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A writer hired to translate Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" into Catalan said he has been removed from the position by publisher Univers. Victor Obiols, whose previous work includes Catalan translations of William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, told CNN Thursday that the commission was initially approved by Gorman's representatives, but they later decided he wasn't right for the job.

Welcome to the weekend. You currently sober drunk host with you again. I worked myself to exhaustion Friday night and crashed in bed rather than continue with normal activities including completion of the Newsdump Friday post. I had to draw the line. This week Charlotte Bennett said that Andrew Cuomo told her that he was "tired" and "lonely" and then went on to make other comments indicating his sexual intentions. "Tired" is not a good place to be and I made the right decision I apologize for the inconvenience to you all who read my blog and enjoy it and...

Forget the coronavirus. A new pandemic has broken out, one targeting the liberal media: the Chills Virus! Yesterday, New York Times editor Lauren Wolfe tweeted: "Biden landing at Joint Base Andrews now. I have chills."Poor John Berman of CNN was afflicted with the same virus this morning. On New Day, commenting on Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman's inauguration performance, Berman said: "I have to say, the ending, 'for there will always be light, if only we are brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it,' something that, just aside from politics, leaves you with chills."Get...