http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Old friends and new, stop in and have a cup of joe. en Vox Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:34:28 -0500 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/things-i-dont-get-or-rant-for-friday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matriarch) http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/things-i-dont-get-or-rant-for-friday.html?_c=feed-rss http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/things-i-dont-get-or-rant-for-friday.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:34:28 -0500 Things I don't get by Matriarch: I don't get why celebrities, rich people, anyone really, still gets caught drinking and driving. If you are Mel Gibson, that anti-semitic ranting moron, I get why you are a moron, I get that maybe you're an ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/things-i-dont-get-or-rant-for-friday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfda1690001011017ab0c75860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> celebrities bloggers dui tmi mel gibson gary collins my own rant celebs in bikinis http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/tech-no.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matriarch) http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/tech-no.html?_c=feed-rss http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/tech-no.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:45:39 -0500 Okay, I admit it. I now understand why my parents couldn't program their VCR back in 1984. I am ashamed to say it, but I really don't feel I have the brain cells to learn anything else. It's scary and makes me feel old. 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This tim... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/still-listening-for-the-symphony-of-brotherhood.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfda16900010109d07d2e61000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> alabama martin luther king progress child labor inauguration 1963 child soldiers racial injustice "i have a dream" http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/middle-east-primer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matriarch) http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/middle-east-primer.html?_c=feed-rss http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/middle-east-primer.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:59:11 -0500 In the past few weeks, as I have talked with friends and aquaintances about the issues surrounding Gaza and the siege and slaughter that are taking place, I have encountered many people with less than a passing understanding of the situation and ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/middle-east-primer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfda1690001010980c9f8de000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> john pilger middle east primer palestine is the issue http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/african-library-project.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matriarch) http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/african-library-project.html?_c=feed-rss http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/post/african-library-project.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:06:38 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matriarch216.vox.com/library/photo/6a00f48cfda169000100e398f2de220004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00f48cfda169000100e398f2de220004-50si" alt="Diversity_Hands" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My mother was a great reader and firmly believed in the power of the written word. 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