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  • PBS Docuseries on Hemingway Covers-Up His Communist Connections

    04/10/2021 4:22:21 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 33 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | April 10, 2021 | Humberto Fontova
    “They Are Giving Hemingway Another Look, So You Can, Too…Lynn Novick and Ken Burns consider the seminal writer in all his complexity and controversy in their new PBS documentary series. Could there be anything more subversive than turning a spotlight, in this moment, on Ernest Hemingway?” wrote Gal Beckerman in the The New York Times this month.“Subversive?” Ah! At least the term appears in connection with the docuseries. And considering that Ernest Hemingway eagerly joined Stalin’s KGB (technically the NKVD at the time), secretly contributed tens of thousands to the Cuban communist party and (literally) drank, as a spectator, to...
  • Watched PBS's "Hemingway"-My Take

    04/08/2021 7:03:37 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 48 replies
    Selfish arrogant bastard. Lived in Key West in a big house provided by his well-to-do in-laws. 2nd wife was a home wrecker who he slapped. Spent an awful lot of time indulging in his manly whims-African safaris, marlin fishing and drinking like a fish with his friends. His talents allowed him to hit the big time and everyone wanted to rub elbows with him. Throughout the first episode he appeared obsessed with death and we all know how his selfish obsession turned out. We all have talents. He had too much of it for his own good. looking forward to...