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More From Moore
Read more: More From MooreI can appreciate that Natalie Moore was able to watch both Prada movies with her mother but question the relevance of her most recent column. The sequel might have coincided as Moore suggests with a new Media Insight Project report, but it offers less about the future of media in the United States than she suggests. Rather, the movie relegates journalism, “Capital J” or not, to the setting for a continuing story that was started in the first movie. Corporate raiders might appear in the second to dismantle legacy publications, but the “page views” emphasis for example predates Andy’s return…
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The First Thing We Do
Read more: The First Thing We DoI admire Zindy Marquez’s courage in confronting those of us who are retreating from “sustained advocacy, policy reform, civic engagement[,] and long-term commitments” to “racial…
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Frenemies and Families
Read more: Frenemies and FamiliesAmong Friends by Hal Ebbott is a flawed yet perhaps fascinating novel ostensibly about college friends Emerson and Amos. Emerson, who introduces Amos to his…
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world I do think it’s not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.”
–Nikki Giovanni