This seemed like the behavior of an addict—of someone who has no control over his use.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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![P.S. Another dream about J. Dean: When will I get him out of m life?
14 Feb.
Dear Frank,
The publication date of John [Ashbery]'s book has been announced — I thought you'd like to hear —March 21st. We'll have pre-pub copies + I'll send you one as soon as they come in. I've convinced them they should put in a large order! Also, I'll send you Chester [Kallman]'s book, if you like; it'll be in soon. — And anything else you want — Just tell me! Love, J.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uieaxo3wkrhlinr3e4iiuvm5/bafkreifdtdytyqhvrkwll4r72e6xnzmlmisivvv3ob35zt3v2frr4q43xq)
![GRADUWA, -AWA, n. A graduate, specif. in medicine, a qualified doctor. Used only by Galt.
[′grɑdəwɑ]
Ayr. 1823 Galt Entail lxx.:
'Deed, my lad, an ye gang on in that deleerit manner, I'll no only gie you a bed, but send baith for a doctor and a gradawa, that your head may be shaved, and a' proper remedies . . . gotten.
Ayr. 1826 Galt Lairds xi.:
For mair than a month he was thought beyont the power o' a graduwa.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uieaxo3wkrhlinr3e4iiuvm5/bafkreieddgw7lctm2hvh2cz5kpghfbgasz545pmbwgc2wrspqn2ujujjx4)
![Paragraph about the demolition of the Stalin Monument in Prague: “Stalin died in March 1953,[7] two years before the unveiling of the monument, and the process of de-Stalinization began shortly after its completion.[2] The monument, therefore, became a liability to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.[6][2] As ordered by the Soviet Union, it was taken down with 800 kilograms (1,800 lb) of explosives.[6][2] The remains of the statue are stored in chambers beneath the site.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uieaxo3wkrhlinr3e4iiuvm5/bafkreicp7t37r35vchfumjzppjlztb5rr4nwgvjkgeplvdch5ui2lbqzim)
