I have a friend who brings a little collection of herbs in a jar from her garden and it’s lovely!

That’s why these voter suppression tactics are so incredibly problematic. There’s no remedy to make people whole—you can’t re-do an election, only try to fix future ones (which still might get mired in litigation like what’s happening with the voter ID laws in TX).

Totally. And those two are cited as two of the best in the industry period. Imagine the pool that’s out there.

I saw Phil LaMarr at a con a few weeks ago and he went on about how voices have no color, only expectations that come from the audience. But that said, the only white person who has successfully been able to voice black characters is John DiMaggio, which was funny. (ETA: he was talking about it in reference to his…

I have never flown first class, but this is exactly how I imagine it would feel.

I didn’t like Warehouse 13, but I applaud that gif.

I totally agree with this, and it really hurts to see people settling for less than what would make them a happy. And I think this is a good example of doing the work to know oneself so that those preferences make total sense.

And finalist for Patricia Smith who is one of the most compelling poets I’ve ever seen perform.

I totally agree that I’d see her live (I mean if someone else paid). She is peerless right now when it comes to performance. It’ll be a major part of her legacy.

I drink most of my tea out of a travel-type mug these days because it keeps my tea hot for me when I inevitably get distracted by something. But it’s nice to get formal like this sometimes. I keep waffling about whether to do a tea station in my office to hook up an afternoon tea vibe.

I want to say some places in Maryland like Takoma Park already have this. And there are a lot of good opportunities for civic education you could couple with it. I think the folks that opt in are probably going to be the folks you want engaged anyway.

Trump could choose to replace Rosenstein with anyone who has been confirmed by the Senate

I love that version of Le Vie en Rose too! Seeing her live was one of my favorite shows because of how fun she can be on stage. She’s amazing and still holding it down.

This could have been cool with a different type of artist. The genuine exuberance of the original just can’t possibly be replicated by an artist like Taylor Swift who has one of the most inauthentic public personas in pop culture. Verdict: not special.

I’m reading her book now, and I highly recommend it as a really thoughtful, honest, resourceful examination of black feminism. The way she talks about this topic gets to some serious revelations. It can be tough at times, and there are points on which I disagree, but the points themselves are exactly the kinds of…

Well, there’s this endorsement. I guess you can translate that into a marketing tool.

But his point is useless and counterproductive without examining the issue in light of access to his preferred staples and its balance with other poverty-stressors that go into people maintaining a healthy diet that incorporates those things. And personally, it seems distasteful to be using those in poverty to prop up…

Cool. I appreciate this angle of looking at the criminal justice system in the vast field of Law & Order shows and its ilk. There was another one about public defenders with Gloria Reuben and Zack from Saved By the Bell that I liked too, and even managed to keep my nitpicking to a minimum.

Actually, I said “when non-black people use “brother” as a title as in...” and then I gave an example for context (which I’m assuming you picked up on since you referenced my meaning).

Good call. Also, I have yet to set foot into any of the DC Walmarts. I’m not even sure where they are...like somewhere up Georgia and on New York Ave. or something?