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History of Literature #67 – Pascal’s Wager and an American Election

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Jacke digs into his origins in rural Wisconsin and offers some thoughts on race, literature, and the recent election. Also featured: René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ayn Rand, and Simone de Beauvoir.

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Writers Laughing: A Jacke Wilson Gallery

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Peace on earth, good will to all…and a photo gallery of great writers caught in the act of laughing.  Happy holidays!

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Top Ten Writers Laughing: The Very Best!

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Okay, we already looked at numbers 10 through 6. Let’s take a look at the top five from our very popular Writers Laughing series. Away we go!

Number 5: Kurt Vonnegut and John Irving

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Number 4: Samuel Beckett

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Number 3: Flannery O’Connor

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Number 2: George Orwell (this was close – he was overtaken on the final day!)

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And the number 1 Writers Laughing are…

Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir!

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Congratulations, winners! Now everyone, let’s all try to make laughter part of our day today. Come on! We can do it!

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Writers Laughing: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir

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Love this. What are they laughing about? We don’t know. But there’s also this: Continue reading →

What They Knew #8

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“If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.”
–Simone de Beauvoir