Month: June 2020

TODAY: In 1888, Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa is born. Dispatches from protests across the country: Su Hwang on why the rebellion had to begin in Minneapolis • From Oakland, Idrissa Simmonds-Nastili explores the activism of black motherhood • Pitchaya Sudbanthad on the shift from pandemic to protest, and finding justice in the streets of Brooklyn. | Lit Hub Politics How JK Rowling betrayed the
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As protests against police brutality continue across the country, one by one, monuments to racists, slave owners, and other genocidal figures are tumbling down. The city of Birmingham, Alabama, announced that it will remove a monument to Confederate soldiers and sailors in a public park. In North Carolina, Asheville is doing the same. Dallas is
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Sure, heavy metal is dominated by bands from England, the United States and Scandinavia, but there’s a wealth of talented acts around the world. That said, if you had to pick just one band to represent each country, who would it be? So many different spots across the world possess their own unique scene, expanding the sonic
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The coronavirus pandemic is dramatically disrupting not only our daily lives but society itself. This show features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the deeper economic, political, and technological consequences of the pandemic. It’s our new daily podcast trying to make longterm sense out of the chaos of today’s global
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