The Defiantly Everyday Drawings of Fatima Meer

The South African writer, academic, and activist Fatima Meer was a busy woman. While still in high school, in the nineteen-forties, she established the Student Passive Resistance Committee, in response to apartheid laws restricting Indian land rights, and gave speeches at anti-apartheid rallies. She went on to be involved in the founding of several more…

By JohnValbyNation October 24, 2019 0

Classic First-Date Questions Updated for the End Times

Thinking of conversation starters for a first date can be nerve-racking, but, with Earth’s climate-change-induced apocalypse imminent, there are more options than ever before. What do you do for fun . . . when you’re not panicking about breaking-news notifications? What’s your go-to cocktail . . . to drink when it’s a hundred and forty-seven degrees out? Are you more introverted…

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Should We Pay to Enter Bookstores?

While browsing a table of new books at the Strand and spotting one that I wanted to buy, I experienced a common, modern-day itch: Do I purchase the book there and then from the Strand without pause, thus supporting bookstores, publishers, authors, and everything that I believe in? Or do I drive myself crazy by…

By JohnValbyNation October 24, 2019 0

Marta and Pedros win FIFA Best awards

The Brazilian picked up the Women’s Player prize at the FIFA Best awards, while the Lyon boss was also among the winners. Marta picked up the Women’s Player prize at the FIFA Best Awards, while Lyon’s triumph in the Women’s Champions League was also recognised. Reflecting Real Madrid’s dominance in the men’s equivalent, Lyon –…

By JohnValbyNation October 24, 2019 0