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The other day while listening to one of Pandora s alternative stations, a curator came on between songs to announce to the listeners that he doesn t like the genre s whiteness. So, he s going to bump white artists from his songlists in favor of artists of color.
But I date myself. My mosh pit would smell like Aspercreme. Alternative, decades ago, had a workable definition: it was rock you didn t hear on Top 40 commercial radio. Its relative, indie, meant a small record company not owned by one of the giant labels.
But vinyl gave way to CDs, which in turn gave way to a controlled stream of digital music. As a graying Gen X er, I wonder how many music fans in their 30 s own a single CD. Records, maybe, for the retro appeal.
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Southbound, Anjali Enjetiâs collection of essays on identity, race and Southern politics, the author poses one simple but thorny question that looms like a ghost over much of the work: âWho am I?â
For Enjeti, a Southern writer who inherited an ethnic and racial heritage that spans three continents, the answer is not so simple. âI am a woman of color,â she writes. âI am brown. Mixed race. Indian, Austrian, Puerto Rican. I represent multiple souths â South Asia, southern India, and the Deep South in the United States. I am an immigrantâs daughter.â
Meet the Women Creating a More Egalitarian Future in Running Five individuals, duos, and groups of women spanning the globe fighting for a new era in running defined by equality, belonging, and empowerment. Molly Hanson March 17th, 2021
To say that women have historically fought an uphill battle for equal opportunity and recognition in the world of running is an understatement. It wasn’t until 1960 that women runners were allowed to race further than 200 meters. That year, the 800 meters was reintroduced, after being scratched for 32 years following its inclusion in the 1928 Olympic schedule, where the women runners were deemed too taxed from the effort.
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1. Introduction: Name, Rank, Serial Number
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is John Derbyshire. I am a freelance writer.
When I tell people that, quite a common response is: Yes, but what do you do for a
living? Incredible to report, this
is my living, and has been for the past twelve years. I have published four books and a CD, and self-published a fifth book. I have written a vast amount of fugitive journalism of the lower sort opinionating, book reviews, travel diaries all of which can be found on my website, johnderbyshire.com.
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