Before I Was a Gazan
Voices in the Air
The poet Naomi Shihab Nye expresses a child’s sense of helplessness, trapped by politics and war.
film
“Killers of the Flower Moon” a Slow, Staggering American Conspiracy
The Atlantic
Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of David Grann’s best-selling Killers of the Flower Moon explores the rot beneath the myth of American exceptionalism.
tv
Mike Flanagan’s the Fall of the House of Usher Is Bingeable Halloween Viewing
Jacobin
Netflix’s resident horror auteur is back with his take on Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. You’ll have a good time — even if some of the nods to “sociopolitical relevance” might send your eyes rolling.
food
California Bans ‘Toxic Chemicals in Our Food Supply,’ Including an Ingredient in Marshmallow Peeps Linked to Cancer
Fortune
Governor Newsom has signed several bills into law, including a sweeping mandate requiring large businesses to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions. Newsom has until Oct. 14 to act on legislation that lawmakers sent to his desk.
books
The Many Worlds of American Communism
Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
This new study of the Communist Party USA, says, reviewer Wendland-Liu, "is at its best in its detailed treatment of political debates and the labor histories of the formative period and the popular front period."
food
The 10th-Century Master Chef Who Wrote Food Poetry
Atlas Obscura
Kushajim's verses offer a glimpse into the good life during the Islamic Golden Age.
tv
The Actors Strike Negotiations Have Broken Down
Vox
The two big sticking points between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, explained.
books
How Cities Can Transform Democracy
LSE Review of Books
This study of "of the political meaning of the city under global urbanisation," writes reviewer Cator, is particularly timely "in light of ongoing global housing struggles and a widespread surge in the cost of living."
film
‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Proves the Power of Poetry
Vox
Nikki Giovanni is one of America’s most acclaimed poets and a well-known voice of the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Black Lives Matter movements. A powerful writer and trailblazing activist, Giovanni’s words have inspired the masses for decades.
food
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Modern Farmer
A short guide to commonly diluted, adulterated and/or fraudulent foods.
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