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In this long battle, a battle by no means finished, the unforeseeable effects of which will be felt by many future generations, the white man’s motive was the protection of his identity; the black man was motivated by the need to establish an identity. And despite the terrorization which the Negro in America endured and endures sporadically until t
... See moreJames Baldwin • Notes of a Native Son
He conducts an ongoing interrogation about what it all means. What’s black culture? What’s hip-hop? What are the responsibilities of a society and the people in it? And his inquiry isn’t bloodlessly academic, either; there’s something very consequential about his approach.
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson • Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
The death of the public intellectual
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how Blackness is selectively celebrated (and contained) within the white imagination.
Ruha Benjamin • Imagination: A Manifesto (A Norton Short)
‘He made every sentence electric’: Martin Amis remembered by Tina Brown, his old friend and devoted editor
theguardian.comConsider the Lobster
An exploration of the annual Maine Lobster Festival, its history, cultural significance, and the strange paradox of lobster being considered a high-class delicacy despite its lowly origins.
columbia.eduThe Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
This document explores the effects of mechanical reproduction on art, discussing the change in perception, the relationship between mass and art, and the influence of technology and politics.
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