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Tue, 04/06/2021 LAWRENCE — A winner of the Rhetoric Society of America Book Award will bring further insight to ongoing conversations at the University of Kansas and beyond about how to respond to state-sanctioned racial violences in the era of #BlackLivesMatter. Ersula Ore, the 2021 John F. Eberhardt Memorial Lecturer in KU’s Department of English, will present a virtual talk titled “Sandy’s ‘Black Looks’: Countertemporal Postures and the Reclamation of Time” at 4 p.m. April 13. Taking Sandra Bland’s 2015 arrest as a point of departure, Ore will discuss how misogynoir arrests...

If not for the pandemic, I would be rereading Simon van Schalkwyk’s Transcontinental Delay on a plane going back to South Africa. The book’s evocative cover, of a rain-streaked window looking onto a plane wing jutting out into the high clouds, reminds me of the strange and lovely moment, last time I flew home, when a choir stood up in the aisles just before the descent to Cape Town and sang acapella. Unable to travel since March last year, stuck in the United States where I teach for a living, I have turned to Transcontinental Delay. This book transports me. With the restless music of i...

Inside Pillage, the Queer Sex Magazine With a Difference “No projection, no idealisation, no censorship, and no filters”: Nicolas Santos and Benjamin Kirchhoff introduce their bold new publication March 17, 2021 Lead ImageArtwork by Dan Kane, Courtesy of Pillage Pillage is an LGBTQ+ magazine – but not as you know it. Launched in February, it’s described as being “by and for sex-positive types”, merging, as co-founder Nicolas Santos says, “independent media, new online realities and historical context”. And it really is: the publication is a blend of the indie fashion magazines...

The Atlantic Uncross those aching legs, solemn sitter. I know, I know: It’s good for you. It’s good for us, damn it. Good for the nation. You’re not going to open your blissfully de-focused eyes after 20 minutes of meditation, sigh, rise slowly to your feet, and then go charging off to sack the Capitol. Not immediately, anyway. And I also know that a serious meditation practice is … serious. It’s not about gongs and white blankets. It’s not about smooth vibes. It’s not even about spiritual hygiene. What you get, instead, when you start to meditate—when you first sit with your...

Ghost kitchens, bars a growing phenomenon in Chicago WLS Share: Share: A ghost kitchen typically features a few different foods or brands being made in one location. There's no sit down service or even pickup. It's usually delivery only. This has allowed restaurants to be more flexible, and in some cases more profitable during the pandemic. Dustin Mares from Kitchen United Mix, a ghost kitchen with two locations in Chicago and Derek Mercer, from Present Tense joined ABC7 to talk about ghost kitchens.