COVID-19 should encourage creative reform in higher education by John McNay I’ve previously used my little corner of the digital world to share articles that detail the opportunity of the current moment, the clearing of stagnant practices that would allow … Continue reading Outside Reading — Breathing Lessons edition
Why Men Won’t Apologize by Jessica Valenti The Poison of Male Incivility by Rebecca Traister Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Delivers a Lesson in Decency on the House Floor by David Remnick This week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced the same condescending verbal abuse that … Continue reading Outside Reading — A Point of Personal Privilege edition
John Lewis Was a Mighty American Soul by Charles P. Pierce I’m sure there are other obituaries and remembrances that sagely, somberly convey the greatness of John Lewis. But today, I want the piece that laces the reverence with commensurate … Continue reading Outside Reading — Good Trouble edition
Warning: ‘Jaws’ Is Still Devouring Us by Manohla Dargis Writing for The New York Times, Manohla Dargis looks back at Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster with acute insight and inspired wit. The opening paragraph alone is a little masterpiece. There’s so … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Thing edition
The Asbury Park Revolt by Katy Slininger It was fifty years ago today that a few Black teens were horsing around in a destitute, civically abandoned part of Asbury Park, New Jersey, prompting a couple police officers to intervene, escalating … Continue reading Outside Reading — Ain’t That America edition
Rethinking the Film Canon by Rich Juzwiak Earlier this year, I was listening to the Little Gold Men podcast as they discussed the newly announced Academy Award nominations. As they mostly expressed relief about the small signs of voters looking beyond … Continue reading Outside Reading — Canon Fodder edition
MLB Is Crumbling. Blame the Owners by Stephanie Apstein I’ve a fan of baseball since I was a kid, when WGN’s afternoon airings of Chicago Cubs games hooked me. But I’ve also been highly aware for many years that the … Continue reading Outside Reading — After the Boys of Summer Have Gone edition
America, This is Your Chance by Michelle Alexander Well, this is the article I’ve been waiting for. There are few people more qualified to comment on this particular moment in U.S. history than Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Fire This Time edition
“Can We Live?” by Tananarive Due Now that we’re almost halfway through this calendar year that epitomizes the curse of interesting times, it’s useful to remember that the the cataclysms of now have historic precursors that we can learn from. … Continue reading Outside Reading — Precedented edition
This Week Has Happened Before by Julia Craven I call it scar tissue that you walk around with, and scar tissue never allows you to fully function like you functioned. You always got to work around it. You always got … Continue reading Outside Reading — Scar Tissue edition
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