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CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND HATRED IN THE U.S.
Fandango’s Provocative Question #165 For some people, this is an interesting, albeit impersonal question. For some of us, it’s personal and cuts painfully close to home. How do you feel about what is going on in the United States in regard… Read More ›
THE LOST JOY OF POLYESTER
Life in Leisure Suits Back in the 1970s, some clown decided that men were overdressed and need stretchy, comfortable clothing. And thus they invented the polyester leisure suit and to his immense embarrassment, Garry had one. I never saw it,… Read More ›
ALCOHOL ABUSE AND PRIVILEGE – ELLIN CURLEY
Since Brett Kavanagh, the Supreme Court nominee, now Justice, has been in the news, so have discussions about excessive drinking among teenagers. Apparently, there are studies that show that rich, privileged teenagers are more likely to abuse alcohol. An article… Read More ›
BRAIN SNOBS – Marilyn Armstrong
It isn’t just culture that divides us into classes. What we watch on television, see in the movies, and read also puts us into a category, often unfairly by people who don’t “get” why we like what we like. I read… Read More ›
SHARE YOUR WORLD FOR THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER — Marilyn Armstrong
World Sharing – Mid November — almost holiday time! Can we ever experience anything objectively? Why or why not? (Now for the people who may not understand that idea, this is what objective means (definition wise): Something that is not… Read More ›
HARD TIMES ARE GOOD IF YOU LIVE THROUGH THEM – Marilyn Armstrong
Easy times, good times are not always the best times, at least not for creating a better world. When the world is running smoothly and turning sweetly on its axis, we are not building solutions to important cultural issues. Problems… Read More ›
THE KOREAN WORD FOR BUTTERFLY by JAMES ZERNDT – Marilyn Armstrong
“Americans. They think everybody is snowflake. Only one snowflake. Only one you. But in Korea we think like snowball. Everybody snowball.” Yun-ji packed an imaginary snowball in her hands, then lifted it, palms up, as if offering Billie a present…. Read More ›
WOMENS’ ROLES IN JAPAN – CHANGE AND STAGNATION – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Many things have changed in Japan since WWII but many things have also stayed the same. This dichotomy is creating unwanted trends and having far reaching consequences for the entire country. Certain cultural expectations have remained static over time. Employees… Read More ›
THE LEISURE SUIT: THE LOST JOY OF POLYESTER – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Leisure Suits Back in the 1970s, some clown decided that men were overdressed and need stretchy, comfortable clothing. And thus they invented the polyester leisure suit and to his immense embarrassment, Garry had one. I never saw… Read More ›
PRIVILEGE AND ALCOHOL ABUSE – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Since Brett Kavanagh, the Supreme Court nominee, now Justice, has been in the news, so have discussions about excessive drinking among teenagers. Apparently, there are studies that show that rich, privileged teenagers are more likely to abuse alcohol. An article… Read More ›
HARD TIMES ARE GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL, IF YOU LIVE THROUGH THEM – Marilyn Armstrong
Easy times, good times are not always the best times, at least not for creating a better world. When the world is running smoothly and turning sweetly on its axis, we are not building solutions to important cultural issues. Problems… Read More ›
LIVING FOREIGN, BEING FOREIGN
The lack of sympathy for foreign-born immigrants in this country might have something to do with how few people in the U.S. ever lived in a different country. If you have never had to learn new customs, different cultural values,… Read More ›
MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN – PERSONALLY by GARRY ARMSTRONG
The following anecdote is not rigged by the crooked — or straight — media. I was exiting our local supermarket and noticed a young lad, maybe 10 or 11-years old staring at me. I know that look. Maybe you have to be a person of color to… Read More ›
SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF – RICH PASCHALL
Your True Colors, Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog Like most people, you might join in a celebration of heritage, religion, race or some identifying quality at some point during the year. In fact, you may join into several . There are… Read More ›
HELP PARENTS HELP THEIR KIDS TO THRIVE by ELLIN CURLEY
There was an article in the Sunday New York times Opinion Section a few weeks ago that caught my attention. It was titled “To Help Kids Thrive, Coach Their Parents.” It was written by Paul Tough and was an excerpt… Read More ›
ROMANTIC SNOBBERY
It isn’t just culture that divides us into classes. What we watch on television, see in the movies, and read also puts us into a category, often unfairly by people who don’t “get” why we like what we like. I read… Read More ›
ONLY THE BEST WHILE I KEEP THE REST
I just learned — hot off the presses — we are sending a capsule into space. Deep space. The deep, dark outer reaches of our galaxy. For some peculiar reason, we think other, non-human intelligent life forms will be interested in… Read More ›
JAMES ZERNDT – THE KOREAN WORD FOR BUTTERFLY
“Americans. They think everybody is snowflake. Only one snowflake. Only one you. But in Korea we think like snowball. Everybody snowball.” Yun-ji packed an imaginary snowball in her hands, then lifted it, palms up, as if offering Billie a present…. Read More ›
ON NOT BEING A CULTURE SNOB
I read a post about how dreadful (yet gripping) romance novels can be. It’s true. They are the potato chips of the literary world. Bet you can’t consume just one! Even if you don’t like them (and mostly, I don’t,… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 