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We Really Need to Talk About the Black Stories Being Co-Authored by White Writers

Politics

Books

History

Rhetoric

We Really Need to Talk About the Black Stories Being Co-Authored by White Writers

The publishing industry isn't hiring Black writers for works we are uniquely qualified for. White writers coast on proximity to gatekeepers over competency and expertise.

Jun 5, 2026

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15 min read

Broken Fish and Bad Vibes at Brooklyn's New Pies 'n' Thighs

Restaurants

Dining

Broken Fish and Bad Vibes at Brooklyn's New Pies 'n' Thighs

Black food is a part of Black American Southern hospitality, and both require cultural competency. That's hard to fake, and apparently harder to teach.

May 8, 2026

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11 min read

Lessons From Germany: On Culture, Craft, and Winemaking as Narrator

Travel

Art

History

Wine

Lessons From Germany: On Culture, Craft, and Winemaking as Narrator

From Mainz in the south to Berlin in the north, the landscape offers an ongoing study of terrain as identity.

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

Hot Like Fire! Racing to Win. And Who Gets to Frame the Story of Modern Caribbean Dining?

Restaurants

Politics

Hot Like Fire! Racing to Win. And Who Gets to Frame the Story of Modern Caribbean Dining?

Started from the bottom, but still first up in here.

Apr 14, 2026

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7 min read

So, Lego Animations > Press Briefings, Do I Have That Right?

Politics

Rhetoric

So, Lego Animations > Press Briefings, Do I Have That Right?

The theater of war has an AI-generated back beat.

Apr 7, 2026

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9 min read

Media

Rhetoric

Of Individual and Corporate Blaccents

As Dionne Farris once sang, 'I know what you're doing. Yeah.'

Apr 1, 2026

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14 min read