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So, my good friend Suzanne and I have a practice of emailing one another pictures of our coffee cups. Commonly, though, mine is my own coffee that I bring from home [a nice blend of Whole Foods beans] and then placed in my Starbucks cup. Today, while we all recovered from our various ailments [mostly caused by red wine], I wanted to share one of my favorite pictures that Suzanne sent my way!
My cuppa joe was had at a north-side mexican joint here in Chicago where I enjoyed fabulous company and beautiful food, and it appears as though their cup was enjoyed at Peets’ coffee–either in Lincoln Park or Evanston?!
Thanks Soozer! I love you and Touka!
I’ve just read another Utne article regarding the film: Juno. This followed my reading of my facebook notes whereby I learned that a colleague-friend of mine is pregnant. My friend, Brandee, is pursuing doctoral work at Drew and has exercised the politics of choice and life! I salute you Brandee for walking a path that is life-giving, critical and political! I wonder what this pregnancy means for our collaborative work that we’ll pursue!
The politics of life certainly outweigh the tragedies that our “democratic” politics create. In fact, I told Brandee that I look forward to teaching my little niece/nephew all of life’s lessons!
My best to Brandee AND the film: Juno!
Why I Hope Juno Doesn’t Win an OscarActress Ellen Page and screenwriter Diablo Cody have earned those bald gold men. But come Sunday, I don’t want to see them stumbling up the Kodak Theater’s stage. Because then we’ll be subjected to another torrent of outmoded feminist screeds attacking the movie’s irresponsible glamorization of the choice not to have an abortion.
In a world where culture is “threatened” by the opposing politics of the 1st world, there is another struggle: cultural history. Here, Utne magazine posits a critical response to an audience [largely U.S. and "white" Americans] who has NO idea what it means to have a cultural memory or cultural history.
The cultural history of Brazil is in danger. In this video, Elizabeth Dwoskin, author of “Slave Songs in Brazil” from the Mar.-Apr. issue of Utne Reader, talks about the Griô Action program and defenders of Brazil’s traditions.
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