![]() If you live in this system of white supremacy, you are either fighting the system of you are complicit. It means that there is a good chance you are missing a few very important pieces of the puzzle. When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else’s oppression, we’ll find our opportunities to make real change.īeing privileged doesn’t mean that you are always wrong and people without privilege are always right. Quotes from So You Want to Talk About Race ![]() In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to “model minorities” in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life. ![]() How do you tell your roommate her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law take umbrage when you asked to touch her hair - and how do you make it right? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend? ![]() Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. ![]() Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy - from police brutality to the mass incarceration of Black Americans - has put a media spotlight on racism in our society. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() This memory is a double-edged sword that cuts the world while their bones are either plundered for riches or used as strongholds for jarls and queens, their children are enslaved as thralls for their incredible supernatural powers. The god’s memory lives on in their bones and the blood that flows through the veins of their divine offspring. The land of Vigrið is shaped by the remnants of legendary gods, who have long died in an ancient, monumental battle that remade the world and its people. True to promise, The Shadow the Gods introduced me to a Norse-inspired world infused with mythology, vengeance, and betrayal. The author’s loyal fans are as avid as they are cautious, and Gwynne’s work has long been heralded as a portent of both great brilliance…and great pain.įor some yet unexplored psychological reason, that quickly made Gwynne an author whose works I desperately longed to explore, a chance his latest release promptly provided. I’ve long been forewarned of John Gwynne’s ruthlessness. ![]() ![]() ![]() Curtis would amass more than 40,000 photographs and 10,000 audio recordings, and he is credited with making the first narrative documentary film. And the undertaking changed him profoundly, from detached observer to outraged advocate. ![]() ![]() It took tremendous perseverance - ten years alone to persuade the Hopi to allow him to observe their Snake Dance ceremony. But when he was thirty-two years old, in 1900, he gave it all up to pursue his Great Idea: to capture on film the continent’s original inhabitants before the old ways disappeared.Ĭurtis spent the next three decades documenting the stories and rituals of more than eighty North American tribes. He moved in rarefied circles, a friend to presidents, vaudeville stars, leading thinkers. Egan’s spirited biography might just bring the recognition that eluded him in life.” - The Washington PostĮdward Curtis was charismatic, handsome, a passionate mountaineer, and a famous portrait photographer, the Annie Leibovitz of his time. “A vivid exploration of one man's lifelong obsession with an idea. New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan reveals the life story of the man determined to preserve a people and culture in Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis. A Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction ![]() ![]() ![]() The Shawshank Redemption remains one of the top-rated movies of all time for its deep and rewarding examination of its characters, but there are still a few things it doesn't make entirely clear. Answers to these aren't always immediately apparent, but with closer analysis, the deeper meaning behind the film's story begins to become clear. While The Shawshank Redemption's triumphant ending is unforgettable, it does leave a handful of burning questions. Related: The Shawshank Redemption: Why Red Narrates Instead Of Andy ![]() However, in a film with such complex characters and deep themes, it's all too easy to miss some of the subtext that makes it great. The novella has also been published as a standalone short book. ![]() The tale that follows is one of hope and despair, friendship and freedom, and ultimately, redemption. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a novella by Stephen King from his 1982 collection Different Seasons, subtitled Hope Springs Eternal. The iconic film sees Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover, despite claiming his innocence. ![]() ![]() The Times also credits Chase as a producer of television’s The Fugitive and Peyton Place, and for Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater, specifically of that series’ Emmy-winning adaptation of Solzhenitsyn’s “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.”īut those television credits are largely inaccurate.Ĭhase did not produce either The Fugitive or Peyton Place, and his brief stint on The Chrysler Theater post-dated “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” by several years. ![]() Today’s New York Times has an obituary for Stanley Chase, a producer best known for mounting a key Off-Broadway production, a staging of The Threepenny Opera that ran for six years in the late fifties, and for the terrific science fiction film Colossus: The Forbin Project. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shapiro '55 Memorial Scholarship FundĮstablished in April 2022 by Alfred Shapiro in memory of his mother, Harriet S. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Diversity and Opportunity Scholarship FundĮstablished in July 2022 by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPĮstablished in June 2022 by The Ressler Family Foundation. Paula-Marie Middleton La Lande.Įstablished in September 2022 by Jerold B. Paula-Marie Middleton La Lande Scholarship FundĮstablished in June 2022 by Rashida K. Josh Mermelstein – Fried Frank Memorial Scholarship FundĮstablished in August 2022 in memory of Joshua Mermelstein CC ’77, LAW ’80, with generous support from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, friends, family, and colleagues.ĭr. Kaplan ’77, in honor of her mother Ann Auerbach Kaplan ’46 and Moez Mansoor Kaba ’05Įstablished in June 2022 by Cathy M. Lundberg-Kaba ’05 Family Scholarship FundĮstablished in April 2022 by Bjorn Rolf Lundberg ’05 LL.M. FieldĮstablished in April 2022 by William L. Richard Borow – Irell & Manella Scholarship FundĮstablished in October 2022 in memory of Richard Borow ’59 by the Irell & Manella Foundation and Morgan and Helen Chu, with support from friends, family, and colleaguesĮstablished by Thomas Field '52 and Hertha O. ![]() ![]() ![]() As Cam checks each item off the list, she finally learns to believe - in love, in herself, and even in miracles. But it's undeniable that strange things happen in Promise: everlasting sunsets purple dandelions flamingoes in the frigid Atlantic an elusive boy named Asher and finally, a mysterious envelope containing a list of things for Cam to do before she dies. The last thing she wants to do in the short life she has left is move 1,500 miles away to Promise, Maine, a place known for the miraculous events that occur there. A dying teen learns to live in this heart wrenching debut the New York Times. (from WarnerMedia's press release, October 2021) The series revolves around dry, sarcastic, 16-year-old Cam Cooper who has spent the last seven years in and out hospitals. Read The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]() Previously in development (2022-2023 season) ![]() Updates include: Benedict Wong among latest cast in Netflix's "The Three-Body Problem" Lisette Alexis to star in Disney+'s "National Treasure" TV series Michelle Obama will drop by the final season of ABC's "Black-ish." View all related dvds | view all related news | view all related listings ![]() ![]() ![]() This was a great book to read over a bank holiday weekend as I was able to immerse myself in it rather than read a few chapters here and there. Thank you to the author, publisher and Net Galley for the digital advance reader copy of this book in return for my honest opinion. But when his older brother senses her, too, they are faced with a question: how do they get rid of someone they aren’t sure even exists?Īnd, if they cast her out, what other threats might they invite in? He must no longer believe in the girl he sometimes sees from the corner of his eye. And home is where you stay, no matter what.Įddie calls the same house his home. She knows which parts can take her in, hide her away. She knows where the gaps are in the walls. Eventually, every hidden thing is found.’Įlise knows every inch of the house. Signs of their presence remain in a house. But soon enough, they can’t help themselves. ’Those who live in the walls must adjust, must twist themselves around in their home, stretching themselves until they’re as thin as air. ‘A uniquely gothic tale about grief, belonging and hiding in plain sight’ Jess Kidd, author of Things in Jars ![]() ![]() ![]() Its ravages were terrible in America, Europe, and Asia, covering a distance of eighteen hundred miles, and extending obliquely to the equator from the thirty-fifth north parallel to the fortieth south parallel. The tempest raged without intermission from the 18th to the 26th of March. ![]() Such were the loud and startling words which resounded through the air, above the vast watery desert of the Pacific, about four o’clock in the evening of the 23rd of March, 1865.įew can possibly have forgotten the terrible storm from the northeast, in the middle of the equinox of that year. The sea is below the car! It cannot be more than 500 feet from us!” “Overboard with every weight! … everything!” On the contrary.” “Are we descending?” “Worse than that, captain! we are falling!” “For Heaven’s sake heave out the ballast!” “There! the last sack is empty!” “Does the balloon rise?” “No!” “I hear a noise like the dashing of waves. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our favourites, the classic Powell Peralta Steve Caballero Chinese Dragon Deck Green – 10 x 30 ![]() When stacking and sticking plywood sheets for their deck they use a gentle air pressure system system rather than a traditional press to create their decks. Powell manufacturers skateboards in a unique way. Thankfully, Powell Peralta have started producing dope reissue decks with identical prints but some more modern production benefits. Vintage Powell Peralta skateboards are valuable with many people showing off their their collections online. The brand got some got some serious traction in the 80s with some simply awesome boards and skateboard graphics (During their peak they revealed they received $30,000,000 sales in a year).īut the originals aren’t as common as you may hope. The company was formed company in 1978 by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978 in Santa Barbara, California. Old school Powell Peralta skateboards are at the core of the 80s skateboard movement. ![]() |
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