Life is a winding road with many unexpected detours. I never expected to find myself with a de-faced, frozen pig…
Juliet Hulme turned her murderous thoughts/impulses to writing mystery novels.
Well folks, this is it. I now find it difficult to even remember the origins of Shade Court, though I do clearly…
No matter your mood, no matter the place, no matter who you’re speaking to, you should always be saying these words.
But... Chris Evans may actually be a real life Captain America (the good kind, not the current, evil version).
No. I do not co-sign.
How is it that even during this truncated week, it still feels like the longest week ever? Oh yeah, because the…
The Verge updated their story and has officially been pardoned.
Although I tried to avoid it, there is a lot of Trump in shade court this week. At a certain, point, I just had to…
Twitter introduced an updated privacy policy on Wednesday that has users worried about how their private…
There is also a really excellent episode of the 99% Invisible Podcast about the Green Book: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-green-book/
The Green Book! If you have the chance to go to the African-American History Museum in DC, there’s an interactive exhibit about the Green Book and African-American travel during Jim Crow.
Read The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle. It’s a retelling of “The Horror at Red Hook,” and it is so good.
Lovecraft Country is a FANTASTIC book - this doesn’t mention it but it is also based on the travel guides for black people, letting them know where it was safe to stay. Definitely read the book, it is so good.
Don’t confuse Snowden and Manning.
You decide ;)
I just wonder why they didn’t have an editor there to catch it before it went to print to save themselves thousands of dollars.
Hello all, are you tired? I am TIRED. Justice is a difficult road and some people just will not let me have a moment…
I don’t think sexism goes away either. However, I think he would have rolled his eyes had a male member given such a shitty, faux-snarky, dishonest response.