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...moreOne thing I was taught about travel—because my father is a black man born in Alabama in 1950—was that there are safe places for black people to go and places that aren’t as safe.
...moreI’m not here to wallow in what feels like our new dystopia, no. Me? I am here, to rest up before the next bout. I am here to watch The Price Is Right and make friends.
...more“This must be where we meander,” I said with relief. “How far do you think we’ve come?”
...moreFeaturing an exclusive video premiere from The National Parks and a review of their latest album Until I Die.
...more(Dan Weiss is out on tour with his band The Yellow Dress. He’ll be back on August 3rd.) The practice of baptizing the dead. Speaking of the dead, who is killing all of these babies in Utah? Running ruckus with the Bloomsbury’s. You did not eat that. You didn’t. But I did, probably, and that too.
...moreNote: I’m adding this late, but it’s important. Our sincerest condolences go out to the friends and family and admirers of Lucille Clifton, who died yesterday at the age of 73. She was a tremendous voice for poetry and she will be missed. This is what a feminist poet looks like. An openly gay legislator […]
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