The Unreliable Narrator
A version of the boy who cried wolf, here now are the consequences of government lies.
tv
Unlike Recent Depictions Of Fascism, David Simon’s Plot Against America Refuses To Sanitize Or Glorify Hatred
AV Club
The goal of The Plot Against America isn’t to overwhelm audience members with suffering, or to shock us into action; instead, its aim is to remind us of our shared humanity and how essential it is for us to be vigilant against hatred of all kinds.
film
Want to Understand How a Pandemic Upends Everyday Life? The Movies Can Tell You
Los Angeles Times
The 1938 Oscar-winning “That Mothers Might Live,” about the groundbreaking work a 19th century hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis, explains how this man of science saved millions of lives, through the simple suggestion: wash your hands!
food
Growers of New, Pricey Strawberry Are Selling a Sweeter Experience
NPR
The "new" strawberry has twice as much sugar content compared to the average American variety; it's bigger, and has an airier texture and unexposed seeds. Although it thrives in the mountains of Japan, a New Jersey farm is now growing it here.
books
Her Struggle
Book Forum
Hilary Mantel concludes her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, preceded by Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies , brilliantly and exhaustively charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of Henry V!!!
books
The 99 Percent Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism
Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
Despite some weaknesses, this books offers a useful addition to the widespread and ongoing conversations about what democratic socialism means today.
food
Diet Review: Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Intermittent fasting, used for weight loss, means fasting on alternate days, whole days with a specific frequency per week, or during a set time frame. Although effective in animal studies, evidence in human studies is less convincing.
tv
Lena Waithe’s Search For An “Authentic” Black Experience Muddles Her Twenties
AV Club
Twenties has a lot of potential, thanks in part to its diverse group of Black women. The stories are significant, addressing sexuality, racism, colorism, sexism, workplace drama, and ultimately, Black hope. But representation alone isn’t enough.
poetry
Tracking the Enemy
Sidewalk NDN
“Donated clothes” from California, the woman who sewed meets the wearer, “a Bosnian woman/Hiding in London”—the global coincidence that inspires “Tracking the enemy.”
film
Ken Loach Grinds Another Honest Man Under the Cruel Gears of Society in 'Sorry We Missed You'
AV Club
“You don’t work for us, you work with us.” That’s the pitch the boss makes for the exciting new job opportunity he dangles in the opening scene of 'Sorry We Missed You', Ken Loach’s latest lament for the downtrodden.
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