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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

My Kids Don’t Want My China. Who’s Going to Take My Stuff?

Here’s how to make downsizing actually work. By Linda Yellin Our kids don’t want keepsakes; they want experiences. But not the experience of hand-washing some dead relative’s crystal. TE

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

Check out the latest edition of the Library of Congress Magazine

LCM September/October: A Portrait of Chinese American Life Looking for a new book to add to your reading list? The Library of Magazine has you covered. Read about the Jade Snow Wong memoir and

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

Passing

Ebony magazine rolled out a quiz in April 1952 that asked, “WHICH ONE IS NEGRO? WHICH IS WHITE?” How many can you guess correctly? (Answers at the end of the blog.) From Essence.com: Passi

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  • September 29, 2021

We Tried 5 Methods for Browning Ground Beef and the Winner Is a Game-Changer

by MEGHAN SPLAWN published SEP 9, 2021 But is there a better way to brown ground beef than just dumping it into a hot skillet? We suspected so, which is why we put five popular metho

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

50 Free Apps for Apple and Android Phones

by Edward C. Baig and Ed Waldman, AARP, September 1, 2021  Apps by subject Education Food and dining Games Health and fitness Home and organization Music and entertainment Nature, science

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Venture Smith: The First Slave Narrative

September 9, 2021 by Neely Tucker (Library of Congress) Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day.

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Texas’s New Law Is The Climax Of A Record-Shattering Year For Voting Restrictions

SEP. 8, 2021, AT 6:00 AM By Nathaniel Rakich and Elena Mejía It took several months, but Texas Republicans have finally enacted their much-debated bill rolling back voting

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the edge of the Earth

Jackson Ryan Sept. 7, 2021 7:00 a.m. If the state of the planet is getting you down or you’re just terrified that ducks can now speak human words, then I advise you to stop what you’r

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Honey Chicken – STAYS CRISPY for hours!

By Nagi PUBLISHED: 21 Aug ’20 UPDATED: 19 Feb ’21 Ingredients Chicken & Marinade: 300g/ 10oz chicken thighs , skinless boneless, cut into 2.5cm/1″ pieces (Note 1) 1 tb

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  • September 17, 2021

RIP Jeanne Robertson

A nationally known humorist and motivational speaker from North Carolina passed away unexpectedly on August 24, 2021. Jeanne Robertson, 77, was the 1963 Miss North Carolina pageant winner and went

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  • September 17, 2021

An All-Black, All-Female Shakespeare Company That Is Transforming Theater

BY RADHIKA SETH September 4, 2021 Mawa Theatre Company is a Shakespeare company with a difference—the UK’s first to be comprised of Black and Black mixed race women. Founded by actors Maisey

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

They Invented the Supermodel

These ten Black women should all be household names. By Jason Campbell Aug. 21, 2021 The only way to start this story — any story, really, about the American Supermodel — is

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

The Best Anal Sex Positions for Beginner to Advanced Play

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  • September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

Secrets of People Whose Houses Smell Amazing

By Maria del Russo  Updated June 10, 2020 But the secret to a nose-friendly space isn’t to spray fragrance on top of yucky stuff: “A clean home should smell like nothing,” says

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 9, 2021

The Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal Exposes a Dangerous Fault Line in Our Democracy

BY ELLIOT ACKERMAN  AUGUST 31, 2021 2:08 PM EDT In the past eighteen months we have witnessed a politicization of the U.S. military with few precedents, from General Mark Milley ma

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NY Times

  • Late Night Isn’t Buying Trump’s New ‘Skirmish’ in Iran
  • Hantavirus Patients Land in Amsterdam With More Cruise Ship Evacuations Planned
  • 5 Takeaways From the Last Televised California Governor Debate
  • Trump Keeps Saying He Wants to Leave NATO. Maybe He Already Has.
  • Starmer Braces for Local Election Losses Amid New Era of UK Politics

NPR

  • Researchers say closing a top USDA research lab will slow responses to honeybee deaths
  • Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income
  • Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it
  • Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort
  • Why PEPFAR's top scientist stepped down

The Progressive

  • Politesse for Modern Politics
  • La Follette’s Struggle to Oppose World War I
  • Healing Our Poisoned Body Politic
  • ‘Hey, That’s My Parking Place’
  • The Need for Heard Immunity (No, That’s Not a Typo)

FactCheck.org

  • Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid
  • Democratic Ad Attacks Collins on Healthcare, Iran War
  • RFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’
  • Definition of ‘86’ at the Heart of Comey Indictment
  • Providing Context for Leavitt’s Examples of ‘Violent Rhetoric’

Snopes.com

  • Did Trump arrange for teen girls to give him 'private dance,' as shown in video? What we know
  • Acting AG Todd Blanche compared voter ID to being carded at 'restaurant or club.' Here are the facts
  • Trump didn't call various public figures 'offenders of Jesus,' despite claims
  • Did Bill Barr say he regrets not prosecuting Obama? Don't be fooled
  • Did Rachel Maddow criticize Trump for ignoring Iran, then deny his 'right' to strike country in 2026?

Tradeoffs

  • Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch
  • Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
  • New York Braces for Trump's Big Medicaid Shakeup
  • Should People Who Want GLP-1s Have to Work for Them?
  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
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