Category Archives: Whatever

From a neurologist’s blog: Dear President Obama, I’m writing to you for the first time. I don’t want this to be a political blog. There are plenty of other sites for that. But we now face a national crisis of … Continue reading →

This panel should be very interesting and, given what’s been going on in Iran and the new protests that took place there yesterday, I think it’s a good time to learn more about Iranian culture. If you’re in NY, I … Continue reading →

Here’s what I want: A program which will keep track of both my twitter feed and my facebook feed, with pop-up notifications to let me know when one of my friends posts something new. And that pop-up should have useful … Continue reading →

I just finished reading The Man in the White Sharksin Suit: My Family’s Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World, by Lucette Lagnado, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal whom we have invited to read as part of … Continue reading →

Consider this an open thread.

I read aloud a short story for Podcastle: “Hall of Mirrors” by Bruce Holland Rogers. It’s a funny piece, and only about 14 minutes long. This is the third story I’ve read for Podcastle. Previously, I’ve read “On The Banks … Continue reading →

Strange Horizons is an online magazine that publishes short stories, poetry, art, and articles. Part of their mission is to increase diversity in the publishing sphere, which includes getting work out there by women, people of color, and people on … Continue reading →

I think this speaks for itself. Note: I have replaced the YouTube version with the version from NBC’s website.

In the history of publishing, it hasn’t been uncommon for publishers to take books about black characters and white-wash them by depicting the characters on the covers as white. The example I was most familiar with as a kid was … Continue reading →