Quentin's Weeknotes 5/18/19-5/24/19

This week (well, actually last week):

• I finished reading Keith Richards autobioigraphy, which was both exactly what I wanted it to be and quietly revelatory in places.
• I listened to Pseodopod’s performance of Robert W. Chambers, The Harbour master. Every time I read or hear a story by Chambers, I become more convinced that he is one of the great (and unsung?) masters of horror along with Poe, Lovecraft, King, James, etc… The Yellow Sign is a masterpiece, and this story is equally weird and evocative, filled with cryptozoology, cranky and snarky characters, sand genuine weirdness and terror.
• I read this Jacobin piece, advocating for a 1-year sabbatical from work for everyone. As they say:

The capitalists won’t like it, but they didn’t like the weekend either. The weekend was won by a powerful movement of working people asserting that the time of their lives should belong to them, not to those who would wring them dry for profit.

• I finalized my notes from my recently-completed Collections Management class and organized them to teach it again, better, next year. I also cleaned out the old paint room at the Yager Museum, which was delightfully satisfying.