Voracious DPC

Category: Books and Writers

  • “All good things must begin.” -Octavia Butler

  • Five Songs For The End of The Week

    This has been a tough week. Find what you need where you can. The tragedy seems never-ending. One day we’ll be able to look back at all of this. There are a lot of politicians singing this song right now. We can only hope. Sometimes you have to know what you’re about. There’s no better…

  • Thinking of Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison

    “If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” -Audre Lorde “I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence.” -Toni Morrison Audre Lorde…

  • Angela Davis on change

    “Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s actually going to be possible.” — Angela Davis

  • Dolly Parton on Octavia E. Butler’s “Kindred.”

    What’s your favorite book no one else has heard of? Not enough folks know what a great book “Kindred,” by Octavia E. Butler, is. It’s kind of tricky to describe but somehow it all works — it’s about race relations and there’s time travel and romance. It’s powerful. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/books/review/dolly-parton-by-the-book-interview.html

  • Links for The Voracious

    A little something from around the internet. Federally subsidized child care at the equivalent of $7.70 a day? The United States did it during World War II. Libertarianism apparently doesn’t work in the wild. What black bears, untested political theory and dismantling local government teaches us about the need for fully funded public education. Undermining…

  • What You Need to Know About How Covid Spreads

    Coronavirus isn’t going away soon. The number of cases are rising across the country. El Pais’ visualizations of the ways COVID-19 is commonly spread is an incredibly important resource as we head into winter. https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html “At present, health authorities recognize three vehicles of coronavirus transmission: the small droplets from speaking or coughing, which can end…

  • “I feel like I’m supposed to be grateful that I got that job. But it’s not enough for me to just be here anymore. I want more, and I don’t care that that upsets people.” -Sohla El-Waylly, chef Read more about Sohla El-Waylly’s career in food and her next culinary adventure.

  • Music Feeds The Soul

    Chef Alexander Smalls’ playlists for cooking and dining are an inspiration for any culinary experience. We may not be having dinner parties right now (I hope), but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy our meals with great music. Everything is better with music. “Music is energy, life, love,” Smalls said. “It stimulates my imagination and…

  • Happy Birthday, Jimmy!

    On October 1, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter celebrated his 96th birthday. In celebration, here’s Jimmy expressing his thanks to The Allman Brothers for their role in helping him become president. “Gregg Allman was a very close friend of mine. If it hadn’t been for Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers I never would have…