Bill Cheng's Blog, page 13
February 6, 2015
Why Mindy Kaling Refuses to Talk about Race—and Why I Care So Much
Why Mindy Kaling Refuses to Talk about Race—and Why I Care So Much:
I’m also a feminist who cares about racial justice, so it’s impossible to ignore Mindy’s often defensive, flippant responses to questions about race, or her flat-out refusal to discuss how her identity impacts her character and her own career. Kaling is hardly the first South Asian in the public eye who avoids talking about race in an attempt to be “just
like the rest.” Conservatives like Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley (who,
like Kaling, tweaked their names to sound more American) have worked
very hard at constructing an identity that is explicitly not Indian.
January 31, 2015
deerheadlights:
I drew a cardinal as a gift for my mom and to...
I drew a cardinal as a gift for my mom and to add to my bird portfolio (along with all the other birds that visit my feeder). Multitasking~
January 22, 2015
January 17, 2015
January 16, 2015
danielclowes:
David Boring, signed and “defaced” by Daniel...
cdavisshannon:
Theatre seats from the 1920s. Now people may sit...
Theatre seats from the 1920s. Now people may sit down at my apartment. Except you; you’re not invited.
love an archtop semi-hollow w/ a trapeze tailpiece
January 14, 2015
theparisreview:
John Updike’s early infatuation with cartoons influenced his writing more than one...
John Updike’s early infatuation with cartoons influenced his writing more than one might think. Jeet Heer writes about Updike’s fan letters to comic artists and the bedesque, or “comic strip-influenced,” nature of his prose.
January 11, 2015
lindahall:
William King Gregory – Scientist of the Day
William...
William King Gregory – Scientist of the Day
William King Gregory, an American paleontologist, died Dec. 29, 1970, at the age of 94.
