Archive for Improving Society
“Story of Tonight”/“You Will Be Found” mashup
Lois Beckett on effective gun control measures
More on Black Panther’s box-office performance
Russ on misandry
My first Rapid Response
Back in September, I attended a training to be an observer at ICE raids. I hadn’t heard anything from them...
On Shane, toxic masculinity, violence, and vicious cycles
I think it’s fascinating to observe toxic masculinity in action in Westerns. (Some quasi-spoilers here for Shane (1953).) In this...
Underground’s metadiscussion of slavery narratives
I'm watching Underground season 2, episode 1, “Contraband,” and I just got to a scene in which one of the...
Tesla Model 3 info
Several interesting and informative Tesla Model 3 links: Specs and prices, including prices for various options, from the official Tesla...
They were the dispossessed, reclaiming what was theirs
I've long loved John McCutcheon's 1991 rendition of Leon Rosselson's 1975 song “The World Turned Upside Down” (not to be...
Nichelle Nichols on naming and being cast as Uhura
Nichelle Nichols on naming Uhura and on getting the part (transcribed by me from a making-of segment on the ST:TOS...
On the difficulty of recognizing one’s own biases
Another lesson for me on the difficulty of seeing outside your own cultural context: In Delany's City of a Thousand...