Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Read “Das nächste Dorf”, by Franz Kafka, in honor of the one-hundredth anniversary of his death (in German, English, French, Spanish, and Italian)

Five teenagers convicted and later exonerated; one businessman calling for the death penalty then and now convicted

André Holland in Rebecca Hall’s “Passing” (2021) and other films I’ve seen him in

Lightness and intensity with Caroline Davis (alto), Julian Shore (piano), Chris Tordini (bass), and Allen Mednard (drums) at the Bird’s Eye Basel, 29 May 2024

“A kind of emotional excitement” in Nella Larsen’s novel “Passing” (1929) and “exoticism” in Rebecca Hall’s 2021 film adaptation

Books I’ve been re-reading for courses and exams, and a note on “Great Expectations” and “The Great Gatsby"