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Spring Break
Taking a bit of time to reenergize my thoughts. The Awkward Poser will be back, refreshed. In the meantime, all the best to my readers.
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When Did You Realize: We’re Screwed
The data is pretty clear. Human life on this planet, as we know it, is on its descent. Ten thousand years after we harnessed the extractive possibilities of agriculture, we are racing through the planet’s resources—and heating it up in … Continue reading
No Worries
“Greetings Comrade! This is Casey from Cleveland. I am coming to Cambridge for a couple of days to attend a conference on climate change. Can I stay with you?” A typical message from a prospective couchsurfer. Unfortunately, I will be … Continue reading
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Tagged English language, euphemisms, no worries, slang phrases
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Boycott the Box
Time We All Stop Providing Data on Race Five years ago, I published a post, “Call Me White,” that describes how I came to use the adjective “white” to describe myself. If I use terms like Black and Brown to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bureaucracy, Data Collection, Ethnicity, Race, Race and Ethnicity
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One Acclaimed, One Obscure: Two Terrific Movies on Netflix
There was a time when I saw every Academy-Award nominated Best Film, Actor, Actress, and screenplay nominee before the awards presentation. But when Best Film nominees expanded from five to ten, what had been a game became a chore. I … Continue reading
Leslie Jones, MLK, and The Embrace
Comedy is the most precarious of arts. One person’s joke is another’s insult. And yet, comedians enjoy wide latitude in our culture because, let’s face it, we’re a screwed-up society, and gifted comedians tap into the humor of our dissonant … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Leslie Jones, Martin Luther King, MLK, The Embrace
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The NFL’s Long Journey to “Inspire Change”
Here it comes…Super Bowl Sunday! The biggest unofficial holiday in America! Have you invited over your buddies? Got your beer and chips and dips and wings on hand? Are you psyched for the hype, the commercials…and Rihanna! Oh, and by … Continue reading
Dionysus Says:
I discovered this quotation, attributed to the Greek Poet Euboulos, 4th century BCE, beneath the display of a humongous drinking vessel at the Harvard Art Museum. It is too pithy, too exact, not to have its own dedicated blog post: … Continue reading
Expanding the Scope of Genesis…according to The New York Times
“Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing … Continue reading
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Tagged End of Life, end of the world, Genesis, New York Times, sustainability
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Crosswalks of My Mind
When the city revamped Huron Avenue, they sunk granite curbs level with the pavement to define the crosswalks, an expensive yet elegant bit of urban dressing. On my meditative walks home from the gym, I often find myself tracking the … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Cambridge MA, folly, Mary Poppins, Urban design
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