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“We’re at a place where basic truth and bearing witness is somehow seen as political. I’m concerned about that. I don’t consider myself an activist. I don’t think it’s my place to do that. I feel like as a journalist, I have to speak out about this, but I don’t want to trespass on the

“This is a shared feeling of hurt.” We had a protest in Madrid on Sunday. We tried to keep it mum at first, because here you need a permit. We dressed in all black, we had signs. Our group specifically went and put armbands on honoring the names of people that had passed. We did

A lifetime and a few fires ago, before the dark whir of helicopters started troubling my sleep, before I could tell you what tear gas tastes like, I was still learning the contours of Breonna Taylor’s life and death, still thinking about Ahmaud Arbery going for a jog then running for his life, still mourning

I’ve been catching up with it. Right now I know that all the officers in the George Floyd case got charged with their crimes, which I think is pretty fair for now. And once again it shows the bravery of our people that stand up together. Have you been able to follow the other cases

On Tuesday evening, as a large group of peaceful protesters marched over the Manhattan Bridge, members of the New York Police Department parked on opposite ends of the span, trapping 5,000 people over the water for nearly an hour. The night before, in Dallas, police officers corralled protesters on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge before

During the COVID-19 quarantine, hotels in Key West were ordered to close during the third week of March as a safety precaution to visitors. On June 1, 2020, Ocean Key Resort & Spa opened its doors, offering a luxurious oceanfront experience between Key West Harbor and Mallory Square.  Of all hotels in Key West, Ocean

It seems every new day during these protests against the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, police brutality, and white supremacy, that there’s a statement by some company, including many sports teams, expressing their sympathy. These statements have been mostly embarrassing either from the vagueness and emptiness of the sentiment or the irony of certain

The Great Lawn, Rosewood Miramar Beach. Photo courtesy of Rosewood Miramar Beach With its Mediterranean-inspired architecture, expansive beaches, enveloping Santa Ynez mountains, and year-round sunshine, no other United States locale so well mimics the aesthetic of the European Riviera as does Santa Barbara. Hence the region’s nickname – The American Riviera. And within this posh paradise, no

In the past week, cities all over the world have risen up to protest police brutality and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others—only to see peaceful marchers brutalized by the police themselves. In some places, these protests mark the largest acts of organized resistance in decades. But in others, protest has

RTJ4, the fourth album from Run the Jewels, was supposed to come out this Friday. But with the nation massing in the streets to protest the police killing of George Floyd, Killer Mike and El-P decided to bump things up, releasing the project in full at noon today. As they put it: “Fuck it, why

Starting Tuesday, social media users showed support for the police brutality protests in cities across the country, posting blacked out images and using the hashtag #BlackoutTuesday. It was a small sign of solidarity, though some activists and observers criticized it as ineffective at best and counterproductive at worst. Still, since this is the Internet and

In the week since protests erupted in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd, as marches against racism and police brutality have swept the country, a debate has emerged about the efficacy of protest and the destruction of property as a vehicle for political change. A debate that might even be going down in

The Ferguson riots under Obama in 2014 were pretty violent, similar to what’s happening now. And obviously, six years later we’re still seeing the same kinds of police violence against black people that protesters were responding to then. Would you say that protest was ineffective? Ferguson is a great example for us to assess activism

It’s fashionable to compare 2020 and 1968: They’re both election years; society’s fabric feels stretched to the breaking point; and the current wave of protests, at least superficially, resembles the one that swept the country 52 years ago. And just as Richard Nixon won in 1968 on the back of a law-and-order message, everyone from

Protests over the death of George Floyd have spread across the country, with thousands of people turning out in city streets to oppose police brutality. In many places, protesters were met with police in military-grade riot gear firing rubber bullets, launching tear-gas grenades, and indiscriminately pepper-spraying. As writer Caissie St. Onge put it on Twitter,

I’ve been trying to read more. I just started reading The Alchemist. It’s a classic. Eminem’s memoir—did you know he wrote a memoir? And Setting the Table. It’s a great book about business and the customer-service industry. Every time I read that, I get sad and yearn for TomTom. I miss going in there and

Then some years later, another Italian, Riccardo Rami, asked me to start again and that was in about 2008 or ’09. I did that up until two, three years ago. Eventually, split with them and then I went with French partners and eventually stopped in about 2017 I guess. What did you enjoy about it?

On Friday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, a 46-year old black man, earlier this week by kneeling on his neck. Floyd’s death—and Freeman’s initial tepid-sounding response—sparked massive protests in Minneapolis and across the country, culminating in arrests of reporters, tear gas attacks