The Heat of Summer
As the Steve Miller Band song likes to remind us, “time keeps on slipping, into the future…” This past year was no exception. It feels like just yesterday was the summer of 2018....
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The Visual Politics of Sex
This is a short compilation of videos pushing back against the sexism in pop culture, compiled for one of my Diversity in the US courses. A Sketch for the Women (SNL)...
Social Movements Facing a Growing Cyber-Security Threat
There seems to be a growing threat to social movements and civil liberties from expanding corporate-state security apparatus. These include the old spooks like the CIA and NSA in the US, but increasingly...
Summerfest Ruminations and Woodland Jaunts
I’m once more back into the fray–no wait, I mean back in Ohio–which feels like the exact opposite of the New York fray I just left. Originally I was headed to Columbus, but...
Muir Musings and Nature Observations
Recently I shared a list of some of the many plants I saw while wandering around the Harlem Muir and North Woods in Central Park near where I live. I took the opportunity...
Deep in the Woods…of Urban Madness
I always find that a long walk in the woods helps me to think and clear my head. Sadly, in NYC, that is simply not possible. So I have learned–rather begrudgingly–to reconcile myself...
