“When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.” ~Raymond Chandler’s advice for writer’s block It was Sunday and the deli downstairs was closed. I’d made myself a sandwich from the mini-fridge for lunch and left it sitting by the coffeemaker. You could make a sandwich and…
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In Palestine: self-dehumanisation against the disregard of human value
Palestinians demonstrating in Gaza were shot by Israeli snipers bringing the death toll since March 30 to over 90. Picture by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/PA images. All rights reserved. On the sixth week of the ‘Great March of Return’ in Gaza, Palestinian protestors dressed as Na’vi from James Cameron’s box office hit Avatar in an attempt to draw wider…
Professional Surfer Morgan Sliff Makes Waves in Male-Dominated Waters
Nestled in a cozy café in Hermosa Beach, California, professional surfer Morgan Sliff is just a few days shy of completing 1,000 consecutive days of surfing. Over coffee and a veggie sandwich, she’s eager to share stories of the struggles and triumphs women face on the quest for “stoke” (a term surfers use to express…
“Petticoat Empire” by Edith Embury
Summer is for steamy romance. Our new series of classic fiction from the 1940s and ’50s features sexy intrigue from the archives for all of your beach reading needs. In “Petticoat Empire,” an advertising producer is over budget and under staffed, and she’s falling for a know-it-all writer. This 1951 short story offers a glimpse into…
The IMF abetted the European Union’s subversion of Greek democracy
Tens of thousands of people came to Athens Syntagma Square to hear Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras call for a 'No' vote in the upcoming Greek austerity referendum, July 4, 2015. Debets/Press Association. All rights reserved. I A call on the IMF: Since July 2015, the IMF has called on European governments to forgive a…
Scientists just used rabbit DNA to create a new kind of powerful, air purifying plant.
Looks like Rabbit Air, the company behind this sleek-looking Air Purifier, has some stiff—and very weird—competition. Scientists added mammal DNA to a houseplant to create a new kind of air purifier—one with the added benefit of beautifying your home and providing something for your cat to knock over. What mammal’s DNA did they use, you…
Newly-elected Republican senator Mitt Romney scorches Trump’s character in op-ed.
Three days before being sworn into Congress, Utah senator-elect Mitt Romney wrote a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump in the president’s least favorite newspaper, The Washington Post. In an op-ed published January 1, Romney chastised Trump for his character saying it “falls short” of the office. Romney’s decision to criticize an incumbent president from his…
“Love Dies Slowly” by Eileen Tighe
Summer is for steamy romance. Our new series of classic fiction from the 1940s and ‘50s features sexy intrigue from the archives for all of your beach reading needs. In “Love Dies Slowly,” an illustrator will seek a tender affair with her son’s headmaster if she can ever move past the recent death of her free-spirited…
Global Compact for Migration – missed opportunities for Europe
Right-wing and far-right protesters attend the "March Against Marrakech" rally in front of EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 16, 2018. Zheng Huansong/ Press Association. All rights reserved. As its title might suggest, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was not supposed to be controversial. It is the first international framework to…
“The Lily Pond” by Thomas Beer
A Saturday Evening Post regular and writer of more than 100 short stories in the early twentieth century, Thomas Beer was best known for his biography of Stephen Crane as well as his novel The Mauve Decade. Beer’s fiction contained evocative metaphors and complex characters that preceded work along the same vein from writers like…