A very rebellious person by nature but i am a very curious person so that when people say in their lives things i like to. Examine them and say what theyre based on and whether what theyre based on is true so there are 2 questions you can ask about anything is it true is it truly true and if it is true is it fair. If it isnt true is it fair to. Call a novel the testaments was published in 2019 and it became an instant bestseller its a sequel to the handmaids tale from the 1985 unsettling novel about life in the totalitarian republic of gilliatt where women have been stripped of their rights reduced to servants. Atwood has written dozens of works novels short stories and poetry books about women dystopian visions of the future historical tales and shes won numerous awards most recently the prestigious booker prize along with ben i didnt ever restore but had most successful work remains the handmaids tale. When youd interest in 2017 with the release of a Television Adaptation women aroun
Your story we are trying in all with to understand this new culture. For you another villa turn other years you want to become a citizen. In 4 migrants your platform for a while information. Hello and welcome to arts and culture well shes one of the most powerful and most eloquent voices in literature today canadian author Margaret Atwood and an author of International Womens day on sunday well hear from her and take a look at these stories. The Pushkin Museum in moscow gets under your skin with a look at the long history of tattoo arts and design. And we look at the precarity of the modern dance scene in the western african book you can ask. A household name the world over and as a canadian myself i have to add shes nothing less than a National Treasure in canada since 961. 00 Margaret Atwood has been a prolific writer of novels poetry nonfiction short stories and even childrens books and the more she writes the more of a rock star she becomes thats her right and inquisitive style has
In pot town and eight below. And 11 degrees for a real temperature and 20 is our High Temperature for later today. That is what were dealing with, happy new year. Lets talk traffic, bob kelly has day off, it has been a rough start this morning, and that is not what we want to hear on this new years morning. It was a horrible accident with overturn cars on route one roosevelt boulevard northbound approaching wissohickon avenue, it is off to the side, hasnt been cleaned up, road closed for mummers new years celebration, broad street all the way to washington avenue, other streets affect, 15th and market, sansom street and pine all in that area this morning as far as, automobile traffic, you wont be able to get through but, of course, if you want to watch parade just bundle up and have a good time this is what new years eve looks like in our area, this was one of our shows that we had, two shows at six and at midnight, one for families and war for people out to dinner and for parties, abs
Federal prosecutors are saying all three explosions were terrorist attacks. Cam bump in welcome back to the fox19 now morning xtra. The extra hour of the xtra. We still have an hour to go. But first we want to check your forecast. Weather now as temperatures 60s this afternoon we can expect a gusty southern flow with winds gusting upwards of 30 35 mph. Skies will remain sunny as temperatures will reach 63 degrees. Look for a sun and cloud mix on wednesday with a high of 65 degrees. The next chance for rain will arrive after midnight into thursday morning with rain and isolated thunderstorms thursday afternoon. This will be a cold front that will bring in dry and cool air on friday with highs near 50 degrees. Easter weekend looks a bit warmer with a dry saturday and highs of 60 degrees. We do have rain chances Easter Sunday but as of now they look late day into the evening as Early Morning church and egg hunts as of now look dry. I will not rule out moving that rain up earlier but not i
Vote mr. Whitehouse mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Whitehouse thanks, mr. President. May i ask unanimous consent that the pending quorum call be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Whitehouse thank you very much. Mr. President , im here for the 90th time to urge my colleagues in the senate to take action on Climate Change. The science is clearly worthy of our trust and it is, indeed, time to wake up. The human contribution to Climate Change is no longer up for legitimate debate. We know that Carbon Pollution accumulates in the atmosphere. We know that Carbon Dioxide traps the suns heat. Weve actually known that since Abraham Lincoln was president. We know that the atmosphere and the oceans are heating up. We can measure that. Ocean acidification and Sea Level Rise are also measurable and they are caused by Carbon Pollution. These risks to our environment to our health to our economy and to our National Security are every we