Texas researchers Maria Elena Bottazzi and Peter Hotez led development of the Cobervax patent-free Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo: Texas Medical Center) “We’re not trying to make money. We just want to see people get vaccinated.” BRETT WILKINS December 30, 2021 (CommonDreams.org) A small team of Texas researchers is being hailed for developing… Continue reading
The Boys on the Bus Timothy Crouse, Hunter S. Thompson (Foreword by) Cheap booze. Flying fleshpots. Lack of sleep. Endless spin. Lying pols. Just a few of the snares lying in wait for the reporters who covered the 1972 presidential election. Traveling with the press pack from the June primaries to the… Continue reading
In “The Dawn of Everything,” the anthropologist David Graeber and the archaeologist David Wengrow aim to rewrite the story of our shared past — and future. By Jennifer Schuessler Published Oct. 31, 2021 Updated Nov. 3, 2021 (NYTimes.com) One August night in 2020, David Graeber — the anthropologist and anarchist activist who became… Continue reading
San Francisco Public Library A partnership with SF Neon and Tenderloin Museum An exploration of matchbooks and neon sign design and typography that is a time-travel journey to the mid-century nightlife of San Francisco. Vintage matchbook covers and historic neon signs are a fascinating synecdoche of the small businesses they… Continue reading
Tenderloin Museum Tenderloin Museum presents a virtual celebration of The Blue Lamp, a long gone but beloved working class bar and storied local music venue on the northern border of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Inspired by the recent publication of “The Hard Crowd”–Kushner’s evocative essay that remembers the Blue Lamp… Continue reading
She’s not on the ballot until 2023—but candidates and ballot measures will test whether the voters think Breed is leading the city in the right direction. By TIM REDMOND DECEMBER 28, 2021 (48hills.org) Mayor London Breed won’t face the voters until 2023—but the politics of the next six months will… Continue reading
Sending Renay Davis and Jackie Barshak healing thoughts. Both women are battling cancer. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. 2 Events – NOT back posting on a regular basis Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event… Continue reading
This whole Tenderloin ‘crackdown’ is going to be used by the mayor and her allies to attack DA Chesa Boudin. ByTIM REDMOND DECEMBER 26, 2021 (48hills.org) There’s a political element of Mayor London Breed’s new plan for the Tenderloin that I’m not sure any of the progressive supes were thinking… Continue reading
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litxlit Desmond Tutu, Chairman of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, his thoughts on forgiveness and its effect on the victim and the perpetrator. A moving, yet optimistic discussion. Visit the PBS archives to see the complete show and more of Bill Moyers. http://www.pbs.org/moyers American Doctors’ Charity Saves Lives Around the World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS05uK… You… Continue reading
