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There Should Be a Name For: October 2014
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There Should Be a Name For. This used to be a blog about ideas and phenomena that seemed like they should have a name. Now it's a blog about that plus other thoughts. Saturday, October 11, 2014. Why Are Almost all of These Women White? C'mon, Grey Lady, get it together. It's only been a few weeks since The New York Times. Caused an uproar for publishing Alessandra Stanley's inaccurate, clueless, and offensive piece. About Shonda Rhimes and her TV creations. One of the conclusions. Which chronicles the pr...
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There Should Be a Name For: Why Are Almost all of These Women White?
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There Should Be a Name For. This used to be a blog about ideas and phenomena that seemed like they should have a name. Now it's a blog about that plus other thoughts. Saturday, October 11, 2014. Why Are Almost all of These Women White? C'mon, Grey Lady, get it together. It's only been a few weeks since The New York Times. Caused an uproar for publishing Alessandra Stanley's inaccurate, clueless, and offensive piece. About Shonda Rhimes and her TV creations. One of the conclusions. Which chronicles the pr...
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There Should Be a Name For: Looking for Lillian Randolph
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There Should Be a Name For. This used to be a blog about ideas and phenomena that seemed like they should have a name. Now it's a blog about that plus other thoughts. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Looking for Lillian Randolph. When a once-prolific actress is no longer easily found. (Credit: Ebony magazine). Tis the season for showings of It's a Wonderful Life. The Christmas classic. A few years ago, I went to one of these, at the Grand Illusion. Boys and girls and music - who needs gin? Randolph was a ra...
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There Should Be a Name For: 5 a.m. = semi-random thoughts
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There Should Be a Name For. This used to be a blog about ideas and phenomena that seemed like they should have a name. Now it's a blog about that plus other thoughts. Tuesday, November 4, 2014. 5 am = semi-random thoughts. Babies don't really have special, stay-at-home wear, do they? But do they have special, extra-laid back pajamas? Why are all my insecurities about teaching channeled through political metaphors? For instance, why do I sometimes wonder, "Am I the Jimmy Carter of teachers? Cliff Mass Wea...
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There Should Be a Name For: Throwback Thursday
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There Should Be a Name For. This used to be a blog about ideas and phenomena that seemed like they should have a name. Now it's a blog about that plus other thoughts. Thursday, September 18, 2014. Hula was my friend Jenny Gillespie's zine; this issue (#2! Is from the summer of 1996, when I was 16 and she was 15. I found this on my bookshelf and thought I'd share the back cover with you because a) it manages to celebrate a throwback while being one itself, and b) Say Anything. Cliff Mass Weather Blog.
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There Should Be a Name For: August 2014
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There Should Be a Name For. This used to be a blog about ideas and phenomena that seemed like they should have a name. Now it's a blog about that plus other thoughts. Sunday, August 31, 2014. Of the many ways we could categorize the actors and actresses who were on Family Ties. Than I have room to mention here. Here are a few profiles and highlights:. Clockwise from top left: John Randolph. The United States Steel Hour. And The Alcoa Hour. In 1991, just three years before his death from prostrate cancer.
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There Should Be a Name For: Tom and Judith and Geena and Daphne
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There Should Be a Name For. This used to be a blog about ideas and phenomena that seemed like they should have a name. Now it's a blog about that plus other thoughts. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Tom and Judith and Geena and Daphne. Despite my previous posts' focus on serious political and social issues, Family Ties. Here's Uncle Ned calling AA. More on the character of the landline phone in a later post. Tom Hanks's character also has a purple problem, or rather, the whole episode does. This happily married ...
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Map of the Future & Cloud City Sketch. | Failure to Pay
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Map of the Future and Cloud City Sketch. January 27, 2014. Map of the world in Failure to Pay: the Civilized World, Juarez district, and Gang Territory. Map I drew of the dystopian world of “Failure to Pay.” Here’s a brief description of what happened, found in Chapter 4. New York was the worst to be hit. No one wanted their refugees. California forced itself to break off from the rest of the continent in a desperate act of self defense. They were safe but starving. All the way East to the Gulf of Mexico...
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Chapter 4: Teaser Tip | Failure to Pay
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Chapter 4: Teaser Tip. January 26, 2014. Cloud City. None of the previous. Had ever been there. It was outside civilization. The rich went there to get their rocks off, but they always came back. After the collapse of the U.S. and Mexico, Texas tried to unite with what was left of Mexico. Begged, practically. They united and formed strong provinces. Eventually the federal system collapsed, and the provinces were all that was left. All the way East to the Gulf of Mexico) attempted to build elevated rails ...
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Chapter 5: One of the Clones. | Failure to Pay
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Chapter 5: One of the Clones. January 28, 2014. A short girl with brown hair and a doe-like gaze came into the bar a few of hours later. Ankara, who was looking out into the Gulf of Mexico, and didn’t notice her. When we’re all living forever and starving, but never to death because we can’t die, what will happen then? Manny came out with the young girl and introduced them. This is Ankara. Ankara, this is my. 8221; Manny rubbed her head. The girl looked annoyed. 8220;Let’s go home, Manny.”. 8220;The towe...
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