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Over the weekend, many noted the irony that as recently as 2015, Yale was the site of a struggle session in which senior Jerelyn Luther was seen shrieking at residential college head Nicholas Christakis because his wife Erika, who held the same position, had circulated an email gently suggesting that it wasn’t necessary for Yale to censor Halloween costumes. “Have we lost faith in young people's capacity—in your capacity—to exercise self-censure, through social norming, and also in your capacity to ignore or reject things that trouble you?

I’m starting the year with pickles, more specifically achar, a condiment that would be familiar to anyone living in Singapore. While achar is a catch-all term for pickles in India, the image that springs to mind for most Singaporeans is specific: an over-the-top, sunset-yellow pickle laced with chillies, turmeric, and crushed peanuts. Ordinary vegetables are transformed into something grand; the word ‘pickle’ does not do it justice. Those of Peranakan descent might have memories of them being made and served out of kamchengs (brightly coloured and lidded pots fashioned out of porcelain).

In 2023 Activist Explorer goes on some actual exploratory journeys. Rainwood House movement mystery novels. The current journey follows my preparing and publishing the new revised edition of Rainwood House Sings, Book 1 of my Movement Mystery trilogy. The posts focus on the journey, with excerpts and art along the way. EDL (Estimated Launch Day): Labor Day, September 4, 2023 Activist Emotional Landscape. A meandering journey focused on the emotional delights, dilemmas, dangers, and struggles of being an activist.

Thanks for checking out Nuclear Meltdown. If you’d like to live rent free in your parents house, subscribe! (Also subscribe if that sounds terrible.) The basic underlying argument of this blog is that big, intergenerational family communities are a good thing. “It takes a village…” is not just some idle platitude, but rather a description of the way most people in history have lived. And it’s not just about raising a child.

Hi everyone, I was very proud to celebrate the release of my fourth book yesterday. En finir avec la productivité can now be bought in book shops everywhere in France (and online elsewhere)! As it is only available in French, I want to translate a few passages in English in the Laetitia@Work newsletter. Adam Smith is the 18th-century Scottish philosopher generally regarded as the first economist. He had a huge blind spot that shaped economics for centuries to come in a way that devalues women’s contribution systematically.

Protein is an essential part of the human body.  No matter whether you prefer to get yours from animal or plant-based protein sources, your body needs all 9 essential amino acids in order to function properly.  What are the 9 essential amino acids and how do you get them?  Let’s take a closer look at proteins and amino acids and the best foods for getting all 9 EAAs in every bite.

Here is a special midweek newsletter. Something a little different from my previous newsletters because this one comes in the structure of a recipe. Today, we travel in the form of food. One of the most popular dishes from the Philippines is adobo, and Abi Balingit aka as “duskykitchen” on Instagram, has put a Filipino twist on a classic American treat— Chocolate chip cookies! She shares this exciting twist in her new cookbook called “Mayumu.

March 13th, 2021 When I was in high school, I remember taking baon (leftovers) from home to school in a glass. During lunch, I'd use the teacher's microwave to heat my food, because who wants to eat cold food? I chose to bring adobong pusit, the squid stewed in soy sauce and vinegar, a common dish among Filipinos. The squid was a unique black and purple, its tiny tentacles visibly glistening and swimming in the sauce and along with slices of tomato.

I never say “never,” and I never say “always.” — Grace Kelly Born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Grace was the third of four children to John B. Kelly Sr., a successful businessman and Olympic gold medal-winning rower, and Margaret Katherine Majer, a former model and fashion designer. Grace was of Irish descent through her paternal side: her paternal grandfather, John Peter Kelly, was born in Drimurla, County Mayo, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States in the late 19th century.