The Show Must Go On: 15 Good News Stories About Drag Queens

This year, a number of states across the country introduced (and, unfortunately, passed) bills that would criminalize drag performances for children under 18.  While these bills are deeply troubling on a number of fronts, including their threat to free speech, the goal of lawmakers who introduce and enact these bills is to criminalize queer and…

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Patterns of Extraction

Jan 22, 2023— “A new series of aerial images from photographer Edward Burtynsky reveals sites of displacement, erasure, and extractionall, at first glance, sublimeacross five African countries. From the breathtaking expanse of the Sishen Iron Ore Mine to the controlled might of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a story of reshaped and redefined landscapes emerges.…

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Good News in History, January 22

92 years ago today, Clyde McCoy the jazz trumpeter recorded Sugar Blues for Colombia Records. The song was originally written in 1919 by Clarence Williams with words by Lucy Fletcher, but the wah-wah trumpet clams that Clyde applied made it practically his theme song. The single recorded on that day would sell 14 million copies worldwide. LISTEN…

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Ancient Cave Markings Finally Decoded By Amateur Scientist–A Calendar of When Animals Mated 20,000 Years Ago

Released by UCL – Credit M. Berenguer An amateur scientist has decoded the meaning of cave markings used in Ice Age drawings—a communication system of early ‘writing’ dating back 14,000 years earlier than any previously known. Ice Age hunter-gatherers were using mysterious markings alongside their drawings of animal prey to store and communicate “sophisticated” information…

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Good News in History, January 21

88 years ago today, The Wilderness Society was formed by an “organization of spirited people who will fight for the freedom and preservation of the wilderness.” Fast forward to modern times and the society has successfully aided in the establishment of 111 million acres of wilderness in 44 states. READ about their early years… (1935) The founders…

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