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Hasn't penetrated US discourse that the next president of Mexico is likely to be its first woman president, a Jewish woman named Claudia Sheinbaum whose grandparents fled Hitler's armies and who has a PhD in energy engineering and worked for the IPCC. Pretty incredible story!
"A year after undergoing a world-first treatment for glioblastoma, Australian doctor Richard Scolyer remains cancer-free. The esteemed pathologist's experimental therapy is based on his own pioneering research on melanoma." bbc.com/news/world-australia…
“To angry parents, Tucker was proof of an America that punished only white people. ” espn.com/espn/story/_/id/398… @espn
"High-end fitness chain Equinox is launching a $40,000-per-year program" cnbc.com/2024/05/06/equinox-…
"...a startling number of great gardens were founded on regimes of brutality and cruelty that remain concealed from view." nytimes.com/2024/05/02/opini…
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I met Denzel Washington today while he was sitting in a train station (probably on a break from filming) and while I stared and gawked at him he asked if I was gonna stand there being pretty or come take a picture… naturally I took that to mean he called me pretty!
"Who would pass up $30 billion? Hollywood’s top decision-makers and gatekeepers, apparently." cc: @THR mckinsey.com/featured-insigh…
"Nearly a third of Africans applying 4 a visa to Europe’s Schengen Area r rejected — the highest refusal rate of any region...That’s despite the continent submitting the lowest number of applications per capita." henleyglobal.com/publication… cc: @SemaforAfrica
"In 1969, making a gambit for the lucrative rock market, Motown had launched the label Rare Earth Records, signing a flurry of white acts under the direction of veteran music executive Harry Balk." freep.com/story/entertainmen…
"Although it wasn’t the building that was renamed, the street will be a visual marker that tells New Yorkers & Hunter College students: Audre was here. The street will ensure that more New Yorker’s will be reminded of Audre’s legacy..." epicenter-nyc.com/audre-lord…
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In addition, I'll be making a donation to @iHollaback a group that is dedicated to ending harassment.... better yet, DM me your donation receipts & I'll match them. #JossWhedon @ray8fisher @GalGadot
Would anyone have any recommendations for productivity apps or services? In particular, anything that helps with scheduling, receipt tracking, storage, accounting, goal setting, and/or time management. Thank you!
“I regret what I did,” he said on a video call through a translator. “I want the gods to come home.” nytimes.com/2021/11/21/arts/…
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“Still, I write as if I may never write again. I want to get it all down. In case my mind betrays me, let me say one last thing.”
A bold, honest, beautiful essay by Naomi Jackson.
Worth your time to read it, I promise.
harpers.org/archive/2021/12/… via @Harpers
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Had a lovely lunch w another junior faculty member today and remembered that it’s always good to know folks in other departments who can provide you with other perspectives on the institution.
Thank you so much for coming @AEAkinwumi . We loved speaking with you!
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