December 2011
12 posts
“Wait — poor black kids should learn how to read? Get the eff out of here! Where...”
– Elon James White at The Root responds to the Forbes “If I Were a Poor Black Kid” essay. (via washingtonpoststyle)
“I thought, on the train, how utterly we have forsaken the Earth, in the sense of...”
– Wallace Stevens, in a 1904 note. (via washingtonpoststyle)
“The turtle, meanwhile, is uniquely ill-equipped for a daring escape. Though...”
– Eastern Box Turtle Escapes from the Inwood Nature Center and no one cares!
(Not Possible in) Two Days in Seattle
A friend asked for my recommendation for two days in Seattle. I spent a summer there interning at Experience Music Project as a grad student. My friend Heather was with me; she interned at Wing Luke Asian Museum. Our combined list of what to try to do is sort of so amazing that I want to share it here!
First, my email:
Rosie, your “two days in Seattle” challenge has got my...