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Oct 30, 2020Liked by Yasha Levine

Haven't finished reading yet, but if for some crazy reason you've never seen "Chinatown" with Jack Nicholson, you definitely should. Other than the pistachio part, I thought I was reading the 2020 era follow up to that story. Interestingly, now that I think about it, the topic of water, land and who controls it in southern California seems to find its way into the noir genre pretty often. Same themes touched on in "Inherent Vice" and the second season of HBO's "True Detective" (not recommended unless you've reached the end of streaming during COVID). Sorry for the somewhat off topic dissertation on movies!

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Oct 30, 2020Liked by Yasha Levine

Glad to hear it’s moving forward Yasha. Been excited to see it since I threw a little cash your way. I grew up close to the Mexican border, and it took awhile for the class system in CA to make itself clear to this not-quite-poor white kid, even at school alongside poor undocumented kids and drugs all over the place. You can hardly blame someone growing up there for their total ignorance, given the tempting lie of sun-baked middle class prosperity and bliss for all. It feels so good you want it to be true even when you’re faced with evidence to the contrary. Anything that helps pop that bubble is the lord’s work. Good onya.

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Great to hear. -That’s worth prayers this November!

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deletedOct 5, 2021Liked by Yasha Levine
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