Not only were kids reading 700 and 800-page Harry Potter books in a single day, they were writing, without AI, fan-fiction that frequently surpassed the length of those books. The fact that people can no longer believe this happened only shows how steep our decline has been.
I ain’t voting for nobody who tells me I need to start eating liver and Ramen noodles and start using public transportation, while they’re eating filet mignon and driving a Bentley.
You REDUCE crime by eliminating POVERTY. The reason so called nice neighborhoods have lower crime rates is because people’s basic needs are being met. It is not because of police, alarm systems, or neighborhood associations. Poverty creates crime.
my favorite thing about any retelling of the orpheus & eurydice story is how they convey in the staging the power of orpheus’ music, and this moment from hadestown has to be my favorite. the heavens literally BREAK OPEN
Ms Rachel said, “Black boys deserve to live” and people are acting like she said something controversial.
CHILDREN LIVING SHOULD BE THE DEFAULT STANDARD. That should never be a divisive statement.