From: “Rebecca F Kuang: ‘Who has the right to tell a story? It’s the wrong question to ask’” The Guardian, May 20, 2023 “If I were a debut writer, I wouldn’t have dared to write this book,” Rebecca F Kuang says from her home in Boston. Then again, she wouldn’t have been able to. Her … Continue reading “Is it good?” An Asian-American Writer Stands Up for Imaginative Freedom
The plane ticket said “Dayton, Ohio,” on American Airlines flight # 5321, after a stop in Charlotte. But I now realize that mentally it was really Florida airlines, the stop was in Orlando, or better, Pensacola, the plane was full of Floridians, and I was one of them: Florida: The land of Pandemic, schmandemic. … Continue reading Covid Diary: Karma is a Beech
Opinion: Let us suppose that the current Russian regime collapses, with or without a Ukrainian military victory to give it a final shove. Who would be the least objectionable candidate to take over in Moscow? What we should look for, in this exercise, is not necessarily the kindest individual, but the one with the … Continue reading Russia and Alternatives to Putin?
Gwynne Dyer — Posted: May 21, 2023 I was one of five children — not seen as a particularly big family in Newfoundland and Labrador at the time — and there was one year when we allegedly beat Guatemala to have the highest birth rate in the world. (That’s probably not true, but people … Continue reading PSSSST! The “Baby Bonus” Won’t Cure the big “Baby Bust.” What Will —?
Baseball team apologizes to Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence after removing group from event amid conservative opposition The Guardian staff and agencies — 23 May 2023 The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a well-known San Francisco order of queer and trans “nuns” that has existed since the 1970s, are once … Continue reading Foul Ball — Dodgers drop, then Re-Invite Drag “nuns” to their Pride Night: Two Views