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Happy Finals Week Y’all!
Also, congratulations to everyone who is about to graduate! In love and solidarity (and finals week stress), Maggie
Gil Scott-Heron, 1949-2011
Gil Scott-Heron, well known musician and artist, died over the weekend. He’s most famous for his spoken word piece The Revolution will Not Be Televised, which is about the need to begin the revolution inside your own mind before it … Continue reading
Jezebel knows my struggle
Over at Jezebel, one of my favorite pop culture feministy blogs, the headline story right now is called “Under Pressure: The Terrible Curse of ‘Most Likely to Succeed.’” It’s taken a lot to work up the nerve to say this, but here … Continue reading
Wanted Dead or Alive: why we should not be quick to rejoice the death of Osama bin Laden
Recently, the news of Osama bin Laden’s death has taken the United States by magnificent surprise and wondrous joy as swarms of Americans crowded the White House gates with their American flags and the President announced the success of the … Continue reading
the question of happiness
Gender and sexuality are staring you square in the face, one finger in the air, and it’s not a thumbs-up. Don’t get me wrong, i mean no disrespect; i just mean to bring to your attention the big queer elephant … Continue reading
we never capitalized our i’s
a, s, i, wi, we, she, he, they, them, me. sasha for long, and aparajeeta for longer. “Hey you” for short, and a smile for shorter. Growing up, i was never called by my given name, always by sasha. It … Continue reading
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