Every Monday on Global Comment, we share words and ideas that make a great point, strike us deeply, take us by surprise, or are simply beautiful. The stories that are easy to miss in our busy world. We distil the best of the web and recommend just three links every week that you absolutely must see.
No fluff, no fuss, just three exceptional pieces of content.
Here are this week’s recommendations:
You Might Be a Late Bloomer: The life secrets of those who flailed early but succeeded by old age (David Brooks / The Atlantic)
Things began to turn around in 1895, when, at the age of 56, Cézanne had his first one-man show. Two years later, one of his paintings was purchased by a museum in Berlin, the first time any museum had shown that kind of interest in his work. By the time he was 60, his paintings had started selling, though for much lower prices than those fetched by Manet or Renoir. Soon he was famous, revered. Fellow artists made pilgrimages to watch him work.
My stepfather sexually abused me when I was a child. My mother, Alice Munro, chose to stay with him (Andrea Robin Skinner / Toronto Star)
In spite of the letters and threats, my mother went back to Fremlin, and stayed with him until he died in 2013. She said that she had been “told too late,” she loved him too much, and that our misogynistic culture was to blame if I expected her to deny her own needs, sacrifice for her children, and make up for the failings of men. She was adamant that whatever had happened was between me and my stepfather. It had nothing to do with her.
What has the European Court of Human Rights ever done for the UK?
@forrefugees What has the ECHR done for the UK? 🤔 A lot! From protecting privacy rights 📞 to ensuring fair treatment for immigrants 🌏 and championing equality for all. 🌈 The European Convention on Human rights keeps our society fair and just. #echr #europeancourtofhumanrights #humanrights #ukjustice #equalrights #equality #equalityforeveryone #equalityforall #justice #forrefugees #refugees #immigration ♬ original sound – forRefugees
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