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And now, Friday

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always …

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Explaining the cultural references

It’s Monday. Again. The first five days after the weekend are always the hardest. What a weekend it was. Americans celebrated Thanksgiving by eating too much and Black Friday by spending too much. We didn’t go shopping on Black Friday. Well, that’s not exactly true. Let me back up. Last Sunday our beloved son’s beloved …

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