Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Honoring Teachers
From OZY -
WE SHOULD BUILD STATUES FOR TEACHERS
By Fiona Zublin
Building statues is one way communities decide on, and indicate to the world, what they value. There are statues of generals, presidents, reformers, ministers, Oscar Wilde and, in the Loire Valley, a jarringly naked statue of Leonardo da Vinci. What we don’t have are statues honoring the thousands of extraordinary teachers who, day in and day out, motivate American youth, keep them from dropping out, spend their summers crafting lesson plans and make a visible, lasting difference.
http://www.ozy.com/immodest-proposal/we-should-build-statues-for-teachers/74783
WE SHOULD BUILD STATUES FOR TEACHERS
By Fiona Zublin
Building statues is one way communities decide on, and indicate to the world, what they value. There are statues of generals, presidents, reformers, ministers, Oscar Wilde and, in the Loire Valley, a jarringly naked statue of Leonardo da Vinci. What we don’t have are statues honoring the thousands of extraordinary teachers who, day in and day out, motivate American youth, keep them from dropping out, spend their summers crafting lesson plans and make a visible, lasting difference.
http://www.ozy.com/immodest-proposal/we-should-build-statues-for-teachers/74783
Grab Your Pen and Paper . . .
It's time for school.
WARNING: Don't read if you have not seen the movie, "Get Out."
How Get Out deconstructs racism for white people
“Stay woke.”
By Aja Romano
Get Out ingeniously uses common horror tropes to reveal truths about how pernicious racism is in the world. It doesn’t walk back any of its condemnations by inserting a “white savior” or making overtures to pacifism and tolerance. No: In this film, white society is a conscious purveyor of evil, and Chris must remain alert to its benevolent racism. He has to in order to survive.
http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/7/14759756/get-out-benevolent-racism-white-feminism
WARNING: Don't read if you have not seen the movie, "Get Out."
How Get Out deconstructs racism for white people
“Stay woke.”
By Aja Romano
Get Out ingeniously uses common horror tropes to reveal truths about how pernicious racism is in the world. It doesn’t walk back any of its condemnations by inserting a “white savior” or making overtures to pacifism and tolerance. No: In this film, white society is a conscious purveyor of evil, and Chris must remain alert to its benevolent racism. He has to in order to survive.
http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/7/14759756/get-out-benevolent-racism-white-feminism
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
12 Angry Men Trailer 1997
This is another one of favorite movies. It is a remake of the 1957 version.
Not Good
From Slate -
Early Reports Indicate That Everyone, Literally Everyone, Hates the Republican Health Care Plan
By Ben Mathis-Lilley
Congressional Republicans led by right-wing think tank test-tube baby Paul Ryan have been claiming for a solid eight years to be putting the finishing touches on a workable alternative to Obamacare. On Monday, Paul Ryan finally, really unveiled an Obamacare replacement bill. Everyone hates it.
No, seriously. Obviously liberals/leftists/Democrats were almost certainly not going to like it no matter what, and indeed, there has been nary a whisper of a rumor that even the most moderate Dems are interested in voting for the bill. But what's been really remarkable is how much heat it's gotten immediately from both the moderate and hard-line and insider and grassroots segments of Ryan's own party.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/03/07/the_reviews_are_in_paul_ryan_s_obamacare_plan_makes_everyone_want_to_barf.html
Early Reports Indicate That Everyone, Literally Everyone, Hates the Republican Health Care Plan
By Ben Mathis-Lilley
Congressional Republicans led by right-wing think tank test-tube baby Paul Ryan have been claiming for a solid eight years to be putting the finishing touches on a workable alternative to Obamacare. On Monday, Paul Ryan finally, really unveiled an Obamacare replacement bill. Everyone hates it.
No, seriously. Obviously liberals/leftists/Democrats were almost certainly not going to like it no matter what, and indeed, there has been nary a whisper of a rumor that even the most moderate Dems are interested in voting for the bill. But what's been really remarkable is how much heat it's gotten immediately from both the moderate and hard-line and insider and grassroots segments of Ryan's own party.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/03/07/the_reviews_are_in_paul_ryan_s_obamacare_plan_makes_everyone_want_to_barf.html
Neuroscientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED
The Connectome is a comprehensive diagram of all the neural connections existing in the brain. WIRED has challenged neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri to explain this scientific concept to 5 different people; a 5 year-old, a 13 year-old, a college student, a neuroscience grad student and a connectome entrepreneur.
https://thescene.com/watch/wired/neuroscientist-explains-one-concept-in-5-levels-of-difficulty
Teaching Entreprenuership
From INC -
Inside the Schools That Want to Create the Next Mark Zuckerberg--Starting at Age 5
Inside the growing education movement that's training kids to be entrepreneurs.
By Tom Foster
On a cloudless October morning in Austin, hundreds of people stroll the grassy aisles between a half-dozen rows of white tents, where entrepreneurs sell everything from iced coffee to pottery to handmade dog treats, pickles, and gluten-free baked goods. One booth sells security software, and one sells wooden virtual reality headsets. At another, Baker Bros Designs, which sells stationery and change jars printed with psychedelic paint swirls, a handsome young man introduces himself and gestures to his younger brother--"the artist." He hands me a business card that lists their Etsy page in case we want to buy more.
This is no hipster flea market. The sellers are kids as young as 5 years old. We're on the oak-shaded grounds of the Pease Mansion--also known as Woodlawn--a legendary white-columned edifice atop a hill in the city's toniest historic district. The house belongs to Jeff Sandefer, a billionaire Texas oilman, and his wife. Three decades ago, he began educating entrepreneurs at the University of Texas; later, he and others launched the independent Acton School of Business, which runs an MBA program. Then he and his wife co-founded Acton Academy, a private Austin K-12 school that has spun off affiliate locations in 25 other cities as far-flung as Kuala Lumpur; 26 more are slated to open this year. He also started, as an offshoot of that school, the Acton Children's Business Fair, a small but fast-growing series of events like the one here at his house, where kids aged 5 to 15 spend half a day selling goods and services they create.
http://www.inc.com/magazine/201703/tom-foster/kids-inc-entrepreneurship-training.html
Inside the Schools That Want to Create the Next Mark Zuckerberg--Starting at Age 5
Inside the growing education movement that's training kids to be entrepreneurs.
By Tom Foster
On a cloudless October morning in Austin, hundreds of people stroll the grassy aisles between a half-dozen rows of white tents, where entrepreneurs sell everything from iced coffee to pottery to handmade dog treats, pickles, and gluten-free baked goods. One booth sells security software, and one sells wooden virtual reality headsets. At another, Baker Bros Designs, which sells stationery and change jars printed with psychedelic paint swirls, a handsome young man introduces himself and gestures to his younger brother--"the artist." He hands me a business card that lists their Etsy page in case we want to buy more.
This is no hipster flea market. The sellers are kids as young as 5 years old. We're on the oak-shaded grounds of the Pease Mansion--also known as Woodlawn--a legendary white-columned edifice atop a hill in the city's toniest historic district. The house belongs to Jeff Sandefer, a billionaire Texas oilman, and his wife. Three decades ago, he began educating entrepreneurs at the University of Texas; later, he and others launched the independent Acton School of Business, which runs an MBA program. Then he and his wife co-founded Acton Academy, a private Austin K-12 school that has spun off affiliate locations in 25 other cities as far-flung as Kuala Lumpur; 26 more are slated to open this year. He also started, as an offshoot of that school, the Acton Children's Business Fair, a small but fast-growing series of events like the one here at his house, where kids aged 5 to 15 spend half a day selling goods and services they create.
http://www.inc.com/magazine/201703/tom-foster/kids-inc-entrepreneurship-training.html
Jobs Instead
From the Portland Press Herald -
To Portland panhandlers, program may offer welcome change: Jobs
Using Albuquerque as a model, Portland would pay $10.68 per hour to those willing and able to work.
BY RANDY BILLINGS
City officials are working on a 36-week pilot program to offer day jobs to panhandlers. A city social worker would drive a van around to busy intersections and offer panhandlers a chance to earn $10.68 an hour cleaning up parks and other light labor jobs. They would be paid at the end of each day.
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/05/to-panhandlers-program-may-offer-welcome-change-jobs/
To Portland panhandlers, program may offer welcome change: Jobs
Using Albuquerque as a model, Portland would pay $10.68 per hour to those willing and able to work.
BY RANDY BILLINGS
City officials are working on a 36-week pilot program to offer day jobs to panhandlers. A city social worker would drive a van around to busy intersections and offer panhandlers a chance to earn $10.68 an hour cleaning up parks and other light labor jobs. They would be paid at the end of each day.
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/05/to-panhandlers-program-may-offer-welcome-change-jobs/
Monday, March 6, 2017
How This Ban Hurts Trump Voters
From the Huffington Post -
Here’s Why Trump’s New Travel Ban Could Make Us Sicker, Not Safer
Doctors from the six affected countries provide vital health care in underserved regions of the U.S.
By Anna Almendrala
While Monday’s new executive order doesn’t apply to people who already have some kind of authorization to move in and out of the U.S. (whether it be through legal permanent residency, dual citizenship, visa, waiver, or some other kind of permit), a group of 10 researchers points out that if the new policy slows the immigration of doctors from these regions, Americans in underserved counties — particularly those who voted for President Donald Trump — will suffer.
“The people who are most hurt by the executive order in terms of health are the Trump base from the Midwest,” said Peter Ganong, an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Chicago. “It’s a particularly sad irony that people who voted for Trump will potentially end up getting worse medical care because of this.”
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To bring attention to the positive contributions these immigrants make to people in the U.S., Ganong and his colleagues launched the Immigrant Doctors Project — an interactive map showing just how vital doctors from these six countries are at helping Americans access health care.
There are more than 7,000 doctors from the six affected countries practicing in the U.S. right now, and they provide 14 million doctor’s appointments each year — 2.3 million of which occur in areas facing doctor shortages. The five cities that have the highest share of doctors from these countries, and would thus be most affected if physician immigration from these countries stopped, are Detroit, Toledo, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Dayton.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-new-travel-ban-will-make-us-sicker-not-safer_us_58bdc55de4b033be146771e0?ftfiy2lxgwe1att9&
Check out the interactive map in the link below.
https://immigrantdoctors.org
Here’s Why Trump’s New Travel Ban Could Make Us Sicker, Not Safer
Doctors from the six affected countries provide vital health care in underserved regions of the U.S.
By Anna Almendrala
While Monday’s new executive order doesn’t apply to people who already have some kind of authorization to move in and out of the U.S. (whether it be through legal permanent residency, dual citizenship, visa, waiver, or some other kind of permit), a group of 10 researchers points out that if the new policy slows the immigration of doctors from these regions, Americans in underserved counties — particularly those who voted for President Donald Trump — will suffer.
“The people who are most hurt by the executive order in terms of health are the Trump base from the Midwest,” said Peter Ganong, an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Chicago. “It’s a particularly sad irony that people who voted for Trump will potentially end up getting worse medical care because of this.”
~~~~~~~~~~
To bring attention to the positive contributions these immigrants make to people in the U.S., Ganong and his colleagues launched the Immigrant Doctors Project — an interactive map showing just how vital doctors from these six countries are at helping Americans access health care.
There are more than 7,000 doctors from the six affected countries practicing in the U.S. right now, and they provide 14 million doctor’s appointments each year — 2.3 million of which occur in areas facing doctor shortages. The five cities that have the highest share of doctors from these countries, and would thus be most affected if physician immigration from these countries stopped, are Detroit, Toledo, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Dayton.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-new-travel-ban-will-make-us-sicker-not-safer_us_58bdc55de4b033be146771e0?ftfiy2lxgwe1att9&
Check out the interactive map in the link below.
https://immigrantdoctors.org
Quote
From the Huffington Post -
Samuel L. Jackson On Ben Carson’s Slavery Comment: ‘Mothaf***a Please’
Carson referred to those on “slave ships” as “immigrants.”
By Jenna Amatulli
Samuel L. Jackson ✔@SamuelLJackson (Twitter)
OK!! Ben Carson....I can't! Immigrants ? In the bottom of SLAVE SHIPS??!! MUTHAFUKKA PLEASE!!!#dickheadedtom
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/samuel-l-jackson-on-ben-carsons-slavery-comment-mothafa-please_us_58bdd2f5e4b09ab537d5e4b0?x4oyldi&
Samuel L. Jackson On Ben Carson’s Slavery Comment: ‘Mothaf***a Please’
Carson referred to those on “slave ships” as “immigrants.”
By Jenna Amatulli
Samuel L. Jackson ✔@SamuelLJackson (Twitter)
OK!! Ben Carson....I can't! Immigrants ? In the bottom of SLAVE SHIPS??!! MUTHAFUKKA PLEASE!!!#dickheadedtom
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/samuel-l-jackson-on-ben-carsons-slavery-comment-mothafa-please_us_58bdd2f5e4b09ab537d5e4b0?x4oyldi&
Where to Find Local Black Farmers
From Blavity -
Black Farmers to buy from instead of Whole Foods
By Victoria Massie
Black Farmers to buy from instead of Whole Foods
By Victoria Massie
Philadelphia
- The Philadelphia Urban Creators
- Mill Creek Farm
Photo via Philly Urban Creators Website.
NYC
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| Photo via Black Urban Grower's Website. |
Oakland
- Afrika Town Community Garden
- Farms to Grow, Inc.
- People’s Grocery
- Phat Beets Produce
https://blavity.com/black-farmers-to-buy-from
Black Farmers
From OZY -
A COMEBACK FOR THE BLACK AMERICAN FARMER?
By Nick Fouriezos
Minority-led farms have sprouted from New York City to Philadelphia, from Stone Mountain in Georgia to the hills and molehills of Mississippi, a national phenomenon writer Victoria Massie recognized last year by suggesting 35 Black-owned farms that Americans could buy from instead of Whole Foods. Maryland has been especially attractive, both in the fertile fields of the Eastern Shore, home to the Black Dirt Farm Collective, and in Baltimore, site of Tha Flower Factory, among others. Lavette Blue, who with her husband has farmed the Greener Garden in Northeast Baltimore for three decades, says 75 percent of the students in the local small-scale farming classes are African-American. “It’s picking up steam,” adds Staycie Francisco with the Farm Alliance of Baltimore. Recently elected U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who is the first Marylander in decades to sit on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, tells OZY that the next federal farm bill will consider “legislation to provide incentives for more young people to go into farming.” Van Hollen also points to work done by the historically Black University of Maryland Eastern Shore; its Small Farm Program provides funds and literature to help limited-resource and socially disadvantaged farmers.
http://www.ozy.com/politics-and-power/a-comeback-for-the-black-american-farmer/75920
A COMEBACK FOR THE BLACK AMERICAN FARMER?
By Nick Fouriezos
Minority-led farms have sprouted from New York City to Philadelphia, from Stone Mountain in Georgia to the hills and molehills of Mississippi, a national phenomenon writer Victoria Massie recognized last year by suggesting 35 Black-owned farms that Americans could buy from instead of Whole Foods. Maryland has been especially attractive, both in the fertile fields of the Eastern Shore, home to the Black Dirt Farm Collective, and in Baltimore, site of Tha Flower Factory, among others. Lavette Blue, who with her husband has farmed the Greener Garden in Northeast Baltimore for three decades, says 75 percent of the students in the local small-scale farming classes are African-American. “It’s picking up steam,” adds Staycie Francisco with the Farm Alliance of Baltimore. Recently elected U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who is the first Marylander in decades to sit on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, tells OZY that the next federal farm bill will consider “legislation to provide incentives for more young people to go into farming.” Van Hollen also points to work done by the historically Black University of Maryland Eastern Shore; its Small Farm Program provides funds and literature to help limited-resource and socially disadvantaged farmers.
http://www.ozy.com/politics-and-power/a-comeback-for-the-black-american-farmer/75920
Flying High
From BlackWebAmerica -
Little Known Black History Fact: Stephanie Johnson
Female pilots make history at Delta Airlines.
By D.L. Chandler
Captain Stephanie Johnson is the first Black female captain for Delta Airlines, the second of her historic achievements as a pilot. Twenty years ago, Captain Johnson became the first Black female pilot for Northwest Airlines and last year, Delta promoted her to her current post.
The Kent State University graduate caught the flying bug in high school after a physics teacher took Johnson and a few friends on a flight. Johnson even got to fly the airplane for a spell and from there, she was hooked. After leaving Kent State with a degree in Aerospace Technology, she became the instructor for the school’s aviation program.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/03/06/little-known-black-history-fact-stephanie-johnson/
Little Known Black History Fact: Stephanie Johnson
Female pilots make history at Delta Airlines.
By D.L. Chandler
Captain Stephanie Johnson is the first Black female captain for Delta Airlines, the second of her historic achievements as a pilot. Twenty years ago, Captain Johnson became the first Black female pilot for Northwest Airlines and last year, Delta promoted her to her current post.
The Kent State University graduate caught the flying bug in high school after a physics teacher took Johnson and a few friends on a flight. Johnson even got to fly the airplane for a spell and from there, she was hooked. After leaving Kent State with a degree in Aerospace Technology, she became the instructor for the school’s aviation program.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/03/06/little-known-black-history-fact-stephanie-johnson/
Mandatory High Heels?
From the Washington Post -
Are high heel dress codes sexist? UK lawmakers hold debate
By Jill Lawless | AP
LONDON — British lawmakers focused on footwear Monday, asking whether employers should be able to make women wear high heels as part of a corporate dress code.
Members of Parliament were to debate a ban on mandatory workplace high heels, in response to a petition started by a receptionist who was sent home without pay for wearing flat shoes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/are-high-heel-dress-codes-sexist-uk-lawmakers-debate-topic/2017/03/06/47752f40-0266-11e7-9d14-9724d48f5666_story.html?utm_term=.19ae4d0058c5
Are high heel dress codes sexist? UK lawmakers hold debate
By Jill Lawless | AP
LONDON — British lawmakers focused on footwear Monday, asking whether employers should be able to make women wear high heels as part of a corporate dress code.
Members of Parliament were to debate a ban on mandatory workplace high heels, in response to a petition started by a receptionist who was sent home without pay for wearing flat shoes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/are-high-heel-dress-codes-sexist-uk-lawmakers-debate-topic/2017/03/06/47752f40-0266-11e7-9d14-9724d48f5666_story.html?utm_term=.19ae4d0058c5
Sunday, March 5, 2017
A Celebration of American Women
From Vogue -
American Women
http://www.vogue.com/projects/13529125/american-women-vogue-125-anniversary-project/
American Women
http://www.vogue.com/projects/13529125/american-women-vogue-125-anniversary-project/
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.
~~~~~~~~~~
"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
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