On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
It’s important to remember that King’s work isn’t done (to which everyone reading goes, “Duh.” Sorry, I’m writing from “post-racial America”). This piece in GOOD on the school-to-prison pipeline is just one example of how systematic racism has taken over where Jim Crow laws left off.
...read moreResolutions
I’m with Philip Galanes: New Years resolutions should have nothing to do with losing weight. Instead, focus on a small behavioral change:
...read moreMerry Christmas!
To all who celebrate, I hope your holiday is very merry. Here is my gift to you.
...read moreNo Touching: Boundary-Setting and the Holidays
This is a very good article about allowing kids to set their own physical boundaries, and using the holiday season as a chance to work on that practice: As a mother, I can relate to the embarrassment that a parent might feel when a child doesn’t want to give a big hug to Grandma when [...]
...read moreThings to do on Black Friday that don’t involve shopping
I’ve done Black Friday once. Once. In my thirty years. I was 22, there was an artificial Christmas tree I’d seen in a circular, and so my mom and I threw on coats over our PJs, stood outside of Kohl’s at 5:45 a.m., bolted straight to the back of the store, and picked up only [...]
...read moreHappy Columbus Day
This seems about right:
...read moreHappy Labor Day! Thank a union.
In the United States, today is Labor Day. And it’s a good time to reflect on all the great things that unions have given us — like workplace safety standards, the eight-hour work day, and the weekend.
...read moreOn colonial holidays
This weekend marked celebrations of nationalism all across Turtle Island, with canada day on july 1st and independence day today. But while we enjoy a long weekend, bbqs and fireworks, we must recognize the expense that was paid by the Indigenous peoples of this continent for us to enjoy such revelries. We must remember that [...]
...read moreYes homo.
New York is so gay. And Pride tomorrow is going to be SO MUCH FUN.
...read moreHappy May Day!
“Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” -Mary Harris “Mother” Jones, Hellraiser. Here in the U.S. Labor Day is a muted affair celebrated at the end of the summer. It’s mostly lost its meaning to millions of people as anything other than the time at which kids go back to school [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
Do your thing. Also, happy Easter! I’ll be brunching hard with lots of champagne, and toasting to Jesus (“thanks for the soul-saving!”). Anyone else?
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