Monday, November 28, 2016

Beyond Castro

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Fidel Castro died last week, several generations after entering Havana in the vanguard of a revolution. A decade after passing political pow...
Saturday, November 26, 2016

¡Mariposas, Presentes!

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Yesterday was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women , recognized on the anniversary of the 1960 assassination ...
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Happis, Hayes, Whatever

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My favorite librarian and I often read to each other -- mostly she to me: I talk for a living, but do not read out loud as well as she does...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Just Read

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Lifted shamelessly from Instagram. Expert guidance on this topic from my favorite librarian: BBW MaxGuide . Civil-rights leader and U.S....
Thursday, November 17, 2016

Still a Small World

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Circles of Learning from ACTFL by way of my Small World page. A decade or so after revising our general-education requirements in a wa...
Saturday, November 12, 2016

Carbon Upcycling

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Industrial leaf prototype. Image: University of Illinois Chicago via TakePart From a team of researchers at the University of Illinois-C...
Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Border IRL

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The border between the U.S. and Mexico has loomed large in the twisted political season of 2016 -- larger than life, in fact. Much opining, ...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Eagle and Condor

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Image: Lakota Country Times NPR begins a story with the phrase "a pipeline about to be built," in effect conceding defeat for...
Monday, October 24, 2016

Bryson's Belt

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My favorite librarian and I have a habit of reading books aloud together (mostly she to me), and one of our favorite (or favourite) authors ...
Monday, October 10, 2016

Los Muertos Explorations

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Image : Fact #11 of  12 Facts about El Día de Muertos  from Abuelita This year I am going to have an actual costume for Halloween (not m...