AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarInside Los Angeles’ Date-Rape Drugging EpidemicThe Daily Beast - Tarpley HittWomen (and some men) have come forward to discuss how they’ve been preyed on at Los Angeles’ top nightclubs, painting an ugly portrait of the City of …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo8th grade students donate end-of-year trip money to help the Navajo Nationtheweek.com - Catherine Garcia, The Week USThe eighth grade class at the Waldorf School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, found a different way to celebrate the end of middle school, donating the money …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarA Daughter Is Beheaded, and Iran Asks if Women Have a Right to Safety (Published 2020)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Farnaz FassihiThe so-called honor killing of a 14-year-old girl in Iran has shaken the country and forced an examination of its failure to protect women and children. Before he beheaded his 14-year-old daughter with a farming sickle, Reza Ashrafi called a lawyer. His daughter, Romina, was going to dishonor the …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow Georgia O’Keeffe Became One of the Most Celebrated American Artists of the 20th Centuryartnews.com - Claire SelvinLovers of American art history have always had a soft spot for Georgia O’Keeffe, who is best known for her dreamy paintings of plant life and …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIconic California Road Trip: San Francisco To Los Angelestravelawaits.com - Jill DuttonThe best kind of road trip features great scenery, and the road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles on Highway 1 (also known as the Pacific Coast …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarThe Four Men Responsible For America's COVID-19 Test DisasterRolling Stone - Tim DickinsonThis story appears in the June 2020 issue of Rolling Stone. Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, flanked Donald Trump …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarThe US was offered millions of masks in January. The Trump administration turned the offer down.verified_publisherVox - Riley BegginA Texas medical supply company told the federal government it could make 1.7 million N95 masks for the US per week — but no order came. The federal government turned down an offer that would have allowed the United States to significantly ramp up domestic mask production in the earliest stages of …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarThe remarkable resurgence of Ben Enwonwu who was already Africa’s greatest contemporary artistverified_publisherQuartz - Ciku KimeriaA few recent discoveries of long-lost works by Africa’s greatest contemporary artist, Ben Enwonwu, are leading to a reexamination of his legacy. How is it that the works of a man who in 1949 would be named Africa’s greatest contemporary artist by Time magazine, would decades later be gathering dust, …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarNetflix’s ‘A Secret Love’ Details a Hidden 70-Year Lesbian Affair That Began in 1947The Daily Beast - Kevin FallonTerry played in the all-female baseball league from “A League of Their Own.” Pat was more into hockey. It was love at first sight, and every day for …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarDistance Learning Isn’t Workingverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Bethany MandelInstead of trying to move classes online, schools should support parents in educating their children. As a homeschool mother, I’ve spent recent weeks giving pep talks to girlfriends. These friends tell me they’re spending their day troubleshooting lessons given over videochat. When they aren’t …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarA Short DittyMedium - Kira DawnI haven’t been writing at all today. I took a little break as my head needed to clear a bit. Then something happened. Your name kept repeating in my …
AvatarRachel Littlejohnflipped into PicksAvatarAvatarProposed: $2,000 Monthly Stimulus Checks And Canceled Rent And Mortgage Payments For 1 YearForbes - Ryan GuinaThe CARES Act provided a lifeline for taxpayers and small businesses. But as a one-time cash payment, many fear that it didn’t do enough to support taxpayers in one of our country’s greatest times of need. Especially in light of the fact that many people still have not received their stimulus …