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I faked all of my book reports as a kid – I hated reading. I got good grades in my ESL classes only because of some natural ability with words. At least that’s what teachers said. Gifted. My ease with diction and syntax had less to do with natural ability and more to do with my growing ability to adapt. I was surviving.
Miraculously, the Evidence Still Exists
The Open Library does not dissolve or undermine the identity or ownership of a piece of writing. The idea is the idea of the library book.
Brooklyn’s Bad Machine
Reporter George Joseph joins Katie and Harry to discuss his reporting on the Brooklyn Democratic machine and a tough election for its boss, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.
Suddenly there were frozen scrambled eggs for breakfast
I said goodbye to my brother, who wished me luck with eyes flooded with tears, then I left the house, followed by my mother. We took a cab to the airport.
Tankies Praise Hong Kong Police After Supreme Court Ruling
The latest online blow-up by authoritarian leftists–commonly referred to as tankies–proves a bizarre one.
GOP Effort to Subvert Democracy Heads to SCOTUS
The conservative Supreme Court majority may hand state legislatures unchecked control over federal elections.
A Month’s-End Associated Press (AP) Photographic Celebration of: SUPREME
HMM WEEKLY HAS a precedent, deeply rooted in our tradition and history, under which we seek to thoroughly exhaust The Brick House Cooperative's monthly allotment of Associated Press (AP) photos.
THE DOCTOR’S TONGUE
Myriam Gurba maps her sexual miseducation in California schools, homes, and medical offices.
Weather Review: New York City, May 8, 2022
A rat ambled along the shore, foraging in the open.
Mama Calls Me Tennis Ball Because I Always Bounce Back
I still remember my ball boy training you have to squat with your left leg simultaneously kneel with your right leg perpendicular to your left so even if you miss the catch the ball is halted by your legs at a 90-degree angle I often missed the catch even before my strokes