Top Comments: More Treasures from Detroit Edition
I guess this is another promotional diary for NN 14. The Rivera Court at the Detroit Institute of Art is spectacular in itself, but the rest of the collection is every bit as excellent. You won't be...
View ArticleIAN: July 5, 2014 - Althea Gibson and Wimbledon
Happy Saturday, all. 57 years ago today, Althea Gibson became the first African-American to win the women's championship at Wimbledon. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to...
View ArticleA public apology
You might have noticed that every so often I make a few comments that call out some of the more valued members of the Kos community in a fairly out-of-character way for me. It's not "every so often;"...
View ArticleWhat I Did on My Summer Vacation, Trip 1 - the Puerto Rico Leg
Well, I promised, so I will. Thirteen days in Puerto Rico, Manhattan, Boston and Southern Maine. Just visiting friends. No scheduled activities, no conference to attend, no papers to present, just me...
View ArticleTop Comments: The Dancing Days Edition
I know. You probably expected the next installment of my analysis of Notes on Camp, or at LEAST something elaborating on something I found in my travels in June. My travels will continue in another...
View ArticleWhat I Did on My Summer Vacation, Trip 1 - New York, Boston and Maine
In my first diary I told you about the wonderful time I had with newpioneer in off-the-beaten-path Puerto Rico. Now, we'll start in the most urban place in the world, move north to a place that some...
View ArticleThis Week in Marriage Equality
It's been a busy week, with court proceedings in Colorado and Utah and anticipation of action from the Fourth Circuit with regard to the Virginia case. Â
View ArticleIAN: Saturday, July 12, 2014
Happy Saturday. I was going to stay away from the people whose birthdays were discussed in Friday's Cheers and Jeers until I realized I KNOW about one of them. So today let's celebrate the 197th...
View ArticleIAN: Saturday, July 19. 2014- Seneca Falls!
Happy Saturday. Today marks the 166th anniversary of one of the most important events in women's history in the United States. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in...
View ArticleIAN: Saturday, July 26 - A Civil Rights Event
Happy Saturday. Today marks the 66th anniversary of Harry Truman's executive order that desegregated the armed forces of the United States. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us...
View ArticleTop Comments: The Gender Identity and Male Privilege Edition
I had the introduction to a diary that continued my analysis of Susan Sontag's essay, Notes on Camp, all written, and then, on my way to the main library in downtown Los Angeles (I have a new project:...
View ArticleIAN: Saturday, August 2, 2014 - The Dog Days
Saturday, August 2. We're in the middle of a part of the summer that has been known as the Dog Days since antiquity. I'll explain why that is below. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group...
View ArticleReligious Exemptions: The First and the Fourteenth
This is the first of what I think will be three diaries that directly resulted from my experience at NN 14. Religious exemptions was identified as one of the five major post-marriage issues for the...
View ArticleTop Comments: The Notes on Camp Edition, Part 2
You may remember that I began to write about this issue at the beginning of May, and I didn't get all that far into what Susan Sontag had to say about Camp and its role in cultural history because I...
View ArticleIAN: Saturday, August 9 - This day in History
It's Saturday. Today, the 40th anniversary of something that actually started on Friday and ended on Saturday that involved the presidency. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us...
View ArticleA Credo for Progressives, from Elizabeth Warren's keynote speech at NN14
Credo. Latin for I Believe. It struck me as I was listening to Senator Warren's speech, particularly when she identified the campaigns of 2014 and 2106 as fights about values, that the litany of values...
View ArticleThis Week in Marriage Equality
Big doings this week in the Seventh Circuit. Plus, NOM's objections to marriage equality in Oregon get slapped down AGAIN, this time by the Ninth Circuit. Here's GLAAD's version of the map. As you can...
View ArticleIAN - Saturday, August 30 - Rethinking Andy Warhol
Happy Saturday. Tonight, some art for you. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as...
View ArticleThe Current Meta? Well, I Really Feel Stupid but NOT about Supporting my Friend
You mostly know that the past 20 months haven't been easy for me. I've had to make a new life for myself as a single gay man after four decades of being part of a couple, which I diairied, and,...
View ArticleWhat I learned this summer - A diary that begins with an apology for...
When I wrote my defense of commonmass, which should have been more of a defense of commonmass than it was and which should not have touched on anything else, yesterday, it was the fruit of a review of...
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