March for Autonomia!

This Month’s Roundup and a Preview of New Articles

March brings new features to Autonomia. Among next month’s articles are the first in a new series called Friday with Fred Astaire, Autonomia’s newest feature for the paid subscriber. Paying readers shall also receive full access to next month’s Book Review, in addition to the first article in another new occasional series, the Tie-in Tuesday. Reviews examine literary work. The Tuesday feature ties topics together with a single theme or idea. Look for more new features and series in coming weeks.

Birthday celebrations formed February’s love theme; Autonomia began with a tribute to Ayn Rand on her birthday. The proposed ‘toast’ to 94-year-old Sidney Poitier, who ultimately triumphed after shrugging when the New York Times hired someone to call him a nigger (twice in the same article), essentializes the life and career of America’s first black movie star. Rediscover Victor Hugo, whose sense of life radiates from his sumptuous literature, with an invitational challenge on his birthday. Besides January’s article about the late Cloris Leachman, Autonomia’s founding, monthly and annual subscriber can also read Obituaries of Rush Limbaugh and Christopher Plummer.

I welcome your feedback. One reader cheered Autonomia’s free articles. A longtime Sidney Poitier admirer commented after reading my birthday greeting for Mr. Poitier—currently, Autonomia’s most-liked article—that he never knew the New York Times had smeared the Oscar-winning actor as a “nigger”. Let me know your criticism, your thoughts and your questions. I want to know what you think of Autonomia.

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—Scott Holleran, Editor & Publisher