Parasha Vayigash (Genesis 44:18–47:27) 12-17-17

http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=119379 Wikipedia: “In the parashah, Judah pleads on behalf of his brother Benjamin, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, Jacob comes down to Egypt, and Joseph’s administration of Egypt saves lives but transforms all the Egyptians into bondmen.”

* Link: “This week, Netflix released Wormwood, a four-hour mini-series that blends documentary filmmaking with dramatized sequences featuring Hollywood actors to tell the story of the CIA’s top secret MKUltra Program.”

Revelation 8:10: “Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.”

* Spencer J. Quinn: “On Misogyny in the Alt Right”

* Salma Hayek: “Harvey Weinstein is my Monster Too.” Friend: “I like how she’s not aware that she actually does have nothing going for her but her sexuality.”

* New Yorker: Cat Person

* Variety: Inside Matt Lauer’s Secret Relationship With a ‘Today’ Production Assistant