Thursday, January 12, 2017
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
$39 Flights!
From the Huffington Post -
JetBlue Is Offering $39 Flights In A 2-Day Flash Sale
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jetblue-sale_us_58751772e4b099cdb0ffae37
JetBlue Is Offering $39 Flights In A 2-Day Flash Sale
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jetblue-sale_us_58751772e4b099cdb0ffae37
Getting Her Due
An excerpt from Salon -
Remembering Octavia Butler: “This country views people like Butler and like Oscar as aliens and treats people like us like we’re from another planet”
Salon speaks to Junot Díaz about the late, great California sci-fi writer, whose work is resonating again By SCOTT TIMBERG
Octavia Butler, who was born Pasadena, California, in 1947, practically created her own genre — a singular type of science fiction that used the form to explore racism, sexism and the earth’s degradation. Growing up, Butler often accompanied her mother on housecleaning expeditions; she was frequently told that black girls could not become writers. But thank to her perseverance and the assistance of the famously grouchy Los Angeles science-fiction writer Harlan Ellison, she became one of the field’s most important authors in the years before her death in 2006 near Seattle.
Best known for the novels “Kindred” and “Parable of the Sower,” Butler has recently garnered interest for her cultural and political prescience. Much of the energy behind the Butler revival has come from her native Southern California. The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens acquired her papers, where they sit alongside those of Jack London, Charles Bukowski and Christopher Isherwood. (A Butler exhibition is planned this spring.)
Remembering Octavia Butler: “This country views people like Butler and like Oscar as aliens and treats people like us like we’re from another planet”
Salon speaks to Junot Díaz about the late, great California sci-fi writer, whose work is resonating again By SCOTT TIMBERG
Octavia Butler, who was born Pasadena, California, in 1947, practically created her own genre — a singular type of science fiction that used the form to explore racism, sexism and the earth’s degradation. Growing up, Butler often accompanied her mother on housecleaning expeditions; she was frequently told that black girls could not become writers. But thank to her perseverance and the assistance of the famously grouchy Los Angeles science-fiction writer Harlan Ellison, she became one of the field’s most important authors in the years before her death in 2006 near Seattle.
Best known for the novels “Kindred” and “Parable of the Sower,” Butler has recently garnered interest for her cultural and political prescience. Much of the energy behind the Butler revival has come from her native Southern California. The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens acquired her papers, where they sit alongside those of Jack London, Charles Bukowski and Christopher Isherwood. (A Butler exhibition is planned this spring.)
Kids' Allowances
An excerpt from Slate -
You’re Doing Allowance Wrong
Don’t start it too late, don’t link it to chores, and don’t skimp. Here’s how to do it right.
By Ron Lieber
When it comes to kids and money, there are few topics that cause more confusion for parents than allowances. When should you start? Should it depend on the completion of chores? If you give too little, are you a scrooge? If you give too much, will your kids become brats?
Alas, most parents, acting on their own or following the lead of others, get allowances wrong. They start too late, they hand over too little money and responsibility, and they tie the money to the completion of household tasks while asking nowhere near enough in the way of household cooperation. In short, they don’t focus enough on how their kids use money, nor do they push them hard enough around the house, rendering their adult-making efforts wholly half-assed.
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2015/02/kids_allowances_you_re_doing_it_completely_wrong.html
You’re Doing Allowance Wrong
Don’t start it too late, don’t link it to chores, and don’t skimp. Here’s how to do it right.
By Ron Lieber
When it comes to kids and money, there are few topics that cause more confusion for parents than allowances. When should you start? Should it depend on the completion of chores? If you give too little, are you a scrooge? If you give too much, will your kids become brats?
Alas, most parents, acting on their own or following the lead of others, get allowances wrong. They start too late, they hand over too little money and responsibility, and they tie the money to the completion of household tasks while asking nowhere near enough in the way of household cooperation. In short, they don’t focus enough on how their kids use money, nor do they push them hard enough around the house, rendering their adult-making efforts wholly half-assed.
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2015/02/kids_allowances_you_re_doing_it_completely_wrong.html
President Obama's Greatest Achievements
From the Good -
28 Of Barack Obama’s Greatest Achievements As President Of The United States
by Tod Perry
As the first African-American elected President of the United States, Barack Obama became a pivotal figure in American history even before his inauguration. But after winning a second term in 2012, his achievements in office have made him one of the most transformative presidents of the past hundred years. He took office with a country in peril and led it through the Great Recession, two wars, civil unrest, a rash of mass shootings, and changing cultural demographics. In the 2008 campaign he called for change and eight years later we are living in a more prosperous country because of it.
Here are 28 of President Obama’s biggest accomplishments as President of the United States.
https://www.good.is/articles/obamas-achievements-in-office
28 Of Barack Obama’s Greatest Achievements As President Of The United States
by Tod Perry
As the first African-American elected President of the United States, Barack Obama became a pivotal figure in American history even before his inauguration. But after winning a second term in 2012, his achievements in office have made him one of the most transformative presidents of the past hundred years. He took office with a country in peril and led it through the Great Recession, two wars, civil unrest, a rash of mass shootings, and changing cultural demographics. In the 2008 campaign he called for change and eight years later we are living in a more prosperous country because of it.
Here are 28 of President Obama’s biggest accomplishments as President of the United States.
https://www.good.is/articles/obamas-achievements-in-office
Problem? What Problem?
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
Survey reveals disconnect between police and public attitudes
By Scott Clement and Wesley Lowery
Two-thirds of the nation’s police officers say the deaths of black Americans during encounters with police are isolated incidents, not a sign of broader problems between law enforcement and black citizens, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday.
The findings underscore a stark disconnect between many rank-and-file officers and the public and reveal that scrutiny since the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown has prompted many officers to be less aggressive in day-to-day policing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/survey-reveals-disconnect-between-police-and-public-attitudes/2017/01/10/65b24f3a-d550-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html?utm_term=.fa3c20823041
Survey reveals disconnect between police and public attitudes
By Scott Clement and Wesley Lowery
Two-thirds of the nation’s police officers say the deaths of black Americans during encounters with police are isolated incidents, not a sign of broader problems between law enforcement and black citizens, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday.
The findings underscore a stark disconnect between many rank-and-file officers and the public and reveal that scrutiny since the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown has prompted many officers to be less aggressive in day-to-day policing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/survey-reveals-disconnect-between-police-and-public-attitudes/2017/01/10/65b24f3a-d550-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html?utm_term=.fa3c20823041
$233,610
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
It’s more expensive than ever to raise a child in the U.S.
By Abha Bhattarai
It’s more expensive than ever to raise a child in the United States, where families will shell out an average of $233,610 from birth through age 17 — or about $13,000 a year — according to new figures from the government.
The ballooning price tag, a 3 percent increase from a year earlier, comes at a time when day-care costs can exceed university tuitions and homes prices have skyrocketed to record highs. Families in urban areas in the Northeast, such as New York and Boston, were likely to pay even more — an average of $253,770, or roughly $14,000 a year — because of higher housing and child-care costs, according to a report by the Department of Agriculture.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/01/10/its-more-expensive-than-ever-to-raise-a-child-in-the-u-s/?utm_term=.3d261c422eca&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
It’s more expensive than ever to raise a child in the U.S.
By Abha Bhattarai
It’s more expensive than ever to raise a child in the United States, where families will shell out an average of $233,610 from birth through age 17 — or about $13,000 a year — according to new figures from the government.
The ballooning price tag, a 3 percent increase from a year earlier, comes at a time when day-care costs can exceed university tuitions and homes prices have skyrocketed to record highs. Families in urban areas in the Northeast, such as New York and Boston, were likely to pay even more — an average of $253,770, or roughly $14,000 a year — because of higher housing and child-care costs, according to a report by the Department of Agriculture.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/01/10/its-more-expensive-than-ever-to-raise-a-child-in-the-u-s/?utm_term=.3d261c422eca&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
India.Arie "Breathe" Official Video
http://www.essence.com/festival/indiaarie-worthy-apparel-line
https://teespring.com/shop/India-Arie-WorthyB_copy_2#pid=287&cid=6097&sid=front
Talent on Display
An excerpt from the Undefeated - (YEAH Clemson!!!)
POTS & PANS: BLACK ATHLETES NOW DOMINATE WHERE THEY ONCE WERE BANNED
Alabama and Clemson teams are defined by power, speed and quickness
BY JEFF RIVERS
But no matter which team wins, Alabama of the SEC and Clemson from the ACC exemplify how big-time college football is played: The teams are defined by power, speed and quickness. And much of that power, speed and quickness – the vogue term is “athleticism” – comes from the teams’ black players.
Indeed, while I watch Monday night’s game, I’ll think of the heroic men and women who made the integration of big-time sports in the South possible. They filed the legal briefs. They marched. They prayed.
And years before black athletes integrated their fields of dreams, young black men and women faced the jeering mobs and the on-campus isolation and ostracism to integrate state colleges in Dixie.
https://theundefeated.com/features/pots-pans-alabama-clemson-college-football-playoff-black-athletes-now-dominate-where-they-once-were-banned/
POTS & PANS: BLACK ATHLETES NOW DOMINATE WHERE THEY ONCE WERE BANNED
Alabama and Clemson teams are defined by power, speed and quickness
BY JEFF RIVERS
But no matter which team wins, Alabama of the SEC and Clemson from the ACC exemplify how big-time college football is played: The teams are defined by power, speed and quickness. And much of that power, speed and quickness – the vogue term is “athleticism” – comes from the teams’ black players.
Indeed, while I watch Monday night’s game, I’ll think of the heroic men and women who made the integration of big-time sports in the South possible. They filed the legal briefs. They marched. They prayed.
And years before black athletes integrated their fields of dreams, young black men and women faced the jeering mobs and the on-campus isolation and ostracism to integrate state colleges in Dixie.
https://theundefeated.com/features/pots-pans-alabama-clemson-college-football-playoff-black-athletes-now-dominate-where-they-once-were-banned/
For Hot Sauce Aficionados
An excerpt from Thrillist -
THE BEST HOT SAUCES, RANKED
By SARAH THEEBOOM
"Chili-heads might be disappointed 'cause it doesn't have the burn they're probably looking for,” said Evans. "But it's one of those mass appeal, buy-it-by-the-jug-at-Walmart hot sauces that can go on anything. When Beyoncé talks about 'hot sauce in my bag,' I think this is the kind of all-purpose sauce she's talking about."
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/best-hot-sauce-brands-ranked
THE BEST HOT SAUCES, RANKED
By SARAH THEEBOOM
"Chili-heads might be disappointed 'cause it doesn't have the burn they're probably looking for,” said Evans. "But it's one of those mass appeal, buy-it-by-the-jug-at-Walmart hot sauces that can go on anything. When Beyoncé talks about 'hot sauce in my bag,' I think this is the kind of all-purpose sauce she's talking about."
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/best-hot-sauce-brands-ranked
Monday, January 9, 2017
Shop Cats
From Atlas Obscura -
Charming Portraits of Hong Kong’s Shop Cats
Meet the adorable cats watching over the city's stores.
By Anika Burgess
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/charming-portraits-of-hong-kongs-shop-cats
Charming Portraits of Hong Kong’s Shop Cats
Meet the adorable cats watching over the city's stores.
By Anika Burgess
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| From Hong Kong Shop Cats. ALL PHOTOS: © MARCEL HEIJNEN, HONG KONG SHOP CATS, HONG KONG 2016. |
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/charming-portraits-of-hong-kongs-shop-cats
Yarn Never Looked So Good
From Upworthy -
From shoes to tennis rackets, she transforms everyday objects with lifelike embroidery.
By Erin Canty
http://www.upworthy.com/from-shoes-to-tennis-rackets-she-transforms-everyday-objects-with-lifelike-embroidery?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
From shoes to tennis rackets, she transforms everyday objects with lifelike embroidery.
By Erin Canty
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| Clough's embroidered portrait of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Photo by Danielle Clough, used with permission. |
Sunday, January 8, 2017
A Sensitive Car
An excerpt from theWashingtonn Post -
Your car wants to say hello. And that’s only the start.
By Steven Overly
Toyota’s empathetic car of the future is there for you. You’ve had a frustrating day at work; it plays soft music and lowers the temperature. You’re lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood; it offers to take over the driving. You start to nod off at the wheel; it taps you on the shoulder and starts up a conversation.
This unconventional interplay between the driver and automobile is central to concept cars that Honda and Toyota unveiled at the annual CES technology conference in Las Vegas this week. In the not-so-distant future, vehicles will not only be safer or more efficient. They will be our companion, watching our every move.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/01/06/ces-2017-your-car-wants-to-say-hello-and-thats-only-the-start/?utm_term=.e0b0b60b3745&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Your car wants to say hello. And that’s only the start.
By Steven Overly
Toyota’s empathetic car of the future is there for you. You’ve had a frustrating day at work; it plays soft music and lowers the temperature. You’re lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood; it offers to take over the driving. You start to nod off at the wheel; it taps you on the shoulder and starts up a conversation.
This unconventional interplay between the driver and automobile is central to concept cars that Honda and Toyota unveiled at the annual CES technology conference in Las Vegas this week. In the not-so-distant future, vehicles will not only be safer or more efficient. They will be our companion, watching our every move.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/01/06/ces-2017-your-car-wants-to-say-hello-and-thats-only-the-start/?utm_term=.e0b0b60b3745&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
A Necessary Lesson
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
Black parents take their kids to school on how to deal with police
By Janell Ross
It is a Saturday afternoon in early December, and Room 104 at Anne Arundel Community College is packed, all 150 seats taken. There are moms with oversized Louis Vuitton bags from which they produce items such as granola bars and string cheese. But there are more fathers than mothers and a few elementary-school-aged kids. Most of all, there are teens with Beats headphones draped around their necks like electronic jewelry.
Organized by the Arundel Bay Area Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc., “Race & the Law” was one of more than 225 similar events held around the country last year and more than 50 such events scheduled across the nation in the first three months of 2017. They are places where anxious black parents bring their children in hopes of preparing them for potentially fateful encounters with the police. They are, in essence, mini boot camps for children about how to be black in 21st-century America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/black-parents-take-their-kids-to-school-on-how-to-deal-with-police/2017/01/03/86129c1c-c6be-11e6-bf4b-2c064d32a4bf_story.html?utm_term=.edc2c4875961&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Black parents take their kids to school on how to deal with police
By Janell Ross
It is a Saturday afternoon in early December, and Room 104 at Anne Arundel Community College is packed, all 150 seats taken. There are moms with oversized Louis Vuitton bags from which they produce items such as granola bars and string cheese. But there are more fathers than mothers and a few elementary-school-aged kids. Most of all, there are teens with Beats headphones draped around their necks like electronic jewelry.
Organized by the Arundel Bay Area Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc., “Race & the Law” was one of more than 225 similar events held around the country last year and more than 50 such events scheduled across the nation in the first three months of 2017. They are places where anxious black parents bring their children in hopes of preparing them for potentially fateful encounters with the police. They are, in essence, mini boot camps for children about how to be black in 21st-century America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/black-parents-take-their-kids-to-school-on-how-to-deal-with-police/2017/01/03/86129c1c-c6be-11e6-bf4b-2c064d32a4bf_story.html?utm_term=.edc2c4875961&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
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