Good morning! I have started a new thing that I wanted to tell you about, where I thank journalists when I read a story that I particularly like. There is every reason to do this (especially under the new administration, which we already know will be very hostile to journalists) and no reason not to. Try it! The NPR Book Concierge has arrived once again! Every year I get zillions of recommendations from this thing, and you should too! How fantasy movies portray the experience of oppression in near-totally white terms (by the fabulous Zeba Blay). Vann R. Newkirk II…
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Side-eyes for Tina Fey: A links round-up
Published 20 May 2016
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Gin Jenny
Who debunks the debunkers? Get pumped: NPR’s Code Switch, your source for excellent conversations about race and American culture, will soon be a podcast! The first episode drops May 31st. Sharing your favorite stories with your kids: An impossibly adorable story starring Luke Skylocker. A seriously great black feminist roundtable in response to bell hooks’s response to Beyonce’s new music video; and a reminder why it’s awesome to live now and have all these amazing, smart, thoughtful voices available for us to listen to. Sob! The Toast is closing! Where will I get my art history jokes now? Tina Fey…
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