Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Culture
01/29/2022
‘Say Souls On Board’: How Professionals Sound Under Pressure
Quiet daily competence, with high stakes and total concentration. A recent example from the skies over Dulles Airport.
01/31/2022
Family trees fill in the gaps for Black people seeking their ancestral roots
Black people have been able to connect with the past and give new agency to their identities through building family trees and researching their family histories.
01/17/2022
Expanding the Legacy of King
No other American has a national holiday to memorialize their individual legacy. Precious few are immortalized in stone in our nation’s capital.
01/22/2022
Divorce in the rich world is getting less nasty
Reforms are making it cheaper, quicker and a bit less adversarial
01/14/2022
‘There’s Not Just One Type of Porn’: Erika Lust’s Alternative Vision
The Swedish moviemaker thinks pornography can create a society that sees sexuality as myriad and joyful, and where women’s pleasure matters.
01/16/2022
Mexico City’s Newfound Status: A Skateboarder’s Paradise
With improved accessibility and support from the government, skateboarding schools, stores and a diverse social scene have taken flight.
01/17/2022
Fund to preserve, assist Black churches gets $20M donation
A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $20 million donation that will go to help congregations including one that was slammed during the tornado that killed more than 20 people in Mayfield, Kentucky, last month.
01/11/2022
‘I saw myself in RuPaul’: how Drag Race inspired LGBTQ+ Kenyans to find freedom
Inspired by the hit US show, a Nairobi group is using catwalk events to combat stigma and abuse
01/11/2022
A Parenting Movement Emerges From the Pandemic
Parents have been juggling work, child care, education and health issues pretty much forever. But when the pandemic hit, it laid bare just how precarious parenting arrangements were — especially for single parents, parents who can't work from home, and the unemployed.
01/10/2022
Maya Angelou: Poet is first black woman on US quarter
The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou - the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin.
01/07/2022
Unlocks
The periods following crises have been some of the most prosperous in history, often catalyzing bold investments in science, former enemies, and the comity of man. So, with a 2021 cocktail that included a pandemic and an insurrection, I’m expecting Champagne and cocaine for a good decade.
12/27/2021