Stanford study: young ppl write more than previous generations, social tech spurs literacy revolution http://bit.ly/jWVDf (RT @barrywellman) # Two pastors discuss merging their black & white churches in Louisville – NPR http://ow.ly/nerw (via @praxishabitus) # Excellent essay on Sen. Kennedy, sin, & redemption by @TenuredRadical. She is one of the best academic bloggers around. http://bit.ly/3fqwK [...]
Also tagged immigration, literacy, religion, Senator KennedyRT @digiphile: 46 years ago today, MLK shared his dream from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial: http://bit.ly/1adE48 | “Free at last” # Seriously, these guys have no shame. Mike Huckabee : “Kennedy Would Have Been Urged To Die Earlier Under ObamaCare http://bit.ly/2TFAUk # Good preview of La Vuelta A Espana (Tour of Spain) from [...]
Also tagged Chris McCandless, cycling, Krakauer, MLK, New Orleans, wingnutsRT @PIH_org: How Mountains Beyond Mountains and Paul Farmer led Tracy Kidder to write Strength in What Remains: http://bit.ly/obPUl # Absolutely wonderful book. RT @PIH_org: New edition of Mountains Beyond Mountains published today! w/ updated epilogue http://bit.ly/ob8V9 # RT @mtrobinson: RT @HopkinsCHDS: Unsafe urban neighborhoods linked to teen weight http://bit.ly/KAZXQ #sociotweet # Most takes on [...]
Also tagged health, neighborhoods, Paul Farmer, Ted Kennedy, Tracy Kidder, violence* Was in the jury pool for a high-profile trial, but got excused because I can’t be here for all of it. Here it is: http://tinyurl.com/pp7eyx * Good Atlantic article on evaluating the performance of CEOs. A handful of sociological studies are cited. http://tinyurl.com/qtgz9u * Shane McGowan has new teeth! http://tinyurl.com/pghzhb (Via Erin P.) * [...]
Also tagged corporations, Gladwell, jury duty, music, sports, twitterI used to post news stories with commentary on a regular basis, but lately I’ve been too busy for that. I’m going to try using Delicious to post the daily news stories that I find interesting. Let me know if dig it. These are my links for January 2nd: As if Things Weren’t Bad Enough, [...]
Also tagged future of US, globalization, Iceland, Iraq war, politics, social change, Southern strategy, violenceLance McAlister is the most popular sports radio talk show host in Cincinnati. We’re similar in many ways. We’re both white guys from the Cincinnati area who grew up cheering for the Reds and Bengals; we both called Bob Trumpy’s radio show as kids. I considered going into journalism, Lance had made a career of [...]
Also tagged Cincinnati, colorblind racism, Lance McAlister, sportsOnce again, I wasn’t sure if I’d clicked on a mainstream media outlet or The Onion. From ESPN: The NFL has hired experts to study game footage to determine whether players are displaying street-gang hand signals as part of their on-field celebrations, the Los Angeles Times reports. “There have been some suspected things we’ve seen,” [...]
Also tagged absurdity, football, sportsNo energy to write today, so here is a batch o’ good reads for a lazy Sunday: – In the cover story of today’s NYT Magazine, Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here; The Other Side of the River), one of those rare journalists who writes like a sociologist, investigates a relatively new program that [...]
Also tagged class, Clinton, gang violence, health inequality, media, ObamaAs Joe Feagin notes, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was correct in his descriptions of racism and racial inequality on the Bill Moyers show. Wright’s appearance on the Moyers show (I didn’t see it, but scanned the transcript) appeared to be a mostly positive development, a way to further national discussions of race by explaining his ministry [...]
Also tagged Obama, politics, Rev. Wright, sociologyHere is a roundup of topics I was hoping to get to individually this week, but just have not found the time. – Tomorrow morning, I will participate in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, the “International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence.” I am marching with a couple other faculty [...]
Also tagged Akron, basketball, Highland Square, museums, Obama, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes