huge logic hole in the plot - until realization suddenly burst in on me one day not too long ago.
The goal of the Titan parasites is to possess the entire human race - effectively, to spread themselves and their control to the uncontrolled portion of humanity. In North America, that uncontrolled population resides on the East and West coasts. They primarily advance this goal through infiltration, and also by using dogs and some other animals as carriers at night out of the Red (i.e. Titan-saturated) zone into the Green (free human) zone.
The goal of the uncontrolled humans, on the other hand, is to resist takeover, to free the enslaved population, and to kill the Titans.
Now here's the problem: early in the book, in chapter three, Heinlein introduces a drug called "tempus fugit". It's freely available in pill or injectable liquid. It increases subjective perception and reaction time by - well, the usually very •careful• Heinlein contradicts himself within the same paragraph:
[...I took them occasionally to make a twenty-four-hour leave seem like a week. ... Primarily, though, they just stretch your subjective time by a factor of ten or more - chop time into finer bits so that you live longer for the same amount of clock-and-calendar. Sure, I know the horrible example of the man who died of old age in a month through taking the pills steadily...]
Note that ten-to-one is given as the minimum alteration (despite Heinlein's earlier referral to an effective seven-to-one ratio). In chapter 21, Sam says "Suppose we have just twenty-four more hours; we could fine it down to a month, subjective time." Since he's proposing this to his new wife, this thirty-to-one dose is presumably not dangerous. Even higher subjective speeds are specified later, in chapter 24:
[The doctor gave me a short shot of tempus and I spent the time - subjective, about three days; objective, less than an hour - studying stereo tapes through an overspeed scanner.]
That is, at a minimum, a 72-to-1 increase in perceived time, and when he takes it, he's recuperating from serious burns. I'm afraid I've over-explained, but here's the basic point: why weren't the free humans dosed with tempus every time they invaded the infected zone? From the first time, when they were trying to get video proof of the titans' existence, to the last, when they went in to give antitoxin to the human population, tempus would have made their task about a thousand times easier. And yet they didn't use it, or even discuss using it.
And what about the Titans? They have access to tempus too, but are never mentioned as using it at all. Which raises an interesting point: does tempus affect the Titan who is controlling a human, if the human takes it? If so, the Titans could have created high-speed assault infection agents very easily. On the other hand, if the tempus does not affect Titans, then that raises a whole new interesting question. What happens when a human being controlled by a Titan is dosed with tempus? Suddenly they're thinking and reacting ten to 72 (or more) times faster than their master. Can the Titans exert meaningful control over their host under those conditions? If so, virtually unstoppable high-speed infectors seem to be an obvious option for them.
And if not, why didn't the free humans send tempus-dosed troops to inject tempus into infected humans in zone Red?
Yet another odd lapse in the story appears in chapter 24:
[What we needed was [...] something that would disable humans or render them unconscious without killing, and thereby permit us to rescue our compatriots. No such weapon was available, though the scientists were all busy on the problem. A "sleep" gas would have been perfect, but it is lucky that no such gas was known before the invasion, or the slugs could have used it against us.]
But when we go back to chapter 8, when the Titan-ridden Sam is recaptured much earlier in the story:
[With his other hand he thrust something against my side; I felt a prick, and then through me spread the warm tingle of a jolt of "Morpheus" taking hold. I made one more attempt to pull my gun free and sank forward.]
Okay, it's an injection rather than a gas. But it knocks out a highly trained agent before he can do anything about it. It's even called "Morpheus", for god's sake! Leaving out the absolutely obvious possibility (which absolutely nothing in the book rules out) of sending tempus-dosed troops with Morpheus injectors to knock out the population, Morpheus alone seems to be an invaluable weapon for either side. They're obviously both aware of the drug. And yet it is only used once, in the above passage.
Perhaps I'm being unfair to Heinlein. But he himself described the care that he put into his work - I recall an anecdote he wrote about spending a week with his wife writing calculation after calculation on huge rolls of butcher paper, in order to derive a point about an orbit or trajectory that went into only one line in a novel. Two logic holes such as this in one of his golden age novels...well, that's just astonishing.
Or perhaps this is one of those occasions where his editors overrode his wishes and forced him to self-censor? I've only read the original edited edition, so I can't be sure.
Another minor point that occurred to me: To defend themselves from the Titans, the free humans adopt mandatory nudity. Several times, they mention a concern that the weather will soon be getting colder. Why wasn't transparent clothing ever considered?
It's still a great read. Heinlein was, without question, a master storyteller. Which may explain why I never noticed these gaping logic holes before!
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#QuestionOfTheDay #FavCharacterAtoZ
Who is your favourite fictional character from any work whose name (if they only have one) or first name begins with the letter "J"?
Please include the series/work the character is from and why they are your favourite.
Include the hashtag #FavCharacterAtoZ and #FavCharacterJ to it so that we can sort the answers easily.
NOTE: you can always participate in the previous letters too, don't feel like you "missed your chance" to list your A to Is. Their hashtags are #FavCharacterA #FavCharacterB, etc
#fiction #books #anime #manga #TTRPG #CCGs #VideoGames #superheroes #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #writing #webcomics #poetry #mythology #movies #film #television #tv #musicals #scifi #fantasy
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Queen Of The Red Plague (Kat Laurange)
Red, dripping, bony hands thrust out of the vampress’s chest cavity, shoving bone and meat aside, gouts of red fluid squirting between the gaps. Repulsed, Einar fell back, tearing his gaze from the spindly arms now groping out of the vampress’s body, to her ecstatic face (not an improvement), down to Clover beside him.https://sevenstorypublishing.wordpress.com/2026/05/20/queen-of-the-red-plague-kat-laurange/
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Banality of #video #podcast. Every1 is talking in2 same mics in same studios. Today’s writers of text are R besieged by #videos, screencaps thereof. #Videos of themselves, talking about texts they have written, speaking in2 #microphones w thick pop shields positioned unavoidably close 2 their mouths. Ears occluded by cushioned #headphones so as not 2 double up sound of speaking. immersed in insulated, dim recording studios, comfortable libraries replete w #fake #books https://onethingnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-banality-of-the-video-podcast
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UwU - There is a new #Rust #book #bundle over at #HumbleBooksBundle :awesome:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/rust-systems-programming-bundle-books
Amongst others, it contains the excellent "Asynchronous Programming in Rust" book by Carl Fredrik Samson, which I can highly recommend! 👍
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https://www.wacoca.com/media/661581/ 「Suicaのペンギンファンブック」発売決定。特別付録に100種類以上の「マシュマロシール」各書店で予約スタート – トラベル Watch ##推し活 #2026 #2027 #Amazon #book #books #Jr #Suica #Suicaのペンギン #アニバーサリー #イクラ #いつ #オレンジページ #カード・電子マネー #キャラクター #グッズ #サイン会 #さかざきちはる #シール #シールブック #セブンネット #デザイン #ぷくぷく #ぷっくり #ペンギン #ポストカードブック #ボンドロ #マシュマロ #ムック #ムック本 #メモリアルイヤー #もちもち #もっちり #レターブック #予約 #交通系ICカード #付録 #企業・政府・官庁 #作品集 #価格 #値段 #卒業 #取り寄せ #在庫 #坂崎千春 #大きさ #引退 #描き下ろし #文具 #新作 #旅のアイテム #旅の情報 #旅行 #旅行グッズ #書店 #書籍 #書籍・Web #本屋 #枚数 #楽天 #特別付録 #発売日 #目的 #観光 #記念 #通販 #鉄道
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Book 11 of slayers is in my top 3 books with book 2 and 3 being the others. The new characters both heroes and villains are great. I like getting to just spend time with gourry and lina, I known there are other cool characters but it helps to develop them to spend time with them. #fediverse #anime #books
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#Edinburgh peeps, a reminder that the Auld Alliance Comics Festival is coming up at the Institut Francais soon, in conjunction with the excellent La Belle Adventure European comics shop on Leith Walk https://www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agenda/auld-alliance-comics-festival-2026/#/
#Edimbourg #books #livres #BandeDessinee #GraphicNovels #LiteraryFestival #bookstodon #AuldAllianceComicsFestival #AuldAlliance #French #Francais #Scottish #Ecossais
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En "Apóstol: Cap I": Despertó entre cenizas, cadáveres y ruinas, sin saber si seguía vivo o ya era otra cosa. Pero en la distancia lo esperaba un trono negro… como si alguien hubiera preparado su regreso...
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En "Apóstol: Cap I": Despertó entre cenizas, cadáveres y ruinas, sin saber si seguía vivo o ya era otra cosa. Pero en la distancia lo esperaba un trono negro… como si alguien hubiera preparado su regreso...
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En "Apóstol: Cap I": Despertó entre cenizas, cadáveres y ruinas, sin saber si seguía vivo o ya era otra cosa. Pero en la distancia lo esperaba un trono negro… como si alguien hubiera preparado su regreso...
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En "Los viajes de Shin": Mar de Extrañezas.
Shin cayó en una oscuridad donde no existía la voz, la luz ni el tiempo. Y cuando por fin logró escapar… descubrió que...
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En "Los viajes de Shin": Mar de Extrañezas.
Shin cayó en una oscuridad donde no existía la voz, la luz ni el tiempo. Y cuando por fin logró escapar… descubrió que...
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En "Los viajes de Shin": Mar de Extrañezas.
Shin cayó en una oscuridad donde no existía la voz, la luz ni el tiempo. Y cuando por fin logró escapar… descubrió que...
https://fictograma.com/d/2951-los-viajes-de-shin -
https://www.europesays.com/people/79369/ All the controversies likely to dog Poland’s new president – POLITICO #BalticSea #Books #Courts #Democracy #DonaldTrump #DonaldTusk #Elections #fraud #KarolNawrocki #Mayors #Parliament #Poland #PolandElection2025 #PolishPolitics #Prostitution #RuleOfLaw #SECURITY #SexualAssault #UnitedStates #VladimirPutin #war
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Amazon ended network support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier, blocking downloads, purchases, and reactivation after resets 📚
The shutdown highlights long-term risks of software-tethered hardware, while open-source tools like Calibre remain device-independent alternatives 🔓🔗 https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-older-kindle-models/
#TechNews #Amazon #Kindle #Kobo #Calibre #OpenSource #DigitalRights #EReader #EReaders #Book #Books #EBook #Software #ConsumerRights #Privacy #Hardware #Technology #FOSS #DRM #Reading
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Amazon ended network support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier, blocking downloads, purchases, and reactivation after resets 📚
The shutdown highlights long-term risks of software-tethered hardware, while open-source tools like Calibre remain device-independent alternatives 🔓🔗 https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-older-kindle-models/
#TechNews #Amazon #Kindle #Kobo #Calibre #OpenSource #DigitalRights #EReader #EReaders #Book #Books #EBook #Software #ConsumerRights #Privacy #Hardware #Technology #FOSS #DRM #Reading
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Amazon ended network support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier, blocking downloads, purchases, and reactivation after resets 📚
The shutdown highlights long-term risks of software-tethered hardware, while open-source tools like Calibre remain device-independent alternatives 🔓🔗 https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-older-kindle-models/
#TechNews #Amazon #Kindle #Kobo #Calibre #OpenSource #DigitalRights #EReader #EReaders #Book #Books #EBook #Software #ConsumerRights #Privacy #Hardware #Technology #FOSS #DRM #Reading
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Amazon ended network support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier, blocking downloads, purchases, and reactivation after resets 📚
The shutdown highlights long-term risks of software-tethered hardware, while open-source tools like Calibre remain device-independent alternatives 🔓🔗 https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-older-kindle-models/
#TechNews #Amazon #Kindle #Kobo #Calibre #OpenSource #DigitalRights #EReader #EReaders #Book #Books #EBook #Software #ConsumerRights #Privacy #Hardware #Technology #FOSS #DRM #Reading
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Amazon ended network support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier, blocking downloads, purchases, and reactivation after resets 📚
The shutdown highlights long-term risks of software-tethered hardware, while open-source tools like Calibre remain device-independent alternatives 🔓🔗 https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-older-kindle-models/
#TechNews #Amazon #Kindle #Kobo #Calibre #OpenSource #DigitalRights #EReader #EReaders #Book #Books #EBook #Software #ConsumerRights #Privacy #Hardware #Technology #FOSS #DRM #Reading
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https://www.magmoe.com/2983161/book/2026-05-20/ 幸せな猫好き書店プロジェクト – CAMPFIRE (キャンプファイヤー) #book #books #CAMPFIRE #キャンプファイヤー #クラウドファンディング #クリエイター #ソーシャルファンディング #プレオーダー #少額出資 #書籍 #資金調達
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Humble Tech Book Bundle: The Rust Systems Programming Bundle
Get Rust, Rust Web Programming, Creative Projects for Rust Programmers, and more!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/rust-systems-programming-bundle-books
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Packed with concept art and final designs, discover the world of the multi-award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in this stunning collection of art. On sale now: amzn.to/4dD3Aec #SpiderMan #SpiderVerse #MarvelComics #Art #Books #TV #Movies #Marvel #Artist #BookSky #ComicSky #PromoSky
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Packed with concept art and final designs discover the world of the multi-award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in this stunning collection of art. On sale now: amzn.to/4dD3Aec #SpiderMan #SpiderVerse #MarvelComics #Art #Books #TV #Movies #Marvel #MCU #Artist #BookSky #ComicSky #PromoSky
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Of course I picked up some reading at La Belle Adventure, although for a change in English (usually buy French BD to practice my language skills). J.M. Dupont & Mezzo's Hendrix work, Vol 1, Kiss the Sky, & their book on equally legendary Robert Johnstone
#books #livres #comics #BandeDessinee #GraphicNovels #bookstodon
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‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Stars & Creators On Jinx’s Apology To Susie In Finale: “I Couldn’t Do It Without Crying”
#Books #News #AppleTV #DavidEKelley #EvaAnderson #Margo039sGotMoneyTroubles #NickOffermanhttps://deadline.com/2026/05/margos-got-money-troubles-finale-jinx-apology-to-susie-1236917037/
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The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.
S03E03 - Machine Gods
The Nova Sapien have been 'liberating' AI's from the organic species, and they are all drawn to the border of their space to elicit answers.
The machine civilization remains silent, but with so many species in close proximity to each other, the chances of mortal enemies running into each other rises.
This vigil will not remain peaceful.
https://www.ratchman.com/episodes/the-void-the-long-cold-dark-s03e03-machine-gods
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Books are often traveling with us in our road trips and we end up relying a lot on public book exchanges (👏 red telephone booths in Norway!).
Unfortunately they're not always easy to find, so we added a new (free) layer on the GoodSpots map to show public book exchanges with details !
Currently available on the web and Android, and very soon on iOS.
#GoodSpots #Roadtrip #VanLife #Books #Exchange #Sharing #booklovers
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Books are often traveling with us in our road trips and we end up relying a lot on public book exchanges (👏 red telephone booths in Norway!).
Unfortunately they're not always easy to find, so we added a new (free) layer on the GoodSpots map to show public book exchanges with details !
Currently available on the web and Android, and very soon on iOS.
#GoodSpots #Roadtrip #VanLife #Books #Exchange #Sharing #booklovers
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Books are often traveling with us in our road trips and we end up relying a lot on public book exchanges (👏 red telephone booths in Norway!).
Unfortunately they're not always easy to find, so we added a new (free) layer on the GoodSpots map to show public book exchanges with details !
Currently available on the web and Android, and very soon on iOS.
#GoodSpots #Roadtrip #VanLife #Books #Exchange #Sharing #booklovers
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Books are often traveling with us in our road trips and we end up relying a lot on public book exchanges (👏 red telephone booths in Norway!).
Unfortunately they're not always easy to find, so we added a new (free) layer on the GoodSpots map to show public book exchanges with details !
Currently available on the web and Android, and very soon on iOS.
#GoodSpots #Roadtrip #VanLife #Books #Exchange #Sharing #booklovers
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Books are often traveling with us in our road trips and we end up relying a lot on public book exchanges (👏 red telephone booths in Norway!).
Unfortunately they're not always easy to find, so we added a new (free) layer on the GoodSpots map to show public book exchanges with details !
Currently available on the web and Android, and very soon on iOS.
#GoodSpots #Roadtrip #VanLife #Books #Exchange #Sharing #booklovers
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De Dateleedshow
Arti et Amicitiae, Friday, May 22 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Last year, a new tradition was spontaneously launched at Arti! On April 11, “De Dateleedshow” took place. Willy van der Griendt, author of the book “Daten voor gevorderden” (Dating for Advanced Users), was interviewed, during which many aspects of the hectic dating landscape were discussed. After the break, attendees had the opportunity to practice “quality encounters.” A prolonged speed-dating session emerged and became increasingly lively, to the point that Arti’s chairman Jeroen Werner exclaimed: “This is so surprising—we should do this much more often!”
On May 22, we aim to grant that wish. In Dateleedshow 2.0, Hans Kuiper will be in conversation with Willy van der Griendt, this time elevating the interview to a more serious level. The phenomenon of dating deserves it. “Live life to the fullest—but preferably not alone. Or perhaps alone, but not lonely. How do you do that?”
Now that people in the West are living longer (women on average 83.3 years and men 80.7), we want to raise the question of whether this longer life makes us happier or instead causes deep concerns. How do older people form friendships, and do they still do so? Is there still a plan, or is growing old something you simply have to undergo? Are artists different in this respect, perhaps even privileged, because they can work until their last breath and often “die in harness”? Or is growing older, in this individualistic society, simply frightening for everyone?
In addition to an in-depth interview, there will be visual material, a quiz, and a Q&A session. After the break, participants can once again gather at the long tables, where they can freely date and flirt without inhibition.
Hans Kuiper is an artist member of Arti et Amicitiae, creates performative installations, and is the initiator of Kunstruimte 411. He writes, among others, for Articula and is a former board member. See www.hanskuiper.com for more information about his projects.
Willy van der Griendt (1950) is an actress, singer, and author. She has performed in numerous theatre productions, television series, and films, and writes for the newspaper Trouw. In 2024, her book Dating for Advanced Users was published, a personal account of an older person in search of a final love. More information can be found at www.willyvandergriendt.nl
Image: MacSiers-Imaging
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Arti Bookclub #4 | Dorien de Wit
Arti et Amicitiae, Sunday, June 7 at 02:30 PM GMT+2
This afternoon is spoken in Dutch.
In the fourth edition of the ABC, Emily Kocken will be in conversation with Dorien de Wit. She works as a writer and artist at the intersection of image, language, and perception. Her work includes text, drawings, installations, and (audio) walks. Her poetry debut Eindig de dag nooit met een vraag (De Arbeiderspers) was awarded the Poetry Debut Prize (2022).
Fresh off the press is heim, of het verhaal van mijn duizeligheid, a hybrid book and a personal exploration of the relationship between anxiety and travel, between language and a sense of home, and of what a wavering body has to say. What came first, the anxiety or the dizziness? Dorien de Wit delves into memories, calculates the distance to the spacecraft Pioneer 10, swims in icy water, travels via Street View, follows Alice down the rabbit hole, and explores the vestibular system. In clear, poetic language she weaves all of this together to understand her anxiety and ultimately set out on a journey.
This is the prose debut of a poet, on the border between memoir, essay, and poetry. In the conversation, which will be accompanied live by cellist Maya Fridmann, we follow Dorien in ever smaller circles around the contours of her anxiety, testing and gently stretching its limits. She will also read poems and fragments from both books, and we will discover how her visual and literary practices relate to each other and, in a surprising way, throw each other off balance.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/arti-bookclub-4-or-dorien-de-wit
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Arti Bookclub #4 | Dorien de Wit
Arti et Amicitiae, Sunday, June 7 at 02:30 PM GMT+2
This afternoon is spoken in Dutch.
In the fourth edition of the ABC, Emily Kocken will be in conversation with Dorien de Wit. She works as a writer and artist at the intersection of image, language, and perception. Her work includes text, drawings, installations, and (audio) walks. Her poetry debut Eindig de dag nooit met een vraag (De Arbeiderspers) was awarded the Poetry Debut Prize (2022).
Fresh off the press is heim, of het verhaal van mijn duizeligheid, a hybrid book and a personal exploration of the relationship between anxiety and travel, between language and a sense of home, and of what a wavering body has to say. What came first, the anxiety or the dizziness? Dorien de Wit delves into memories, calculates the distance to the spacecraft Pioneer 10, swims in icy water, travels via Street View, follows Alice down the rabbit hole, and explores the vestibular system. In clear, poetic language she weaves all of this together to understand her anxiety and ultimately set out on a journey.
This is the prose debut of a poet, on the border between memoir, essay, and poetry. In the conversation, which will be accompanied live by cellist Maya Fridmann, we follow Dorien in ever smaller circles around the contours of her anxiety, testing and gently stretching its limits. She will also read poems and fragments from both books, and we will discover how her visual and literary practices relate to each other and, in a surprising way, throw each other off balance.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/arti-bookclub-4-or-dorien-de-wit
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Arti Bookclub #4 | Dorien de Wit
Arti et Amicitiae, Sunday, June 7 at 02:30 PM GMT+2
This afternoon is spoken in Dutch.
In the fourth edition of the ABC, Emily Kocken will be in conversation with Dorien de Wit. She works as a writer and artist at the intersection of image, language, and perception. Her work includes text, drawings, installations, and (audio) walks. Her poetry debut Eindig de dag nooit met een vraag (De Arbeiderspers) was awarded the Poetry Debut Prize (2022).
Fresh off the press is heim, of het verhaal van mijn duizeligheid, a hybrid book and a personal exploration of the relationship between anxiety and travel, between language and a sense of home, and of what a wavering body has to say. What came first, the anxiety or the dizziness? Dorien de Wit delves into memories, calculates the distance to the spacecraft Pioneer 10, swims in icy water, travels via Street View, follows Alice down the rabbit hole, and explores the vestibular system. In clear, poetic language she weaves all of this together to understand her anxiety and ultimately set out on a journey.
This is the prose debut of a poet, on the border between memoir, essay, and poetry. In the conversation, which will be accompanied live by cellist Maya Fridmann, we follow Dorien in ever smaller circles around the contours of her anxiety, testing and gently stretching its limits. She will also read poems and fragments from both books, and we will discover how her visual and literary practices relate to each other and, in a surprising way, throw each other off balance.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/arti-bookclub-4-or-dorien-de-wit
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De Dateleedshow
Arti et Amicitiae, Friday, May 22 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Last year, a new tradition was spontaneously launched at Arti! On April 11, “De Dateleedshow” took place. Willy van der Griendt, author of the book “Daten voor gevorderden” (Dating for Advanced Users), was interviewed, during which many aspects of the hectic dating landscape were discussed. After the break, attendees had the opportunity to practice “quality encounters.” A prolonged speed-dating session emerged and became increasingly lively, to the point that Arti’s chairman Jeroen Werner exclaimed: “This is so surprising—we should do this much more often!”
On May 22, we aim to grant that wish. In Dateleedshow 2.0, Hans Kuiper will be in conversation with Willy van der Griendt, this time elevating the interview to a more serious level. The phenomenon of dating deserves it. “Live life to the fullest—but preferably not alone. Or perhaps alone, but not lonely. How do you do that?”
Now that people in the West are living longer (women on average 83.3 years and men 80.7), we want to raise the question of whether this longer life makes us happier or instead causes deep concerns. How do older people form friendships, and do they still do so? Is there still a plan, or is growing old something you simply have to undergo? Are artists different in this respect, perhaps even privileged, because they can work until their last breath and often “die in harness”? Or is growing older, in this individualistic society, simply frightening for everyone?
In addition to an in-depth interview, there will be visual material, a quiz, and a Q&A session. After the break, participants can once again gather at the long tables, where they can freely date and flirt without inhibition.
Hans Kuiper is an artist member of Arti et Amicitiae, creates performative installations, and is the initiator of Kunstruimte 411. He writes, among others, for Articula and is a former board member. See www.hanskuiper.com for more information about his projects.
Willy van der Griendt (1950) is an actress, singer, and author. She has performed in numerous theatre productions, television series, and films, and writes for the newspaper Trouw. In 2024, her book Dating for Advanced Users was published, a personal account of an older person in search of a final love. More information can be found at www.willyvandergriendt.nl
Image: MacSiers-Imaging
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Arti Bookclub #4 | Dorien de Wit
Arti et Amicitiae, Sunday, June 7 at 02:30 PM GMT+2
This afternoon is spoken in Dutch.
In the fourth edition of the ABC, Emily Kocken will be in conversation with Dorien de Wit. She works as a writer and artist at the intersection of image, language, and perception. Her work includes text, drawings, installations, and (audio) walks. Her poetry debut Eindig de dag nooit met een vraag (De Arbeiderspers) was awarded the Poetry Debut Prize (2022).
Fresh off the press is heim, of het verhaal van mijn duizeligheid, a hybrid book and a personal exploration of the relationship between anxiety and travel, between language and a sense of home, and of what a wavering body has to say. What came first, the anxiety or the dizziness? Dorien de Wit delves into memories, calculates the distance to the spacecraft Pioneer 10, swims in icy water, travels via Street View, follows Alice down the rabbit hole, and explores the vestibular system. In clear, poetic language she weaves all of this together to understand her anxiety and ultimately set out on a journey.
This is the prose debut of a poet, on the border between memoir, essay, and poetry. In the conversation, which will be accompanied live by cellist Maya Fridmann, we follow Dorien in ever smaller circles around the contours of her anxiety, testing and gently stretching its limits. She will also read poems and fragments from both books, and we will discover how her visual and literary practices relate to each other and, in a surprising way, throw each other off balance.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/arti-bookclub-4-or-dorien-de-wit
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He learns about book banning and the principle that people have the right to read widely and form their own opinions. The #FirstAmendment protects authors' rights to write what they want and readers' rights to read those #stories.
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Second Life
I left a flower in my book
I closed its pages, walked away.
I thought I would come back
And recover it another day.It waited patiently for me.
But time is long when you are alone.
So off it went on a lively little spree,
A journey into the unknown.It wandered through plots and schemes,
chatting with heroes and laughing with knaves,
And belles and beauties and fair maidens,
And rascals, and scoundrels and jackanapes.He shared their losses and their triumphs,
their victories and in-betweens.
Line by line, it wove itself
into the fabric of their dreams.One day, perchance, I picked up the book,
and turned the pages idly,
When something faint, a bit familiar
looked back at me, unexpectedly.The petals were flat, as thin as the page,
Its form now soft, subdued, unsure.
I traced the outline with my hand,
as if the book had claimed it for sure.The flower I’d left was gone for good,
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no longer the thing it used to be.
It had blended into story and page,
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