8 Great Books Celebrating Black Joy
Black joy is a form of resistance. There is so much joy in being Black and this joy should be celebrated. Human beings are complex, multifaceted...
Find your perfect face mask before the rules change in the UK
TL;DR: Etsy and ASOS are stocking reusable face masks, with options available for less than £1. Face coverings must be worn by shoppers in England from...
Revisiting a Revolution of Mexican Art in America
Presented coolly enough as a reassessment of the influence Mexican artists had on North American art, I could not greet “Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American...
An American History Summer Reading List
With the hopefulness and optimism of pre-pandemic summers, I composed a summer reading booklist. Historical fiction mixed with some pastoral magic realism would be a great...
Dismantling White Supremacy in Public Libraries
Like nice white librarians, the title probably made you bristle. Knowing the swift and harsh criticism leveraged from nice white librarians when urged to read more...
Quaranzines are Popular and Libraries are Noticing
Read the thriller Lee Child calls “sensationally good.” Like Ocean’s Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland is a searing,...
How to Change Chrome’s Default Text Size
If you often have trouble comfortably reading websites in Google Chrome due to text that is too large or too small, it’s easy to change the...
John Oliver explores the murky world of coronavirus conspiracy theories
From Wayfair to 5G, conspiracy theories seem to have been more popular than ever in 2020. And as the coronavirus continues to spread in America, they...
Amazon’s Fire Sale Discounts Fire Tablets, Fire TV Boxes, and Kindles up to $50
Amazon’s first-party Fire hardware has been a godsend for people who want low-priced tech at pretty decent quality. Today the company is offering a smattering of...
Messy Room? Enable Skype’s Background Blur on Your iOS Calls
The Skype iOS app can now blur your background, just like you can on its desktop app and the Microsoft Teams app. Whenever you take a...
