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December 3, 2019

REVIEW: The true genius of ‘Queen & Slim’ is in the journey, not the destination (SPOILERS)

Cortney Wills The Grio

Queen & Slim is all of us in a time of crisis. Their crisis was evident; on the run from the law. Our crisis is the reality of what it means to be Black in America today.

December 2, 2019

Food Waste Is a Huge Environmental Problem. Here Are 5 Ways to Reduce Yours

Jamie Ducharme Time.com

Plan your grocery list, avoiding impulse buying or stocking up so much that you can’t use the food by the time it’s going to go bad.

Food waste is a global problem, but the U.S. is a major offender, wasting up to 40% of its food supply each year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

December 1, 2019

HBO’s Watchmen Changed Comic Canon Without Changing Anything: The ‘True’ Origin Story of Hooded Justice

Susana Polo Polygon

“This Extraordinary Being” reveals that the show's America’s first costumed crime fighter was William Reeves, the childhood survivor of the destruction of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Black Wall Street, and a queer black man.

November 29, 2019

The Father of Our Country

Kim Roberts Southern Review

With tongue in cheek, Kim Roberts explores the patriarchal origins of our Thanksgiving holiday.

November 28, 2019

Suspicious: A Biography of Master Spy Richard Sorge

Tariq Ali London Review Of Books

Unlike Kim Philby, Cold War-era Soviet master spy Richard Sorge is not yet the subject of multiple novels, profiles and transatlantic espionage dramas. He, his exploits and his tragic end at the hands of Japanese militarism should be better known.

November 27, 2019

Message from Portside Moderators - In Times That Try Our Souls, Asking for Your Help

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The times are testing whether democracy and the rule of law, which are under the most ferocious, and sustained assault, will survive. We ask readers for their support once a year. If you like what we do, this is the time to support Portside.

November 27, 2019

Message from Portside Moderators - In Times That Try Our Souls, Asking for Your Help

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November 27, 2019

Vote First or Die

Shehryar Fazli Los Angeles Review of Books

The first-in-the-nation primary, in New Hampshire, looks to many like a quaint relic from a far different USA and a far different time. This book offers a tour of that primary's history and looks at why it endures.

November 26, 2019

Here and there, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood captures the radical kindness of Mr. Rogers

A.A. Dowd AV Club

Rogers promoted values all but absent from the landscape of television and public discourse: compassion, patience, emotional honesty, a commitment to never talking down to children or minimizing their feelings.

November 25, 2019

Harvesting rice in Maine waters is a slow, sticky job, and it’s reconnecting Native peoples with a traditional source of nourishment.

Amber Kapiloff Down East

Gedakina is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that works with Native American communities on a range of causes, from promoting literacy to restoring ancestral food systems, including the wild rice harvest.