Episode 316: Slavery, Capitalism, and The 1619 Project, Pt. 1
Words & Numbers
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Rolled Dolls Books
The author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory died some time ago at his estate. His publisher decided what they really needed to do was update rolled dolls books for sensitive modern audiences. What is wrong with these people? The words around the page rolled wrote them. If Will himself wanted to change the books, I think it would have created a minor uproar but authors are allowed to revisit their own work. When other groups of people decide to do it in the name of sanitizing the work, my backbone goes straight up.
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