Letters of Note
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Letters of Note
@LettersOfNote
Letters, mainly.
All other rejection letters can step down. We have a winner.
- On this day in 1953, novelist Shirley Jackson replied to a disappointed reader.
- George Bush Sr's dog got so fat in 1992 that he (Bush) sent this memo to all White House staff. #InternationalDogDay
- In 1993 NY Post columnist Liz Smith wrote: "[Aretha Franklin] must know she’s too bosomy to wear such clothing, but she just doesn't care what we think, and that attitude is what separates mere stars from true divas.” Aretha wrote to her...
- Emma Thompson writes to the producers of "Luck" re their hiring of John Lasseter, who recently left Disney/Pixar following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. latimes.com/entertainment/…
- On this day in 1970, Charles Schulz replied to a 10-year-old kid who had asked “What makes a good citizen?"
- RIP Ursula Le Guin. Here she is in 1987, turning down an offer to blurb an all-male sci-fi anthology. bit.ly/1LLC0t8
- "I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers." – Stephen Hawking, when asked about his IQ. RIP x
- Dave Grohl turns 50 today. He's achieved plenty during his half-century--Nirvana, Foo Fighters, that lovely hair--but it's safe to say he peaked when he wrote to Cornwall Council.
