Category Archives: bodies

Alondra Nelson and the Black Power Mixtape

Posted on October 27, 2011 by droyles

I’m watching this installment of Mark Anthony Neal’s Left of Black, in which he interviews Columbia sociologist Alondra Nelson about her forthcoming book Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination.  Although my copy of … Continue reading →

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RIP Dame Liz

Posted on March 23, 2011 by droyles

Two clips, from Historiann and Towleroad, respectively, to commemorate the passing of actress, icon, and AIDS advocate Dame Elizabeth Taylor: The latter video lays it on a little thick, but Taylor was an early and important celebrity advocate for AIDS … Continue reading →

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ZOMG THERE ARE EVEN HAND CLAPS

Posted on March 16, 2011 by droyles

BREAKING: I just saw this (via self-described “dim sum Jew” Ruby) on Facebook: Fight the hate with song.  And hand claps.  So many hand claps.

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James Buckanan? Isn’t he a porn star?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by droyles

I’ve been intermittently following the Times‘ “Disunion” series, not to be confused with Elizabeth Varon‘s masterful book of the same title, via Facebook, and yesterday’s post by Jean Baker caught my attention.  She describes why James Buchanan deserves recognition for … Continue reading →

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My favorite things.

Posted on February 17, 2011 by droyles

The following video brings together some of my favorite things, namely Simian Mobile Disco, early 90s Madonna realness, and lesbians. Yeah, so it’s a little bit camptastic in vein of a film production/GLBT studies double major senior project, but I.  … Continue reading →

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Everything old is new again.

Posted on April 4, 2010 by droyles

There’s a reason I don’t read the Wall Street Journal, and it’s pretty much the same reason I don’t watch Fox News: I’m not particularly interested in antediluvian op-eds.  This recent article from WSJ is a great example. The article … Continue reading →

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Here’s something that sucks.

Posted on February 8, 2010 by droyles

Perhaps you’ve seen the latest series of Dockers ads, imploring today’s men to step up and “wear the pants.”  The man-centric campaign actually rolled out a few months ago; I figured it had foundered on the shoals of its own … Continue reading →

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