Monthly Archives: April 2010

Monday Mix – Family Matters

Posted on 12 April, 2010 by

I was up in Austin last week visiting my old roommate/movie and music buddy.  She’s in a mix CD group; they pick a theme every month, then meet somewhere cool to swap with one another.  As I was leaving, she … Continue reading →

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Wilma Mankiller, 1945-2010

Posted on 8 April, 2010 by

“In a just country, [Gloria] Steinem believes, Mankiller would be president.” I haven’t had a chance to post about Wilma Mankiller’s passing because I’ve been traveling for a few days and haven’t had much access to the blog, but I … Continue reading →

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Assholes of the Day: Itawamba County School District…

Posted on 6 April, 2010 by

…AND its “real prom” organizers.  AND, quite frankly, its “real prom” attendees. Remember Constance McMillen, the high school student who filed a lawsuit against Itawamba County School District after they rejected her request to bring her girlfriend to the prom? … Continue reading →

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Monday Mix: New Stuff

Posted on 5 April, 2010 by

(Okay, a couple of these are about a month old, so they’re technically not new new.) Holy Fuck – Latin America Explode Into Colors – Coffins Beck’s Record Club – New Sensation (INXS cover) Neon Indian – Sleep Paralyst The … Continue reading →

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She was supposed to live forever.

Posted on 4 April, 2010 by

My grandmother passed away almost a year ago; today would have been her 81st birthday. A few years ago, while I was still in grad school, I interviewed her for my oral history course.  What follows is an excerpt from … Continue reading →

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Haiti IV

Posted on 3 April, 2010 by

Tracking Haiti Aid (via RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights): Adopt-a-tude: Haitian Adoptees: The Problem with “Why Not?” [T]he Globe‘s photo spread, video, and story by Maria Sacchetti—“Joy, Frustration Brought Home”—raise big questions for me, too, because of all … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny: Me

Posted on 2 April, 2010 by

I wasn’t going to do a FF post today, but here’s a convo I just had a couple of minutes ago with my brother: Me (in a bit of a panic): David, David! Come here!  Come here! David (halfway out … Continue reading →

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Friday Randomness

Posted on 2 April, 2010 by

In lieu of a Friday Funny post, I’m putting up something way more awesome: watch artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh at work on a Janelle Monáe painting. And if y’all feel like hearing a few more Monáe tracks, you can download three … Continue reading →

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What I Saw in the Water, 1938

Posted on 1 April, 2010 by

Frida Kahlo: What I Saw in the Water, 1938

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