Day 1,441: pliant

The press is cowed and the courts are largely pliant.

Joe Biden and Narendra Modi are drawing their countries closer

Artwork of the day 
Kneeling cow
Paul Gauguin
Date: 1888; France
Style: Post-Impressionism
Period: Breton period
Genre: animal painting
Media: oil, canvas
Location: Private Collection

Word of the day 
pliant: being able and willing to accept change or new ideas

Quote of the day
“That’s what winter is: an exercise in remembering how to still yourself then how to come pliantly back to life again.”
― Ali Smith, Winter