Day: July 1, 2019

“Competitive Wokeness” and Taylor Swift

Didn’t quite get it when I saw this Onion tweet: But a conservative from the The Atlantic clarifies that “Taylor Swift Succumbs to Competitive Wokeness” (Oct 11, 2018). There he explains: “I get the sense that the most aggressively “woke” young people are precisely those who find themselves in the most fiercely competitive environments. Status…

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The New and the Old – China Channel

The New and the Old – China Channel A tale of crime and punishment from Shen Congwen – translated by Jeffrey Kinkley During a year in the reign of the Guangxu Emperor, 1875– 1908…. Horses were being raced in this little county town, across parade grounds drenched by the sun in shimmering yellow. Meanwhile men…

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