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Today I read an article on The Guardian titled ,,Meryl Streep kicks off a season of starry Netflix offerings''. I was surprised to see that Meryl will star in a Netflix production. I don't usually consider Netflix films or serieses too good so I was a bit puzzled after reading that article. However Meryl Streep is an extraordinary, well-respected, experienced actress and so I'm sure that she wouldn't agree to star in something that she didn't believe would be great. Maybe I should give this movie a chance after all.

Today I listened to a BBC podcast titled ,,David Baddiel Tries To Understand - Crying'' hosted by David Baddiel. The main question of the podcast was why do we cry when we're sad or feel any other strong emotion. As it turns out, there are 3 kinds of tears and we are the only animals that are able to produce the third kind - emotional tears. David Baddiel interviewed many highly educated people and listened to every theory that they had came up with. However, none of this theories was a 100 % known to be correct. There isn't a verified answer to why we really cry, but I did enjoy listening to all those theories.

Today I read an article on The Guardian titled ,,Students burn Latina author's book after she discusses white privilege''.  Jennine Capó Crucet's new book ,,Make Your Home Among Strangers'' follows a Latina student at a prestigious, primarily white university. I was shocked to read that after the lecture with the author, a group of white students burned several copies of her book. I never thought that such an event would actually take place in 2019. I find that act to be highly arrogant an crass. What was even more surprising to me is that the school decided not to take any actions against these students. We should fight to put an end to ignorance and racism.