Tag Archives: Random House

Qoute of The Day: “…in Harlem, everybody is real, and they’re very raw…”

The qoute is from an article in PhiladelphiaWeekly.com, with Solomon Jones, 44, and Karen E. Quinones Miller, 54, who have much in common. Both were newspaper journalists in this town—Miller at the Inquirer, Jones at the Daily News (and, previously, here at PW ). Continue reading

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters By President Barack Obama (video)

In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O’Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America’s children. Continue reading

Stuff White People Like

From a casual comedic conversation to a website boasting more than 30 miliion hits, PhD dropout and social commentary writer Christian Lander made rambling about stuff white people like into a full-time (not to mention lucrative) job. CH recently caught up with Lander to discuss the website, his new book and the sarcasm behind the stereotypes.

When and why did you start up Stuff White People Like?
On January 18th of this year, my friend Myles and I were having an instant messenger conversation about the TV show “The Wire.” Myles, who is Filipino, said he didn’t trust any white person who didn’t watch the show and from there we started talking about what white people were doing instead of watching the show. We came up with things like going to plays, going to therapy and getting divorced. I thought it was a hilarious idea and started a blog with no intention of it being successful. It was really just a side project for fun. Continue reading