On Neologisms for "Finally Not Being Last in Line"
Birch Coffee isn't good enough?
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On The Search For The Oldest Living Thing In New York
@NotAndersonCooper Quentin Crisp was what popped out of my head, but that isn't quite snappy enough either.
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On Today Only: The Awl Is Auditioning New Commenters!
Oh and I thought you guys were doing great again when you ran The Underminer pieces, but it really was over-over after that.
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On Today Only: The Awl Is Auditioning New Commenters!
Coupe de grace asking for the hot eye candy Angry Accessibility Expert.
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On Define "Hostile Work Environment"
Wow, people will sue for just any ole little thing these days.
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On The New And Improved Thomas Jefferson, Enlightened Slave Owner
The point about slavery being an intensive training program is well taken, as well as the understating of Jefferson's relationship with Sally Heming.
But I'm left with...what's the point of the critique? It too easily becomes ad hominem without a specific argument about what the exhibition should have been. He was a slave owner who, paradoxically, wrote the Declaration of Independence, which throughout American history has been referred to by successive liberation movements. So we can find his ownership of (lots of) slaves deplorable, and we should. But an exhibition can hardly be a condemnation alone.
I don't really have an answer here, just more posing the question. Seems like Smithsonian did a pretty good job for the kids at least, and missed the mark on what they emphasized for the adults.
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On Brooklyn Is Helping You Be Terrible
Just got back from rural Brazil. We create the dumbest problems for ourselves.