Oops, I forgot you can’t accept a hug right now. So, I promise this is the next best thing. This video was sent to me by a friend from Houston.

I just found out that our long time 42 year old friend/client from Amsterdam, NV, died after a long illness. His mind was so full of positive energy that it just seems impossible that he is no longer with us. Marc was a TV personality, a comedian, a Ted Talk presenter, a story teller, technologist, an author, husband, father, son, brother, friend to all. RIP.

Say hello to puzzle number six. Eliot said this was the toughest one he has ever done, and he has done more than 100 over the years. He has even conquered single colored puzzles. This one was just very complex. It took Eliot one week to complete, a very short time for most. Not Eliot

He wants me to remind everyone that creating puzzles is not the only thing he has done during the pandemic. He has also read seven books (including 800 page “Pharma” and loved it); cleans and cooks everyday; does all the food, pharmacy and liquor ordering and organizing; continues his photography practice; handles all of the biz and personal finances; collates our meds, exercises on the bike and treadmill and watches endless TV with me. I do everything else.

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Covid-19 Cases Were Already Rising Before the George Floyd Protests

The easing of stay-at-home orders and Memorial Day travel have led to spikes in some parts of the country. That’s bad news for what comes next.

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Estée Lauder workers call for family heir and board member to be removed over Trump support

More than 100 Estée Lauder employees have requested the removal of board member and family heir, Ronald Lauder, over his support for President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported Friday. In a letter to the company’s chairman, employees said that Lauder’s involvement with the company was “damaging” to its corporate values and its relationship with the Black community. Employees reportedly left a town hall meeting on June 4 feeling “disgusted and dissatisfied” with the chairman’s seemingly scripted

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Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian has stepped down from the company board, he announced Friday.

Ohanian, who is married to tennis star Serena Williams, said that he is urging the company to fill his seat with a black candidate. The venture capitalist said he would be using the future gains of his Reddit stock to serve the black community, beginning with a $1 million pledge to Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp. “I believe resignation can actually be an act of leadership from people in power

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I wanted to share this podcast with you. It’s called the “Literary Life.” If you click on the above link you can hear the entire podcast. Below is an edited version.

“I’m Mitchell Kaplan. I’ve owned Books & Books and been a bookseller for over 35 years.”

Mitchell: : “My guest today is Jim Mustich, the author of ‘1000 Books To Read Before You Die’. Jim started The Common Reader,” a mail order book catalog years ago.”

Jim: “The catalogs were generally about 144 pages. I love selling books. But I also love writing. And when I realized my half baked dream of becoming a novelist was not in the cards, I decided to write books. I did that for 20 years. Now I wrote a book called “1000 Books To Read Before You Die.” I get to go to book shops and libraries, to talk about the book upon its publication.”

Jim: “Peter Workman, of Workman Publishing, had published a book called ‘1000 Places To See Before You Die’ by Patricia Schultz, which was a phenomenal success. Peter was a friend and he was a great fan of a ‘Common Reader.’ Every month when a new issue came out, he would call and tell me what books of his I should have on my pages. But after the ‘success of ‘1000 Places,” he decided he wanted to do one on books. He asked me if I’d be interested. And I said, Yes. So we signed a contract for that book. And 14 years later, I delivered the 1000 page manuscript.”

Mitchell: It was a daunting task. The book is gorgeous. It’s done beautifully. It’s got headbands. It’s got a beautiful cover, and it’s got epigrams. For example, Virginia Woolf says, “The only advice one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to follow your own instincts, and use your own reason to come to your own conclusions. If this is agreed between us, then I feel at liberty to put forward a few ideas and suggestions because you will not allow them to fetter that independence, which is the most important quality that a reader can possess.”

Mitchell: “1000 Books’ never says you must read a certain book. It’s just presenting a list in a very democratic way. It’s presented by author. So it ends up with these very interesting juxtapositions of books which allow for incredible browsing. It’s like surfing the internet, but it’s a book or browsing in a bookshop.”

Mitchell: “What are some of your favorite books.”

Jim: “The wonderful thing about reading is that people should be reading whatever speaks to them, especially in times like these. Some people like to go deep into things and read about pandemics, and others like danger. And other people like to read to escape. I wouldn’t prescribe one thing for everyone. Whatever you’re reading, it is a wonderful way to enrich the longest and most important conversation you ever had in your life, the one in your own head.”

Mitchell: “I understand that you have created some very interesting programs on the ‘1000 books’ website, something called Battle of the Books?”

Jim: “Yes, we have been able to extend this concept much further than just between the covers of a book. We wanted to start conversations about the books I write about, and the books that were left out. It’s been very successful. We created a place where readers can calmly talk to each other. Readers can also add books of their own. So I invite your readers from all around the country to visit our website and explore.”

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Steven Ekstract Explains The Licensing Business on “Lying on the Beach On Camera”

”Lying on the Beach On Camera,” hosted by Steve Greenberg and Lois Whitman-Hess, interviews Steven Ekstract, a Licensing Guru. He is the Brand Director for Informa Markets Global Licensing Group which encompasses, Licensing Expo Las Vegas, Brand Licensing Europe, Licensing Expo China, Licensing Expo Japan, Licensing Leadership Summit and License Global. Prior to his role as Brand Director, Ekstract was Co-Founder and Publisher of License Global for 20 years. Welcome Steven!

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