Reading Rat - December 2020

Articles, Essays, Reviews

Do You Remember Milwaukee’s Iconic Schuster’s Parade? by John Gurda, Milwaukee Magazine

"Burn my heart with a flame": The Sacred Passions of Isobella Leonarda, by Tim Sterner Miller, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, video at Early Music Now, includes excerpts from a performance by the New Milwaukee Consort

Rosemary (Berres) Heitkemper R.I.P., June 30, 1936 ~ December 8, 2020, our Dad's youngest sister. When I last saw her, in a nursing home, her first words were "I'm too young to have a nephew this old!"

How 'Mank' Got in the Middle of a 50-Year-Old Feud Between Pauline Kael and Peter Bodganovich: The question of who’s really responsible for the 'Citizen Kane' script had been prompting heated debates for decades before David Fincher got hold of it, by Steve Pond, The Wrap

Quiet Policy Changes in Wisconsin as a Result of COVID-19: A Deeper Look into the Pandemic Response, by Rebecca R. Hogan and Paige Scobee, The Hamilton Consulting Group, Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal, Wisconsin Defense Counsel

Telehealth changes are working and should be made permanent, by Julie Grace, Policy Brief, Badger Institute

Social Media Image Sizes 2021: Cheat Sheet for Every Network, by Karin Olafson and Tony Tran, Hootsuite

Trump v. Biden, 2020 WI 91, Wisconsin Supreme Court, opinion

Podcasting Process, by Malcolm Keating, sabda-bodhah

Biden Won Wisconsin, but It Was Even Closer Than Reported, by Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review

SSRN Year-In-Review 2020, video, Social Science Research Network

What if you could wander the library stacks…online? by Wendy Hanamura, and Looking Back on 2020, by Jenica Jessen, Internet Archive

Wokeism Should Terrify Liberals: Here's a job for Joe ..., by Mickey Kaus, KausFiles

Part grapefruit, part lime, all outstanding: A 50/50 appreciation post, by Tyler Maas, Milwaukee Record

Events

Christmas program of sacred and secular music of the Renaissance and Baroque, by ViolMedium, Early Music Now

Florida’s bipartisan corrections data law: A model for Wisconsin, by Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Right on Crime-Florida Director Chelsea Murphy, presented by the Badger Institute, January 7, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST, registration (via link) required