Sarah Sentilles, Draw Your Weapons

At Amazon, Sarah Sentilles, Draw Your Weapons.

A single book might not change the world. But this utterly original meditation on art and war might transform the way you see the world—and that makes all the difference.

“How to live in the face of so much suffering? What difference can one person make in this beautiful, imperfect, and imperiled world?”

Through a dazzling combination of memoir, history, reporting, visual culture, literature, and theology, Sarah Sentilles offers an impassioned defense of life lived by peace and principle. It is a literary collage with an urgent hope at its core: that art might offer tools for remaking the world.

In Draw Your Weapons, Sentilles tells the true stories of Howard, a conscientious objector during World War II, and Miles, a former prison guard at Abu Ghraib, and in the process she challenges conventional thinking about how war is waged, witnessed, and resisted. The pacifist and the soldier both create art in response to war: Howard builds a violin; Miles paints portraits of detainees. With echoes of Susan Sontag and Maggie Nelson, Sentilles investigates images of violence from the era of slavery to the drone age. In doing so, she wrestles with some of our most profound questions: What does it take to inspire compassion? What impact can one person have? How should we respond to violence when it feels like it can’t be stopped?

Celeste Ng, Everything I Never Told You

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Celeste Ng, Everything I Never Told You.

Kelly Gale in Necklace and Bikini Bottoms (VIDEO)

At Sports Illustrated Swimsuit:

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BONUS: Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition).

General Martin E. Dempsey: Why We Stand for the Flag

At USA Today:

Why we stand for the flag: Gen. Dempsey https://t.co/AA4DEzYRqH via @usatopinion

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 25, 2017

In the course of everyday life, there are very few opportunities for the people of the United States to come together, pause and reflect on the hope that is only possible with freedom and democracy. Our national anthem is a statement of respect for this hope, not a declaration that those present agree with everything our nation does or fails to do.

That’s why members of the military and other public servants love sports and why sports love them. As the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, I witnessed the public ritual of playing the national anthem at sporting events dozens of times and saw Americans rise above their own self interests and celebrate something that is greater than themselves. More recently, I was in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics and stood with enormous pride as our flag was raised and the anthem played when outstanding athletes across a variety of sports were moved to tears by the honor of representing their country.

National anthem doesn't belong only to the military: Dan Carney Life presents plenty of opportunities for us to disagree with one another and seemingly fewer opportunities on which we agree. Standing together during the national anthem at sporting events should be one of those times when we agree, when we focus on the things that bind us together, even as we prepare to let our voices be heard in disagreement about which team is the better team...

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Katy Tur, Unbelievable

At Amazon, Katy Tur, Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History.

David Conn, The Fall of the House of FIFA

Here's a change of pace for you.

At Amazon, David Conn, The Fall of the House of FIFA: The Multimillion-Dollar Corruption at the Heart of Global Soccer.

Claire Messud, The Emperor's Children

At Amazon, Claire Messud, The Emperor's Children.

Jennifer Delacruz's Warm Sunshine Forecast

Some folks on Twitter have been saying fall's their favorite season of the year, and with this weather, who can blame them?

Here's the lovely Ms. Jennifer, for ABC News 10 San Diego:

Neal Stephenson, Reamde

I'm still working on Cryptonomicon, which is about 900 pages long. I'm enjoying it quite a bit, though, and it's perhaps the best book I've read all summer.

I mention it since I just saw Reamde while out to Barnes and Noble just now. I hadn't seen it before, but it looks like another great book.

At Amazon, Neal Stephenson, Reamde: A Novel.

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Jennifer Delacruz's Happy Fall Wishes

And she's got a segment last night on Puerto Rico's failing damn. Watch, "Thousands evacuated near failing dam in Puerto Rico."

Happy Fall! I’ll be in the weather center tracking your weekend forecast all night long. Join us live right now on @10News #SanDiegoWX pic.twitter.com/lf4OMdDt4t

— Jennifer Delacruz (@10NewsJen) September 23, 2017

PREVIOUSLY: "Jennifer Delacruz's Warming Weather Forecast."

Jennifer Delacruz's Warming Weather Forecast

It's beautiful fall weather. Really crisp and clear out today in Irvine.

Here's the lovely Ms. Jennifer, for ABC News 10 San Diego:

Theo's Pic Dump

Always nice viewing.

At Theo's, "Pic Dump..."

President Trump's Righteous Outrage at NFL 'Kneelers'

On Twitter:

EIGHT tweets in two days about Trump's feelings about NFL/athletes. pic.twitter.com/l7ETBbiiKJ

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 24, 2017

Michelle Malkin Blasts NFL 'Kneelers' (VIDEO)

Following-up, "Judge Jeanine Slams Roger Goodell and Millionaire NFL Players Taking a Knew Against Our Country (VIDEO)."

Here's Michelle from the show:

Ana de Armas for Vogue Magazine Spain October 2017

She'll star in "Blade Runner 2049."

And at Vogue Spain, via Egotastic!, "Ana De Armas Sexy for Vogue Magazine Spain October 2017."

Ana de Armas – Vogue España October 2017 https://t.co/f9ky7eHa3Z

— Celeb Pictures 📸 (@celebrity_hive) September 20, 2017

Justine Nicolas for Lui Magzine

She's wonderful.

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Alejandra Guilmant for Treats! Magazine

She's amazing.

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Judge Jeanine Slams Roger Goodell and Millionaire NFL Players Taking a Knew Against Our Country (VIDEO)

This is the big story today.

I'm not watching NFL football. I'll boycott the fuckers. Too many Americans have paid the ultimate price for the right of these idiots to disrespect the flag. It's their right to kneel. And it's my right not to watch.

I'll have more, but tune in for this entire opening statement from Judge Jeanine. Rarely is she more pissed off. I love her. And I love President Trump: