Edward Elderman

Edward Elderman

@elderman.bsky.social

Retired English Professor

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Edward Elderman
@elderman.bsky.social

""The Drinker"(alternatively known as Der Trinker or The Sweet Song of Death)Erich Plontke,ca.1910-1914. The painting serves as a powerful memento mori(a reflection on the inevitability of death),specifically exploring the themes of decadence,isolation,&the tolls of addiction."

Edward Elderman
@elderman.bsky.social

The no. of cancer drugs that will be made cheaper in India after a patient successfully petitioned the government to lower the cost of treatment.The move imposes a maximum 30% markup on the price of these medicines-down frm the current average of 170%. (The Guardian | 7 min read)

Edward Elderman
@elderman.bsky.social

“This whole world's wild at heart and weird on top.” Throwing it back to the set of David Lynch’s 1990 masterpiece,Wild at Heart.Nicolas Cage&Laura Dern perfectly channeling the raw,rebellious&deeply romantic energy of Sailor and Lula outside New Orleans' iconic Hotel Brazil.

Edward Elderman
@elderman.bsky.social

"On August 3, 1904, Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete, better known as Dolores del Río, was born in Durango. She was the woman who fell in love with Orson Welles, "Indio" Fernández and Diego Rivera; she was the first Mexican actress to succeed in Hollywood."

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Peggy Kay, PhD
@drpeggykay.bsky.social

Indelible in my mind, I will never be able to unhear Becca Good crying out, “They shot my wife!” Imagine seeing the love of your life wantonly killed right in front of you. Which is the human face, with loving eyes, with the potential to care about you? Look in faces and eyes and see who cares.

Edward Elderman@elderman.bsky.social