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Road Trips, My Brother's Laugh, and Other Things I Miss
Last Monday night, I found myself swiveling in my chair, laughing with a high school friend who now lives in South Korea. Our unplanned pre-dinner Zoom call had gone on for nearly an hour, in which we joked and pondered about boys, friends, memories.
I realise we hadn't laughed together since I saw her over a year ago. We describe how silly that with all this distance, we were only an hour apart. "I hate timezones," I laugh. "It's crazy," she replies. I tell her I don't miss high school. She tells me she doesn't, either.
Cancel Culture, and a Study on Unforgiveness
On July 7th 2020, Harper's Magazine published a piece titled, A Letter on Justice and Open Debate. The letter, signed by literary giants like Malcolm Gladwell and J. K. Rowling, speaks out against public shaming and, as we call it, cancel culture.
This was published following the momentum of Rowling being 'cancelled' for her anti-trans beliefs. But aside from that — since I'm not here to talk about her — I thought long and hard upon reading this letter. It writes against the "intolerance of opposing views..."
"The democratic inclusion we want," it states early in the text, "can be achieved only if we speak out against the intolerant climate that has set in on all sides."
We pause right here. As an active citizen of Twitter, I'm no stranger to this climate they speak of — and I can testify that cancel culture, albeit debated, is alive and well.
But what is it?
How to be a Morning Person (+ New Wall Art!)
This post is created in collaboration with Photowall
There is a window by my bed that stays open overnight, so when sunrise comes and the sky wakes up, I eventually do too. As light pours into the bedroom, I walk, half-asleep, to quickly turn the heater off. Then I climb back to bed, check my phone for the time and weather, and reply to texts, which would later in the day be met with a typical: "Why were you up so early??"
Good morning to you all. (Or noon? Evening? Is time still arbitrary?) Two things on our agenda today, friends. First, to share with you some advice on being a morning person. Second, to tell you about this new canvas print on my wall that I am head over heels in love with. (Hang 'til the end for a discount code!)
Good morning to you all. (Or noon? Evening? Is time still arbitrary?) Two things on our agenda today, friends. First, to share with you some advice on being a morning person. Second, to tell you about this new canvas print on my wall that I am head over heels in love with. (Hang 'til the end for a discount code!)
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