Another great post from Cathy Ngo on how we can fix the imbalance that exists throughout our society.
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Category Archives: Parental Musings
Ta-Nehisi Coates – Black Panther And The Crew #1
Black Panther, Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold band together to take on a dangerous wave of street-level threats in this new ongoing series by co-writers Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times best-selling author of Between the World and Me and Marvel’s Black Panther) and Yona Harvey (Black Panther: World of Wakanda) and legendary artist Butch Guice! The death of a Harlem activist kicks off a mystery that will reveal surprising new secrets about the Marvel Universe’s past and set the stage for a big story in the Marvel Universe’s near future. Fear, hate and violence loom, but don’t worry, The Crew’s got this: “We are the streets.”
Read it because:
You need a new comic book title, that embraces diversity and also the lessons of history. A powerful book that helps the non-American understand what is happening in America. I found it incredibly powerful and have started book clubbing with my child…..Best comic of this year – 2018.
Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker in Doctor’s first appearance
I wept with joy as I watched the new Doctor take to the small screen last night. Trying to explain the feelings I felt, as for the first time, someone who looked like me, took on the role was a deeply emotional moment. I’ve been a fan of Doctor Who since the first time I saw Jon Pertwee transform into the new Doctor – we’re talking since 1971.
I’ve loved some Doctors more than others, (I knew my partner was the one for me when they admitted Pertwee was their favourite too), while others like Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker have been irritations. But last night, watching Jodie Whittaker take and make this role anew, moved me like no other new regeneration. Here at last, was the reflection of someone who spoke a little like my parents did but more importantly shared a lot of the traits they bestowed upon me. I was transported back to watching Pertwee, the same glee and joy as I watched the episode.
I adored the new companions too. From Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill who play Graham, Ryan and Yasmin, I felt so much warmth and comfort. Here were folks who I would want as friends. I loved the connectiveness between them, they felt real and just like me too. I did so want Sharon D Clarke to be one of the companions and hope she returns. What is exceptional about this bunch of companions is that they are like people I know, they reflect that we live in such a wonderful diversely rich world.
This new season of Doctor Who will take us to new places and I for one am so very glad to be along for the ride.
Supporting a friend or family member with a disability
We need to ensure our society is as inclusive and as welcoming as possible. This is a great post from My Mental Health.org on how we go about Supporting a friend or family member with a disability.
Counteracting the Return of Race Politics in Australia Tim Soutphommasane
This month, Tim Soutphommasane concludes his term as Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner. This public lecture was presented at the Whitlam Institute, Western Sydney University, on 6 August 2018.
The Summer I Unplugged by Fitz between the Shelves
I lead a pretty low tech life, yes I blog, but I don’t own a smart phone or a fitbit or any of the other paraphernalia that seems to consume a lot of other people’s time. So I was intrigued to read about this journey of self discovery at The Summer I Unplugged.
My eleven year old has been campaigning for me to get a smart phone, and I look at very old Nokia – the one that allows me to text or talk and that’s it and I go why? It’s perfectly good for what I want. I don’t have a pressing need to be on the net constantly.
So are you tech addicted? I’m book addicted, so I can’t see myself giving up precious book reading time, for being able to post things 24/7…….
