It was the most successful form of colonialism: the colonized mind identified completely with the colonizer. The Javanese had held out for centuries, but finally they had lost. Their idea of there being many paths to God, none better than the other, had broken under the weight of the orthodox Arab injunction about the one [...]
[16 Nov 2009]
I use “black” and refer to blackness and black culture in a variety of ways in this post. In some contexts, I mean “descended from Africans and living in the United States.” In others I mean “descended from Africans enslaved in the United States.” I tried to be clear, but sometimes that just isn’t enough. [...]
[8 Jan 2009]
Remember that conversation we had about ten years ago — you know, the one in your grandmother’s kitchen? I think you were seven or eight at the time. I had just graduated from college. My dad (your mom’s first cousin) was there too. I don’t remember why the subject came up. But I do remember [...]
[6 Nov 2008]
… it looks like Barack Obama will be our next president. I have no words. Okay, I have a few, but I will save them for later when I can string them together coherently.
[4 Nov 2008]
He didn’t . By this time tomorrow, polls all along the east coast will be open and ready for citizens to cast their ballots. Roughly twelve hours later, we’ll start to get the nation’s first results in an election that is, for many reasons (starting with how f*ckin’ long ago the campaigning started), historic. Most [...]
[3 Nov 2008]
Via Michelle: Matt Haughey tells the world what he wants in a political candidate. I’ve been thinking lately about a dream candidate for my nerd habits, my nerdy business, and the way I live my nerdy life. Regardless of party affiliation, if you’re running for an office from as small as city council all the [...]
[22 Oct 2008]
You may have seen it in my Flickr stream a few weeks ago. I decided to post the Adobe Illustrator CS3 file for download so you can print or modify your own Palin posters.
[22 Sep 2008]
I’ve been thinking about pervasive technology, society, macroeconomics, the Internet, control, our environment, our mass delusions surrounding privacy, and the efficacy of voting this morning. They’re seemingly unconnected, and yet very connected. I like to think that I am an above-average user of technology by American standards. And yet, if I am overwhelmed by the [...]
[1 Aug 2008]