All posts filed under: Weekly Reader

An occasional series of posts with links and short descriptions to books and articles of interest.

Weekly Reader: Godzilla vs. Kong…a scientist picks the winner

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A functional morphologist and monster movie fan uses her science smarts to pick a winner. Plus other marvelous stuff.

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Stop the war ON government and begin to fight FOR government. And yes, my Southern accent is also returning.

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The first Native American Interior Secretary, media bias, a rejuvenated Penn Station, and inspiration from Dolly (again).

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Timothy Snyder and Lewis Lapham on the response to tyranny and the hard labor of democracy.

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Hate language in government documents; framing as if the murder victim is on trial; faux outrage: words matter.

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Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Dolly Parton: both global yet grounded in place.

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Denmark is fairer and doing better. Don’t listen to Republicans after Trump. Tombstone Every Mile is great country.

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Doing the hard work for the common good by fighting voter suppression, eschewing false patriotism, and reclaiming lost histories.

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Links to 13 articles from the impeachment to people who coronasplain to Mission Control’s restoration.

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Appreciations for Hank Aaron, John Chaney, Barbara Erickson, Cloris Leachman, and Cicely Tyson. RIP.