Sunday, March 5, 2017
How Low?
An excerpt from the New York Times -
How Low Can the ‘Presidential’ Bar Go?
By JESSICA BENNETT and AMANDA DUARTE
The old bar: Read speech from teleprompter before members of Congress without ad-libbing.
The new, Trumpian bar: Read speech from teleprompter before members of Congress without ad-libbing repeatedly about the flaws of the opposing candidate you beat nearly four months ago.
The old bar: Inspire viewers with oratorical flair.
The new bar: Prove capable of speaking for 60 minutes without throwing a temper tantrum and ranting about ratings, the failing New York Times, fake news or the size of your inaugural crowd. Bonus points: Refrain, for eight days, from tweeting in ALL CAPS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/how-low-can-the-presidential-bar-go.html?hpw&rref=opinion&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
How Low Can the ‘Presidential’ Bar Go?
By JESSICA BENNETT and AMANDA DUARTE
The old bar: Read speech from teleprompter before members of Congress without ad-libbing.
The new, Trumpian bar: Read speech from teleprompter before members of Congress without ad-libbing repeatedly about the flaws of the opposing candidate you beat nearly four months ago.
The old bar: Inspire viewers with oratorical flair.
The new bar: Prove capable of speaking for 60 minutes without throwing a temper tantrum and ranting about ratings, the failing New York Times, fake news or the size of your inaugural crowd. Bonus points: Refrain, for eight days, from tweeting in ALL CAPS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/how-low-can-the-presidential-bar-go.html?hpw&rref=opinion&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Another Unknown First
From the Undefeated -
An Undefeated history: Golfer Alfred ‘Tup’ Holmes
The desegregation of the Bobby Jones golf course in Atlanta
BY OSMAN NOOR
http://theundefeated.com/videos/golfer-alfred-tup-holmes/
An Undefeated history: Golfer Alfred ‘Tup’ Holmes
The desegregation of the Bobby Jones golf course in Atlanta
BY OSMAN NOOR
http://theundefeated.com/videos/golfer-alfred-tup-holmes/
Biracial Advantages
An excerpt from the New York Times -
What Biracial People Know
By Moises Velasquez-Manoff
Consider this: By 3 months of age, biracial infants recognize faces more quickly than their monoracial peers, suggesting that their facial perception abilities are more developed. Kristin Pauker, a psychologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and one of the researchers who performed this study, likens this flexibility to bilingualism.
Early on, infants who hear only Japanese, say, will lose the ability to distinguish L’s from R’s. But if they also hear English, they’ll continue to hear the sounds as separate. So it is with recognizing faces, Dr. Pauker says. Kids naturally learn to recognize kin from non-kin, in-group from out-group. But because they’re exposed to more human variation, the in-group for multiracial children seems to be larger.
This may pay off in important ways later. In a 2015 study, Sarah Gaither, an assistant professor at Duke, found that when she reminded multiracial participants of their mixed heritage, they scored higher in a series of word association games and other tests that measure creative problem solving. When she reminded monoracial people about their heritage, however, their performance didn’t improve. Somehow, having multiple selves enhanced mental flexibility.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/what-biracial-people-know.html?hpw&rref=sunday-review&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
What Biracial People Know
By Moises Velasquez-Manoff
Consider this: By 3 months of age, biracial infants recognize faces more quickly than their monoracial peers, suggesting that their facial perception abilities are more developed. Kristin Pauker, a psychologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and one of the researchers who performed this study, likens this flexibility to bilingualism.
Early on, infants who hear only Japanese, say, will lose the ability to distinguish L’s from R’s. But if they also hear English, they’ll continue to hear the sounds as separate. So it is with recognizing faces, Dr. Pauker says. Kids naturally learn to recognize kin from non-kin, in-group from out-group. But because they’re exposed to more human variation, the in-group for multiracial children seems to be larger.
This may pay off in important ways later. In a 2015 study, Sarah Gaither, an assistant professor at Duke, found that when she reminded multiracial participants of their mixed heritage, they scored higher in a series of word association games and other tests that measure creative problem solving. When she reminded monoracial people about their heritage, however, their performance didn’t improve. Somehow, having multiple selves enhanced mental flexibility.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/what-biracial-people-know.html?hpw&rref=sunday-review&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
Friday, March 3, 2017
Don't Be Fooled
Welcome back Andrew. I've missed your voice.
An excerpt from NY Magazine -
Our President’s Emotional Bait and Switch
By Andrew Sullivan
After the terror, the smile. It suddenly beams, and the voice calms. You feel the warmth again and are momentarily overcome with gratitude and relief. Suddenly, all the man’s malice and rage and narcissism disappear and the world turns suddenly normal. And you thrill to that normality. It’s what you’ve craved for so long, and been denied for so long. You forgive. You hope. You wonder if all the fear and dread you felt only a few moments ago were just in your imagination.
Any victim of an abusive spouse knows this dynamic. And now America is getting used to it. The Donald Trump who put on his grown-up voice last Tuesday night, and fit into a reassuringly familiar ritual of civic democracy, was the very same Donald Trump who had spent much of his first month in office in a series of unprecedented dyspeptic fits against the media, NATO allies, illegal aliens, Meryl Streep … well, you know the list by now. For the first time in public, he spoke in his “indoor voice.” He occasionally smiled, even as he can’t quite rid himself of the Mussolini back-step whenever he earns his craved applause. He used a teleprompter. And of course the media swooned. Who wouldn’t at this point? It’s somewhat unfair to lambaste them for their instant acknowledgment of the speech’s success. It was a success — an emotional blast of pseudo-normality for a serial abuser of liberal democratic norms.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/03/andrew-sullivan-our-presidents-emotional-bait-and-switch.html
An excerpt from NY Magazine -
Our President’s Emotional Bait and Switch
By Andrew Sullivan
After the terror, the smile. It suddenly beams, and the voice calms. You feel the warmth again and are momentarily overcome with gratitude and relief. Suddenly, all the man’s malice and rage and narcissism disappear and the world turns suddenly normal. And you thrill to that normality. It’s what you’ve craved for so long, and been denied for so long. You forgive. You hope. You wonder if all the fear and dread you felt only a few moments ago were just in your imagination.
Any victim of an abusive spouse knows this dynamic. And now America is getting used to it. The Donald Trump who put on his grown-up voice last Tuesday night, and fit into a reassuringly familiar ritual of civic democracy, was the very same Donald Trump who had spent much of his first month in office in a series of unprecedented dyspeptic fits against the media, NATO allies, illegal aliens, Meryl Streep … well, you know the list by now. For the first time in public, he spoke in his “indoor voice.” He occasionally smiled, even as he can’t quite rid himself of the Mussolini back-step whenever he earns his craved applause. He used a teleprompter. And of course the media swooned. Who wouldn’t at this point? It’s somewhat unfair to lambaste them for their instant acknowledgment of the speech’s success. It was a success — an emotional blast of pseudo-normality for a serial abuser of liberal democratic norms.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/03/andrew-sullivan-our-presidents-emotional-bait-and-switch.html
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Plugging the Leak
From the New Yorker -
DAILY CARTOON: THURSDAY, MARCH 2ND
By Tom Toro
http://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon-030217-trump-pacifier
DAILY CARTOON: THURSDAY, MARCH 2ND
By Tom Toro
http://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon-030217-trump-pacifier
Creative Minds
From the Huffington Post -
7 Black Innovators Who Are Creating A Better Tomorrow
Their impact is undeniable.
By Taryn Finley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-innovators-creating-a-better-tomorrow_us_588fc553e4b02772c4e8b346
7 Black Innovators Who Are Creating A Better Tomorrow
Their impact is undeniable.
By Taryn Finley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-innovators-creating-a-better-tomorrow_us_588fc553e4b02772c4e8b346
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Live Like Royalty
Rent a fairy-tale castle for your next vacation
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2017/02/28/castle-vacation-rentals/98534146/?csp=travel
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2017/02/28/castle-vacation-rentals/98534146/?csp=travel
FAMU Grad, Mayor Soon Governor?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/03/01/the-2018-florida-governors-race-just-got-its-first-serious-candidate/?utm_term=.7fb5778a702b
Lego Honoring NASA Women
From the Huffington Post -
We Have Liftoff: Lego Set Honoring Women Of NASA Will Land On A Shelf Near You
From "Hidden Figures" to shiny plastic figurines!
By Rebecca Shapiro
The toy company announced the winner of its semiannual Lego Ideas competition this week: a set honoring five women of NASA. The women are computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, mathematician Katherine Johnson, astronaut Sally Ride, astronomer and executive Nancy Grace Roman and astronaut Mae Jemison.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lego-women-nasa_us_58b64f58e4b0780bac2e581a?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
We Have Liftoff: Lego Set Honoring Women Of NASA Will Land On A Shelf Near You
From "Hidden Figures" to shiny plastic figurines!
By Rebecca Shapiro
The toy company announced the winner of its semiannual Lego Ideas competition this week: a set honoring five women of NASA. The women are computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, mathematician Katherine Johnson, astronaut Sally Ride, astronomer and executive Nancy Grace Roman and astronaut Mae Jemison.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lego-women-nasa_us_58b64f58e4b0780bac2e581a?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Clever Ideas
From Buzzfeed -
19 Completely Random Ideas That Will Make You Say, “Clever!”
Why didn’t I think of that?
By Mike Spohr
I love #2, #4 and #5.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/xx-random-ideas-that-are-lifechangingly-brilliant?utm_term=.vwQllONPb#.ekbAAmN7M
19 Completely Random Ideas That Will Make You Say, “Clever!”
Why didn’t I think of that?
By Mike Spohr
I love #2, #4 and #5.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/xx-random-ideas-that-are-lifechangingly-brilliant?utm_term=.vwQllONPb#.ekbAAmN7M
Monday, February 27, 2017
A Running Record of Calamity
From the Huffington Post -
I Gave Donald Trump A Chance, And Then He...
By Jesse Mechanic, Contributor
1. Restarted the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.
2. Instituted a federal hiring freeze that blocked 2,000 vital, new positions at the VA, and indefinitely suspended Army childcare programs for vets.
3. Approved a raid in Yemen that killed 30 people including at least 10 civilians, many of whom were women and children, as well as U.S. Navy Seal Ryan Owens.
4. Reinstated and strengthened the global gag rule thereby pulling all world-wide federal funding from any institutions that even attempt to educate patients about abortion.
5. Rescinded federal bathroom protections for trans students.
(From me - Click the link below to see the rest. There are 57 and counting).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/i-gave-donald-trump-a-chance-and-then-he_us_58b41f40e4b0e5fdf61974a9?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
I Gave Donald Trump A Chance, And Then He...
By Jesse Mechanic, Contributor
1. Restarted the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.
2. Instituted a federal hiring freeze that blocked 2,000 vital, new positions at the VA, and indefinitely suspended Army childcare programs for vets.
3. Approved a raid in Yemen that killed 30 people including at least 10 civilians, many of whom were women and children, as well as U.S. Navy Seal Ryan Owens.
4. Reinstated and strengthened the global gag rule thereby pulling all world-wide federal funding from any institutions that even attempt to educate patients about abortion.
5. Rescinded federal bathroom protections for trans students.
(From me - Click the link below to see the rest. There are 57 and counting).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/i-gave-donald-trump-a-chance-and-then-he_us_58b41f40e4b0e5fdf61974a9?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Pot Calling the Kettle Black
From USA Today -
My Hispanic son: Why is Apple so white at the top?
By Tony Maldonado
When Apple and over 90 tech companies filed an amicus brief in opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration moratorium, I was dumbfounded to see an industry wade into a political debate in the name of protecting diversity in our country, when that same industry has done so little to foster diversity and inclusion in its own ranks among senior management and boards.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/02/27/shareholder-calls-on-apple-to-fix-diversity-senior-management-board-tony-maldonado/98196276/
My Hispanic son: Why is Apple so white at the top?
By Tony Maldonado
When Apple and over 90 tech companies filed an amicus brief in opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration moratorium, I was dumbfounded to see an industry wade into a political debate in the name of protecting diversity in our country, when that same industry has done so little to foster diversity and inclusion in its own ranks among senior management and boards.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/02/27/shareholder-calls-on-apple-to-fix-diversity-senior-management-board-tony-maldonado/98196276/
It's Frankie & Zadie!
From Grist -
Why the People’s Climate March matters to people of color like me
By Aura Vasquez
http://buff.ly/2lDRFnA
Why the People’s Climate March matters to people of color like me
By Aura Vasquez
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| a katz / Shutterstock, Inc. |
http://buff.ly/2lDRFnA
Click For Your Choice of President
From Salon -
POLL: Which fictional president would you rather have in the White House?
Tell us which big-screen president you'd prefer to have as commander-in-chief
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/27/poll-which-fictional-president-would-you-rather-have-in-the-white-house/?source=newsletter
POLL: Which fictional president would you rather have in the White House?
Tell us which big-screen president you'd prefer to have as commander-in-chief
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/27/poll-which-fictional-president-would-you-rather-have-in-the-white-house/?source=newsletter
Mama Has Spoken
From Rolling Stone -
How to Stop Shaquille O'Neal: His Mother
Hall of Famer's feud with Golden State Warrirors center JaVale McGee comes to an end
By Scott Rafferty
Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee and hall of famer Shaquille O'Neal have never been on the friendliest of terms. After becoming the poster child for O'Neal's "Shaqtin' a Fool" – a segment in which he mocks NBA players for their mistakes made on the court – McGee criticized the former Lakers and Heat star in 2016 for making basketball fans think he's a "dumb person." McGee then took it a step further by comparing O'Neal to Bert Williams, a comedian who performed in blackface in the early 1900s, after O'Neal made fun of his hair earlier this season.
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"I have orders from the top to leave it alone," O'Neal told The Undefeated. "No, [not NBA commissioner Adam Silver]. My mama. Just say Shaq's mom, called him, told him, 'Stop this silliness. Leave him alone.' So that's the end of the beef. You won't be hearing about it from my side anymore. Mama has spoken."
http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/shaqs-mom-tells-him-to-leave-javale-mcgee-alone-w469422
How to Stop Shaquille O'Neal: His Mother
Hall of Famer's feud with Golden State Warrirors center JaVale McGee comes to an end
By Scott Rafferty
Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee and hall of famer Shaquille O'Neal have never been on the friendliest of terms. After becoming the poster child for O'Neal's "Shaqtin' a Fool" – a segment in which he mocks NBA players for their mistakes made on the court – McGee criticized the former Lakers and Heat star in 2016 for making basketball fans think he's a "dumb person." McGee then took it a step further by comparing O'Neal to Bert Williams, a comedian who performed in blackface in the early 1900s, after O'Neal made fun of his hair earlier this season.
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"I have orders from the top to leave it alone," O'Neal told The Undefeated. "No, [not NBA commissioner Adam Silver]. My mama. Just say Shaq's mom, called him, told him, 'Stop this silliness. Leave him alone.' So that's the end of the beef. You won't be hearing about it from my side anymore. Mama has spoken."
http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/shaqs-mom-tells-him-to-leave-javale-mcgee-alone-w469422
Swearing Explained
From the BBC -
Why do people swear?
By David Edmonds
But back to the conundrum. If writing F with asterisks alleviates the offence of the full word why should this be? Roache says swearing is best viewed as a breach of etiquette. It is a little like putting your shoes on a table when you are the guest in someone's house. If you know it would offend, and do it anyway, you are guilty of showing insufficient respect.
"It doesn't matter that it's a swear word. Imagine meeting someone who has a fear of crisps, and who finds references to crisps traumatic. If you carry on talking about crisps in their presence, even after discovering about their phobia, you are sending a signal that you don't respect them, you don't have any concern for their feelings."
Using the F-with-asterisks version acknowledges that we are taking the feelings of others into account. By censoring the word we show respect. It's a view shared by Oliver Kamm, who endorses his newspaper's policy on asterisking swear words. Readers cannot help, he says, finding the full word "involuntarily off-putting".
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39082467
Why do people swear?
By David Edmonds
But back to the conundrum. If writing F with asterisks alleviates the offence of the full word why should this be? Roache says swearing is best viewed as a breach of etiquette. It is a little like putting your shoes on a table when you are the guest in someone's house. If you know it would offend, and do it anyway, you are guilty of showing insufficient respect.
"It doesn't matter that it's a swear word. Imagine meeting someone who has a fear of crisps, and who finds references to crisps traumatic. If you carry on talking about crisps in their presence, even after discovering about their phobia, you are sending a signal that you don't respect them, you don't have any concern for their feelings."
Using the F-with-asterisks version acknowledges that we are taking the feelings of others into account. By censoring the word we show respect. It's a view shared by Oliver Kamm, who endorses his newspaper's policy on asterisking swear words. Readers cannot help, he says, finding the full word "involuntarily off-putting".
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39082467
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Following Harriet
From the New York Times -
Harriet Tubman’s Path to Freedom
By RON STODGHILL
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/24/travel/underground-railroad-slavery-harriet-tubman-byway-maryland.html
Harriet Tubman’s Path to Freedom
By RON STODGHILL
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/24/travel/underground-railroad-slavery-harriet-tubman-byway-maryland.html
They Want Him Too
From the Daily Mail -
Obama for French president? Petition calls for former U.S. commander in chief to run for office in France
The French are set to elect a new president in April.
But those who are unhappy with the current candidates are making a last ditch attempt to recruit another contender - Barack Obama.
The Obama17 petition is currently circulating with the aim of gathering 1 million signatures to convince the former U.S. president to run for office in France.
About 500 posters of Obama's face have been plastered across Paris in recent days, urging people to visit the petition website.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4260676/Petition-calls-Barack-Obama-president-France.html#ixzz4ZpoaxGiT
Obama for French president? Petition calls for former U.S. commander in chief to run for office in France
The French are set to elect a new president in April.
But those who are unhappy with the current candidates are making a last ditch attempt to recruit another contender - Barack Obama.
The Obama17 petition is currently circulating with the aim of gathering 1 million signatures to convince the former U.S. president to run for office in France.
About 500 posters of Obama's face have been plastered across Paris in recent days, urging people to visit the petition website.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4260676/Petition-calls-Barack-Obama-president-France.html#ixzz4ZpoaxGiT
My Curiosity Won
I went to see the horror movie, "Get Out."
I loved it!
As I've mentioned before, horror is not my genre. It's the one I'm sure to decline.
But . . .
The guy who wrote and directed this is smart, the reviews were great, and I wanted to see for myself what all the fuss was about.
It did not disappoint.
Highly recommended.
I loved it!
As I've mentioned before, horror is not my genre. It's the one I'm sure to decline.
But . . .
The guy who wrote and directed this is smart, the reviews were great, and I wanted to see for myself what all the fuss was about.
It did not disappoint.
Highly recommended.
Not a Gamer, But . . .
If you are, you might check out this article form the New York Times -
A Fresh Narrative in Gaming
By JUSTIN PORTER
The game pulls no punches in depicting Lincoln’s violent nature, and it does the same in showing players what it meant to be a black man in the Jim-Crow-era South. Some shopkeepers refuse you service and call you names. Several police cars hunt you down if you commit a crime in a white, middle-class neighborhood. Do the same in a predominantly black neighborhood and one car will show up, if that. No matter where Lincoln is, the police are watching. He fights racist organizations, casual bias and the prejudice of friends.
As the game was developed, police shootings of black men rose, the Black Lives Matter movement was born, and the development team realized they’d created a game that talked about race in ways that sometimes bridged the gap of history.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/25/us/a-fresh-narrative-in-gaming.html?emc=edit_rr_20170225&nl=race-related&nlid=38867499&te=1
A Fresh Narrative in Gaming
By JUSTIN PORTER
The game pulls no punches in depicting Lincoln’s violent nature, and it does the same in showing players what it meant to be a black man in the Jim-Crow-era South. Some shopkeepers refuse you service and call you names. Several police cars hunt you down if you commit a crime in a white, middle-class neighborhood. Do the same in a predominantly black neighborhood and one car will show up, if that. No matter where Lincoln is, the police are watching. He fights racist organizations, casual bias and the prejudice of friends.
As the game was developed, police shootings of black men rose, the Black Lives Matter movement was born, and the development team realized they’d created a game that talked about race in ways that sometimes bridged the gap of history.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/25/us/a-fresh-narrative-in-gaming.html?emc=edit_rr_20170225&nl=race-related&nlid=38867499&te=1
A Storyboard Artist
From the New York Times -
My Path to Hollywood
The storyboard artist for “Fences” talks diversity and visual storytelling in the film industry.
By WARREN DRUMMOND
As a storyboard artist, my job is to visually tell a director’s concept of a film scene, frame by frame. I draw the close-ups, medium shots, and wide shots. I have drawn Stallone hanging from a helicopter on “The Escape Plan”; the always cool Samuel L. Jackson running, shooting and fighting in the “Shaft” reboot; Russell Crowe seeing imaginary friends and foes in “A Beautiful Mind”; and drawn hyper-intelligent chimpanzees in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/25/us/my-path-to-hollywood.html?emc=edit_rr_20170225&nl=race-related&nlid=38867499&te=1&_r=0
My Path to Hollywood
The storyboard artist for “Fences” talks diversity and visual storytelling in the film industry.
By WARREN DRUMMOND
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| Warren Drummond working on “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” in 2010. Betty K. Bynum |
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/25/us/my-path-to-hollywood.html?emc=edit_rr_20170225&nl=race-related&nlid=38867499&te=1&_r=0
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Wishing Him the Best
From the Undefeated -
DEMARCUS COUSINS SHARES WHY THE SACRAMENTO KINGS’ TRADE DECISION WAS SO HURTFUL
The league firecracker opens up about the trade’s emotional aftermath and his plans to move forward with the New Orleans Pelicans
BY MARC J. SPEARS
https://theundefeated.com/features/demarcus-cousins-sacramento-kings-trade/
DEMARCUS COUSINS SHARES WHY THE SACRAMENTO KINGS’ TRADE DECISION WAS SO HURTFUL
The league firecracker opens up about the trade’s emotional aftermath and his plans to move forward with the New Orleans Pelicans
BY MARC J. SPEARS
https://theundefeated.com/features/demarcus-cousins-sacramento-kings-trade/
It Matters
From the Washington Post -
Bradford Young, Oscar firsts and why inclusive film crews matter
By Ann Hornaday
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bradford-young-oscar-firsts-and-why-inclusive-film-crews-matter/2017/02/23/bf5aeed4-f9db-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html?utm_term=.2e467ad3b1bc&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Bradford Young, Oscar firsts and why inclusive film crews matter
By Ann Hornaday
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| Bradford Young is nominated for a cinematography Academy Award for his work on “Arrival.” (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) |
The Value in Questioning
From the New York Times -
The Power of ‘Why?’ and ‘What If?’
By WARREN BERGER
Recently I had a conversation with a chief executive who expressed concern about several of her senior managers. They were smart, experienced, competent. So what was the problem? “They’re not asking enough questions,” she said.
This wouldn’t have been a bad thing in the business world of a few years ago, where the rules for success were: Know your job, do your work, and if a problem arises, solve it and don’t bother us with a lot of questions.
But increasingly I’m finding that business leaders want the people working around them to be more curious, more cognizant of what they don’t know, and more inquisitive — about everything, including “Why am I doing my job the way I do it?” and “How might our company find new opportunities?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/jobs/the-power-of-why-and-what-if.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&_r=0
The Power of ‘Why?’ and ‘What If?’
By WARREN BERGER
Recently I had a conversation with a chief executive who expressed concern about several of her senior managers. They were smart, experienced, competent. So what was the problem? “They’re not asking enough questions,” she said.
This wouldn’t have been a bad thing in the business world of a few years ago, where the rules for success were: Know your job, do your work, and if a problem arises, solve it and don’t bother us with a lot of questions.
But increasingly I’m finding that business leaders want the people working around them to be more curious, more cognizant of what they don’t know, and more inquisitive — about everything, including “Why am I doing my job the way I do it?” and “How might our company find new opportunities?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/jobs/the-power-of-why-and-what-if.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&_r=0
Why You Need Me
From Chef's Feed -
I'M A BLACK FOOD WRITER. HERE'S WHY WE NEED MORE LIKE ME.
By Stephen Satterfield
A common part of the black experience is once you’ve reached any level of authority, it is often met with skepticism or surprise. Black chefs know this well: we must validate our presence, where others exist unquestioned. And what does it mean to be a black food writer? It means that you’ll never just be a food writer, you’ll be a black food writer. It will come up lots of times, maybe not every time, but in lots of ways, the way race does in just about every other facet of our lives.
People make all kinds of assumptions about food writers, but fundamentally, that they are academic, learned, polished. I am academic, learned, polished. But when people construct this image, they don’t see a black person, because, when they look around in real life, there are not that many black people writing about food. It then becomes even more important that I do — if only so those who feel unwelcome in this space see someone who looks like them and are compelled to go forth.
https://www.chefsfeed.com/stories/591-i-m-a-black-food-writer-here-s-why-we-need-more-like-me
I'M A BLACK FOOD WRITER. HERE'S WHY WE NEED MORE LIKE ME.
By Stephen Satterfield
A common part of the black experience is once you’ve reached any level of authority, it is often met with skepticism or surprise. Black chefs know this well: we must validate our presence, where others exist unquestioned. And what does it mean to be a black food writer? It means that you’ll never just be a food writer, you’ll be a black food writer. It will come up lots of times, maybe not every time, but in lots of ways, the way race does in just about every other facet of our lives.
People make all kinds of assumptions about food writers, but fundamentally, that they are academic, learned, polished. I am academic, learned, polished. But when people construct this image, they don’t see a black person, because, when they look around in real life, there are not that many black people writing about food. It then becomes even more important that I do — if only so those who feel unwelcome in this space see someone who looks like them and are compelled to go forth.
https://www.chefsfeed.com/stories/591-i-m-a-black-food-writer-here-s-why-we-need-more-like-me
It Can Feel Like a Horror Show
From Slate -
Get Out
Jordan Peele’s first feature film is an instant comedy-horror classic about the hilarious nightmare that is existing while black.
By Aisha Harris
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2017/02/get_out_jordan_peele_s_horror_movie_reviewed.html
Get Out
Jordan Peele’s first feature film is an instant comedy-horror classic about the hilarious nightmare that is existing while black.
By Aisha Harris
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2017/02/get_out_jordan_peele_s_horror_movie_reviewed.html
Paper Drones
From Wired - https://www.wired.com/2017/02/brilliant-drone-thatll-deliver-medicine-rot-away/?mbid=nl_22417_p4&CNDID=
Dino Peace
From Upworthy -
A dad helped his son make protest signs for his toy dinosaurs and they went viral.
By EVAN PORTER
A dad helped his son make protest signs for his toy dinosaurs and they went viral.
By EVAN PORTER
http://www.upworthy.com/a-dad-helped-his-son-make-protest-signs-for-his-toy-dinosaurs-and-they-went-viral?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
See the World for $65
From Bloomberg -
The $65 European Airfare Is Coming to the U.S.
Norwegian Airlines is using the new 737 Max to inaugurate 10 new routes to the Northeast.
by Justin Bachman
Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner has acquitted itself nicely in opening smaller destinations to nonstop international service. Think London-Austin, Tokyo-San Jose, Calif., and even Shanghai-Tijuana.
Norwegian Air International Ltd., no stranger to going where others won’t, is about to try this strategy with a new, smaller Boeing jet: the 737 Max. Norwegian, which has the honor of being the first airline to fly one, is using the first six of its planes to open 10 routes starting this summer. It will begin service June 15 from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Stewart International Airport, about 60 miles north of New York City.
To fill all these new trans-Atlantic seats, Norwegian is setting promotional fares to Europe at $65. The carrier will have “quite a few thousand seats for that specific fare,” Lars Sande, Norwegian’s senior vice president of sales, said in a telephone interview. The next fare level will be $99, rising from there.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-23/the-65-european-airfare-is-coming-to-the-u-s?bcomANews=true
The $65 European Airfare Is Coming to the U.S.
Norwegian Airlines is using the new 737 Max to inaugurate 10 new routes to the Northeast.
by Justin Bachman
Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner has acquitted itself nicely in opening smaller destinations to nonstop international service. Think London-Austin, Tokyo-San Jose, Calif., and even Shanghai-Tijuana.
Norwegian Air International Ltd., no stranger to going where others won’t, is about to try this strategy with a new, smaller Boeing jet: the 737 Max. Norwegian, which has the honor of being the first airline to fly one, is using the first six of its planes to open 10 routes starting this summer. It will begin service June 15 from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Stewart International Airport, about 60 miles north of New York City.
To fill all these new trans-Atlantic seats, Norwegian is setting promotional fares to Europe at $65. The carrier will have “quite a few thousand seats for that specific fare,” Lars Sande, Norwegian’s senior vice president of sales, said in a telephone interview. The next fare level will be $99, rising from there.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-23/the-65-european-airfare-is-coming-to-the-u-s?bcomANews=true
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
I Won't Pay Someone to Scare Me, But . . .
If I did, I'd go see this one.
From the Huffington Post -
Horror Film About Racism Earns Coveted 100 Percent On Rotten Tomatoes
“I take a devilish glee in putting something that’s not politically correct into the mainstream,” said Jordan Peele, who wrote and directed "Get Out."
By Carla Herreria
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jordan-peele-get-out-rotten-tomatoes_us_58ae08dbe4b01406012f7905?37mtxl0nvaafxhia4i&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
From the Huffington Post -
Horror Film About Racism Earns Coveted 100 Percent On Rotten Tomatoes
“I take a devilish glee in putting something that’s not politically correct into the mainstream,” said Jordan Peele, who wrote and directed "Get Out."
By Carla Herreria
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jordan-peele-get-out-rotten-tomatoes_us_58ae08dbe4b01406012f7905?37mtxl0nvaafxhia4i&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
His Five
What are yours?
From Salon -
5 black actors who should have won Oscars for these roles
This year, 6 black actors are nominated for Academy Awards. Let's salute those in the past who should have won VIDEO
By D. WATKINS
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/22/watch-5-black-actors-who-should-have-won-oscars-for-these-roles/
From Salon -
5 black actors who should have won Oscars for these roles
This year, 6 black actors are nominated for Academy Awards. Let's salute those in the past who should have won VIDEO
By D. WATKINS
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/22/watch-5-black-actors-who-should-have-won-oscars-for-these-roles/
On a Mission
From OZY -
http://www.ozy.com/politics-and-power/the-ex-mormon-feminist-who-paints-womens-naked-bodies/75663
http://www.ozy.com/politics-and-power/the-ex-mormon-feminist-who-paints-womens-naked-bodies/75663
Capable of So Much More
An excerpt from the Atlantic -
Stuck in an American Retail Job With a Foreign MBA
In a new book, a journalist reflects on working as a salesperson in small-town Virginia when he first arrived in America.
By BOURREE LAM
Deepak Singh grew up in northern India. He had a bachelor’s degree in commerce, an MBA, and a job with the BBC World Service in his hometown of Lucknow. Unexpectedly, he met a young woman visiting from western Pennsylvania at a local library; the two fell in love, got married, and decided that Singh would move to Virginia, where she was attending graduate school.
In his new book, How May I Help You?: An Immigrant’s Journey From M.B.A. to Minimum Wage, Singh chronicles his move to small-town Virginia, where he started working a job in retail.* The book reads like an ethnography, documenting Singh’s work experience, his colleagues, and his surroundings, and includes reflections on how the job taught him about American mores and norms. Though Singh was doing minimum-wage work, his book is not a story of poverty, but rather an account of the daily grind of America’s service workers through the lens of an immigrant with an MBA.
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/02/may-i-help-you-deepak-singh/517167/?utm_source=nl-atlantic-daily-022117
Stuck in an American Retail Job With a Foreign MBA
In a new book, a journalist reflects on working as a salesperson in small-town Virginia when he first arrived in America.
By BOURREE LAM
Deepak Singh grew up in northern India. He had a bachelor’s degree in commerce, an MBA, and a job with the BBC World Service in his hometown of Lucknow. Unexpectedly, he met a young woman visiting from western Pennsylvania at a local library; the two fell in love, got married, and decided that Singh would move to Virginia, where she was attending graduate school.
In his new book, How May I Help You?: An Immigrant’s Journey From M.B.A. to Minimum Wage, Singh chronicles his move to small-town Virginia, where he started working a job in retail.* The book reads like an ethnography, documenting Singh’s work experience, his colleagues, and his surroundings, and includes reflections on how the job taught him about American mores and norms. Though Singh was doing minimum-wage work, his book is not a story of poverty, but rather an account of the daily grind of America’s service workers through the lens of an immigrant with an MBA.
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/02/may-i-help-you-deepak-singh/517167/?utm_source=nl-atlantic-daily-022117
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
A Calendar We All Need
From Salon -
Michael Moore launches website devoted to stopping President Trump
Called "Resistance calendar," the site is committed to helping anti-Trump protesters organize nationwide
By MATTHEW ROZSA
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/21/michael-moore-launches-website-devoted-to-stopping-president-trump/?source=newsletter
https://www.resistancecalendar.org
Michael Moore launches website devoted to stopping President Trump
Called "Resistance calendar," the site is committed to helping anti-Trump protesters organize nationwide
By MATTHEW ROZSA
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/21/michael-moore-launches-website-devoted-to-stopping-president-trump/?source=newsletter
https://www.resistancecalendar.org
Monday, February 20, 2017
Letters to the President
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/presidents-day-student-letters-trump_us_58a6f7aae4b045cd34c0b25e?
Town Hall Project
From The Town Hall Project -
We are a volunteer-powered, grassroots effort that empowers constituents across the country to have face-to-face conversations with their elected representatives. We are campaign veterans and first time volunteers. We come from a diversity of backgrounds and live across the country. We share progressive values and believe strongly in civic engagement. We research every district and state for public events with Members of Congress. Then we share our findings far and wide to promote participation in the democratic process and make it as accessible as possible for everyone. We have a team of organizers that works with local groups on the ground to coordinate efforts and encourage citizens to amplify their voices.
Black Campus Life
From BlackAmericaWeb -
BET’s new show scripted show about a fictional Black college, The Quad, has generated some positive reviews. But its storylines that include a shady band director, a strip club-owning alumnus, a college president with secrets and issues of her own have angered others. Hampton University’s president, William R. Harvey had several issues with the show after seeing the first extended episode and fired off an angry letter to BET’s president Debra L. Lee.
While Black Twitter reminded Harvey that the show was fictional, Lee took the criticism seriously and responded to Harvey, as did the show’s star, FAMU grad Anika Noni Rose.
~~~~~~~~~~
Rose, herself an HBCU grad, told Ebony:
“I think what’s important when we’re referencing that letter is that this is someone who saw one episode and made a lot of opinions off of one episode.”
“The show is a fiction, but the show is a fiction based in fact. A lot of the things that we are dealing with and talking about are taken straight from the headlines of what has happened at schools,” she explained. “So to pretend that these things don’t happen is ridiculous.”
~~~~~~~~~~
To the Quad’s critics who have a problem with the show, the actress has some simple advice: “If it’s not for you, turn the station.”
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/02/20/debra-lee-anika-noni-rose-respond-to-quad-criticism/
BET’s new show scripted show about a fictional Black college, The Quad, has generated some positive reviews. But its storylines that include a shady band director, a strip club-owning alumnus, a college president with secrets and issues of her own have angered others. Hampton University’s president, William R. Harvey had several issues with the show after seeing the first extended episode and fired off an angry letter to BET’s president Debra L. Lee.
While Black Twitter reminded Harvey that the show was fictional, Lee took the criticism seriously and responded to Harvey, as did the show’s star, FAMU grad Anika Noni Rose.
~~~~~~~~~~
Rose, herself an HBCU grad, told Ebony:
“I think what’s important when we’re referencing that letter is that this is someone who saw one episode and made a lot of opinions off of one episode.”
“The show is a fiction, but the show is a fiction based in fact. A lot of the things that we are dealing with and talking about are taken straight from the headlines of what has happened at schools,” she explained. “So to pretend that these things don’t happen is ridiculous.”
~~~~~~~~~~
To the Quad’s critics who have a problem with the show, the actress has some simple advice: “If it’s not for you, turn the station.”
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/02/20/debra-lee-anika-noni-rose-respond-to-quad-criticism/
Another Shameful Act
From the LA Times -
A chilling moment to mark the 75th anniversary of the executive order that led to Japanese American internment
By Teresa Watanabe
Exactly 75 years ago Sunday, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the incarceration of Yoshihashi and 120,000 other Japanese Americans in desolate camps scattered across deserts and swampland. Yoshihashi remembers his anxiety at being locked up and the shock of seeing the barbed wire and armed military guards at his camp in Gila River, Ariz.
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-japanese-executive-order-20170219-story.html
A chilling moment to mark the 75th anniversary of the executive order that led to Japanese American internment
By Teresa Watanabe
Exactly 75 years ago Sunday, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the incarceration of Yoshihashi and 120,000 other Japanese Americans in desolate camps scattered across deserts and swampland. Yoshihashi remembers his anxiety at being locked up and the shock of seeing the barbed wire and armed military guards at his camp in Gila River, Ariz.
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-japanese-executive-order-20170219-story.html
Home Buying in America
From Thrillist -
HOW MUCH MONEY YOU NEED TO MAKE TO BUY A HOME IN AMERICA
By SAM BLUM
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/how-much-it-costs-to-own-a-home-in-america
HOW MUCH MONEY YOU NEED TO MAKE TO BUY A HOME IN AMERICA
By SAM BLUM
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/how-much-it-costs-to-own-a-home-in-america
Denied No More
From the Washington Post -
For decades they hid Jefferson’s relationship with her. Now Monticello is making room for Sally Hemings.
By Krissah Thompson
The room where historians believe Sally Hemings slept was just steps away from Thomas Jefferson’s bedroom. But in 1941, the caretakers of Monticello turned it into a restroom.
The floor tiles and bathroom stalls covered over the story of the enslaved woman, who was owned by Jefferson and had a long-term relationship with him. Their involvement was a scandal during his life and was denied for decades by his descendants. But many historians now believe the third president of the United States was the father of her six children.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-decades-they-hid-jeffersons-mistress-now-monticello-is-making-room-for-sally-hemings/2017/02/18/d410d660-f222-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?utm_term=.b2cada5c809b&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
For decades they hid Jefferson’s relationship with her. Now Monticello is making room for Sally Hemings.
By Krissah Thompson
The room where historians believe Sally Hemings slept was just steps away from Thomas Jefferson’s bedroom. But in 1941, the caretakers of Monticello turned it into a restroom.
The floor tiles and bathroom stalls covered over the story of the enslaved woman, who was owned by Jefferson and had a long-term relationship with him. Their involvement was a scandal during his life and was denied for decades by his descendants. But many historians now believe the third president of the United States was the father of her six children.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-decades-they-hid-jeffersons-mistress-now-monticello-is-making-room-for-sally-hemings/2017/02/18/d410d660-f222-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?utm_term=.b2cada5c809b&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Only in Texas
From Atlas Obscura -
Pecan Pie Vending Machine
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pecan-pie-vending-machine
Pecan Pie Vending Machine
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pecan-pie-vending-machine
Enablers
One of the things that I loved about my Mom was the fact she called it like she saw it, no matter who was at fault.
I remember one of my brothers had done something stupid. She was the first to call him on it and refused to defend him when asked about it by someone outside the family.
I am reminded of Tiger Woods after his many indiscretions were made public, standing on a podium with his mother standing behind him. I lost all respect for her.
As my Mom was known to say, "I didn't help you get in the mess, and I'm not going to help you get out of it. You're on your own."
Now, that might seem harsh to some, but my brothers and I understood that if we ended up in jail, it would have been a waste of time calling Mom with our one allotted phone call. She would have let us rot in there.
Enablers.
I see them every day in my work with kids.
Parents who come in and defend their kids no matter what.
Of course, they think they're helping them. Supporting them even. When, in reality, they are stunting their growth because they will be the crutch that these kids will rely on for years to come.
On a larger scale, enabling bad behavior is what the Republican Party is doing. They're turning a blind eye to the crazies in charge by refusing to call out the nonsense that is spewing from Trump and his minions' mouths every day.
I thank God for my third-grade-educated Mom, who was infused with common sense from head to toe, and who was quick to call bullish*t, no matter who it was.
I remember one of my brothers had done something stupid. She was the first to call him on it and refused to defend him when asked about it by someone outside the family.
I am reminded of Tiger Woods after his many indiscretions were made public, standing on a podium with his mother standing behind him. I lost all respect for her.
As my Mom was known to say, "I didn't help you get in the mess, and I'm not going to help you get out of it. You're on your own."
Now, that might seem harsh to some, but my brothers and I understood that if we ended up in jail, it would have been a waste of time calling Mom with our one allotted phone call. She would have let us rot in there.
Enablers.
I see them every day in my work with kids.
Parents who come in and defend their kids no matter what.
Of course, they think they're helping them. Supporting them even. When, in reality, they are stunting their growth because they will be the crutch that these kids will rely on for years to come.
On a larger scale, enabling bad behavior is what the Republican Party is doing. They're turning a blind eye to the crazies in charge by refusing to call out the nonsense that is spewing from Trump and his minions' mouths every day.
I thank God for my third-grade-educated Mom, who was infused with common sense from head to toe, and who was quick to call bullish*t, no matter who it was.
Already Exhausted
From Vanity Fair -
TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE: THE GANG THAT COULDN’T SHOOT STRAIGHT
The Constitution-straining conflicts surrounding the president, his top aides, some of his children, and his licensing-and-development business are a problem with no end in sight.
BY GRAYDON CARTER
We aren’t even a third of the way through the administration’s 100-day honeymoon period and let’s face it: we’re plumb exhausted. We’re exhausted from the flurry of rash executive orders. Exhausted from the human carnage in the wake of the president’s ban on travelers from majority-Muslim countries. Exhausted from the battles with neighbors, allies, and strategic adversaries on the world stage. Exhausted from the lies, the alternative facts, the boasts, the conflicts, and the scandals from this “fine-tuned machine.” Exhausted from our president’s cavalier habit of belittling our judiciary and intelligence services. Exhausted from having craven boneheads chosen to lead departments governing the environment, the Treasury, education, and the interior. Exhausted from an administration that turns a blind eye to Russian intrusions into Crimea, our election, and the imminent elections in Europe. Exhausted from the West Wing circus of misfits, clowns, and ghouls—politics’ answer to the Kardashians. Exhausted from the preening arrogance of the members of the First Family. Exhausted from waking up and not knowing what fresh hell this new president and his birdcage of a mind have cooked up overnight.
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/02/graydon-carter-on-trumps-white-house
TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE: THE GANG THAT COULDN’T SHOOT STRAIGHT
The Constitution-straining conflicts surrounding the president, his top aides, some of his children, and his licensing-and-development business are a problem with no end in sight.
BY GRAYDON CARTER
We aren’t even a third of the way through the administration’s 100-day honeymoon period and let’s face it: we’re plumb exhausted. We’re exhausted from the flurry of rash executive orders. Exhausted from the human carnage in the wake of the president’s ban on travelers from majority-Muslim countries. Exhausted from the battles with neighbors, allies, and strategic adversaries on the world stage. Exhausted from the lies, the alternative facts, the boasts, the conflicts, and the scandals from this “fine-tuned machine.” Exhausted from our president’s cavalier habit of belittling our judiciary and intelligence services. Exhausted from having craven boneheads chosen to lead departments governing the environment, the Treasury, education, and the interior. Exhausted from an administration that turns a blind eye to Russian intrusions into Crimea, our election, and the imminent elections in Europe. Exhausted from the West Wing circus of misfits, clowns, and ghouls—politics’ answer to the Kardashians. Exhausted from the preening arrogance of the members of the First Family. Exhausted from waking up and not knowing what fresh hell this new president and his birdcage of a mind have cooked up overnight.
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/02/graydon-carter-on-trumps-white-house
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Hair Stylin'
From the Undefeated -
HAAAAAAIR-BALL!
Pseudo-conks. ‘Faids.’ Fresh buns. Beard gangs. NBA hair is at the bleeding edge of style
BY JESSE WASHINGTON
Mohawks to ‘frohawks, fades to braids. Dreadlocks, dyes, twists, parts, and something in the NBA Finals that came close to a conk. Peak hair expression has hit black America, with pro basketball at the forefront of the evolution.
Not all of these styles are new — black folks have been creative with their hair since forever. But in past eras, particular cuts heated up the ‘hood, and then the NBA reflected and magnified those individual trends. Think all of the NBA’s 1970s Afros or 1990s cornrows.
Today, when it comes to black men’s hairstyles, never has one league rocked so many. No one particular style is the style. Anything and everything goes — gloriously so.
https://theundefeated.com/features/haaaaaair-ball-nba-hair/
HAAAAAAIR-BALL!
Pseudo-conks. ‘Faids.’ Fresh buns. Beard gangs. NBA hair is at the bleeding edge of style
BY JESSE WASHINGTON
Mohawks to ‘frohawks, fades to braids. Dreadlocks, dyes, twists, parts, and something in the NBA Finals that came close to a conk. Peak hair expression has hit black America, with pro basketball at the forefront of the evolution.
Not all of these styles are new — black folks have been creative with their hair since forever. But in past eras, particular cuts heated up the ‘hood, and then the NBA reflected and magnified those individual trends. Think all of the NBA’s 1970s Afros or 1990s cornrows.
Today, when it comes to black men’s hairstyles, never has one league rocked so many. No one particular style is the style. Anything and everything goes — gloriously so.
https://theundefeated.com/features/haaaaaair-ball-nba-hair/
Sweet Decisions
From the Washington Post -
WHY FEW PEOPLE DARE EAT THE BOSS’S M&MS
The sweet psychology behind the office candy jar, including why no one wants to be caught taking the last piece.
By Bonnie Berkowitz
The office candy dish is like the watering hole in the Serengeti: If you observe long enough and don’t spook the more timid creatures, you’ll get a peek into the inner workings of an entire social ecosystem.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/health/candy-dish/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
WHY FEW PEOPLE DARE EAT THE BOSS’S M&MS
The sweet psychology behind the office candy jar, including why no one wants to be caught taking the last piece.
By Bonnie Berkowitz
The office candy dish is like the watering hole in the Serengeti: If you observe long enough and don’t spook the more timid creatures, you’ll get a peek into the inner workings of an entire social ecosystem.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/health/candy-dish/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
LeBron vs. Charles
From Salon -
5 things LeBron James should say to Charles Barkley next time he sees him
LeBron took the high road too often during Barkley's trash talk. Here's some ammo if Sir Charles comes at him again
By D. Watkins
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/19/watch-5-things-lebron-james-should-say-to-charles-barkley-next-time-he-sees-him/
5 things LeBron James should say to Charles Barkley next time he sees him
LeBron took the high road too often during Barkley's trash talk. Here's some ammo if Sir Charles comes at him again
By D. Watkins
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/19/watch-5-things-lebron-james-should-say-to-charles-barkley-next-time-he-sees-him/
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Stockton's Young Mayor
http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/michael-tubbs-redefining-the-stocktons-of-the-world/64896
Black Fighter Pilot
An excerpt from OZY -
THE FIRST BLACK FIGHTER PILOT
By Jack Doyle
You never know who you’re sharing an elevator with — and back when Rockefeller Center still had elevator operators, it was easy to ignore the elderly Black man in the corner. Neither Eugene Bullard nor his neat uniform commanded the same attention as the 1950s Manhattan elites who shared his little space every evening.
But little did they know that they were sharing a lift with an American who had been smack in the middle of the most dramatic twists and turns of the 20th century. Bullard was a boxer, World War I fighter pilot, Paris nightclub owner and World War II resistance fighter. He escaped the Gestapo and was beaten by police at a civil-rights demonstration. But even for many years after his death, his legacy remained that of an unnoticed, forgotten elevator operator.
http://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-first-black-fighter-pilot/67003
THE FIRST BLACK FIGHTER PILOT
By Jack Doyle
You never know who you’re sharing an elevator with — and back when Rockefeller Center still had elevator operators, it was easy to ignore the elderly Black man in the corner. Neither Eugene Bullard nor his neat uniform commanded the same attention as the 1950s Manhattan elites who shared his little space every evening.
But little did they know that they were sharing a lift with an American who had been smack in the middle of the most dramatic twists and turns of the 20th century. Bullard was a boxer, World War I fighter pilot, Paris nightclub owner and World War II resistance fighter. He escaped the Gestapo and was beaten by police at a civil-rights demonstration. But even for many years after his death, his legacy remained that of an unnoticed, forgotten elevator operator.
http://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-first-black-fighter-pilot/67003
Handy Gadget
Especially if you have little ones.
Flushable toilet wipe holder that attaches to the toilet roll holder already in place. It's designed to be used with any wipes.
Available at Amazon.
Enjoy!
Flushable toilet wipe holder that attaches to the toilet roll holder already in place. It's designed to be used with any wipes.
Available at Amazon.
Enjoy!
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