Documatrix

It’s a collection of movies that in its Utopian way puts blacks, whites, Asians, Hispanics, and their various combinations on equal footing. It would be like a grown-up “Sesame Street,” except for…

A lovely blog post about the fact that we cannot ever be completely cultural literate, and we should choose now whether we are ok with that, or whether we plan to narrow our definitions of cultural…

A really great set of fake ads for the Smithsonian. Bizarrely, the Smithsonian did not love them. They should, though.

Kurt Vonnegut says things that I knew were true but didn’t know how to say.

A really interesting article on “inessential weirdness” and the work of being a coalition without alienating those who feel like aliens to us. Also, hello, class, now with extra commentary on class….

I find this presentation of an API so elegant and usable that I am seriously considering learning json just so I can do it myself.

A short article on how a very short training period can enable general healthcare professionals to perform a specific kind of depression therapy called behavioral activation.

An interesting discussion on authorial intent, politics, and literary criticism. To wit - if the author or hir politics are repugnant to you, how do you handle the text? Read the comments!

Kirbybits did an analysis of the comments she got on her posts on the Great Dickwolves Debacle. She draws a useful distinction between people who are disagreeing with her, people who are insulting…