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April, parental favoritism, UTI drug, printing history, Trump media mastery, failure of Silicon Valley’s hyped medical company Forward, Gaga, comedy, music reviews, economics, Richard Chamberlain

Consider adding a note in your calendar that Thomas Jefferson’s birthday is on April 13. In technology and media news, the Apple Watch debuted 10 years ago on April 24. Elon Musk, who bought Twitter three years ago following my open letter on Autonomia, made media history on April 25. Easter Sunday falls on April 20th.

Finally, on April 18, 1936, Ayn Rand’s first novel, We the Living, was published. I’m re-reading the Russia-themed story for the sixth time and I plan to post a review which will mark the first time I’ve published a full review of Ayn Rand’s fiction.

Previously, I wrote a short review of the bestselling novel. My review of the 1942 film version was published in the Ayn Rand Institute’s newsletter.

History of the Printing Press

For purposes of my fiction research, I visited, toured and conducted research at the International Printing Museum in Southern California. It’s a fascinating place—worth the price of admission, which includes a tour—with facts, printing presses, books and other artifacts in a small industrial space near the South Bay region.