No, “local reality” is not some new social media term.
To find it, turn away from your screen.
No app for real faces, real books and real birds.
Or a real dream.
Ephraim, Autumn
Photo of Ephraim, WI by JFK
Seattle Times
- Nokia is the latest company to give raises to close gender pay gap May 26, 2019 Niclas Rolander
- Pakistan: Pashtun group attacks security post, wounding 5 May 26, 2019 The Associated Press
- Prisoners end hunger strike for Kurdish leader in Turkey May 26, 2019 The Associated Press
The Oregonian
- Marvel legend Stan Lee dead at 95, report November 12, 2018 Lizzy Acker | The Oregonian/OregonLive
- SunPower starts production of advanced solar panels in Hillsboro February 7, 2019 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/OregonLive
- Intel finally settles on a CEO, promoting Bob Swan January 31, 2019 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Point Lobos, Winter Day
Photo by JFK
The Atlantic
- The Whitney Biennial Homes In on American Precarity May 26, 2019 Kriston Capps
- The Priesthood Has Meaning, and Not Just for Male Priests May 26, 2019 Kerry Weber
- The Books of College Libraries Are Turning Into Wallpaper May 26, 2019 Dan Cohen
NY Review of Books
- Framing Time: Guy Tillim’s African Street Photography May 25, 2019 Carole Naggar
- I.M. Pei: Establishment Modernism Lite May 24, 2019 Martin Filler
- The Lure of Western Europe May 23, 2019 Anne Applebaum
Brain Pickings
- My Heart: An Emotional Intelligence Primer in the Form of an Uncommonly Tender Illustrated Poem About Our Capacity for Love May 23, 2019 Maria Popova
- Trailblazing Writer and Feminist Margaret Fuller on the Social Value of Intellectual Labor and Why Artists Ought to Be Paid May 23, 2019 Maria Popova
- Why We Walk: A Manifesto for Peripatetic Empowerment May 22, 2019 Maria Popova
Antiwar.com
- Iraq Daily Roundup: Farm Arsons Leave Casualties; 21 Killed in Iraq May 25, 2019 Margaret Griffis
- The ‘Forever Wars’ Enshrined May 24, 2019 Andrew Bacevich
- UN: Afghanistan Air Strikes Kill 14 Civilians May 24, 2019 Brett Wilkins
Foreign Policy in Focus
- The Terrifying Implications of India’s Elections for People and the Planet May 24, 2019 Basav Sen
- Pardoning War Criminals Is a Monstrous Way to Honor Memorial Day May 23, 2019 Peter Certo
- Foreign Aid That Costs an Arm and a Leg — Literally May 22, 2019 Phyllis Bennis
Feminist Daily News
- Anti-Abortion Constitutional Amendment will be on Louisiana’s Ballot this Fall May 22, 2019 Feminist Newswire
- Mississippi Lawmaker Arrested for Punching Wife in the Face May 22, 2019 Feminist Newswire
- Migrant Minor Dies in US Border Patrol’s Custody May 21, 2019 Feminist Newswire
Feministing
- What Backlash Against “Political Correctness” is Really About February 21, 2019 Kylie Cheung
- Abortion Access Improves Children’s Lives February 4, 2019 Senti Sojwal
- I Asked the Department of Education to Fight for Black Girls. They Ignored Me. January 14, 2019 fatimahfair
Doe Bay, Orcas Island
Photo by JFK
Deep Sea News
- You are what you eat! Using bad boy carbons to understand food webs May 20, 2019 River Dixon
- The Video of Giant Isopods Eating an Alligator in the Deep Sea You Must Watch! April 4, 2019 Dr. M
- How many species are in the deep sea? March 25, 2019 River Dixon
Safina Center–Blue Ocean Institute
- Dispatch from David Rothenberg among the Nightingales in Berlin May 22, 2019 Guest Blogger
- Farewell, Little Porpoise May 14, 2019 Guest Blogger
- Caring without exception May 7, 2019 Guest Blogger
