BIG-TENT MENTALITY The Project Theater Board at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, decided in January to cancel its upcoming annual presentation of the feminist classic Vagina Monologues. The all-women’s college recently declared it would admit males who lived and “identified” as female (regardless of genitalia), and the basis for cancellation of the Vagina … [Read more...] about NOTW: Restroom apps, Indian bureaucrats & wrongful non-arrests
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Old Pacific Commercial Advertiser Now Part Of Hawaii Digital Archive
Even before the so-called digital revolution, newspapers were curious things. Because they were chronicling “news”–which is, by definition, a fleeting, temporary thing–they came printed on very cheap, very temporary paper. If properly cared for, paper can last for centuries, but newspapers were always meant to get tossed after a day or so. Far from an insult, the term … [Read more...] about Old Pacific Commercial Advertiser Now Part Of Hawaii Digital Archive
Hawaiian Language Newspaper Talk Coming Up
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Professor Puakea Nogelmeier, acclaimed songwriter, Kumu Hula and UH Manoa Professor of Language, will talk to the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce on the status of the ‘Ike Ku‘oko‘a project. That aims to convert 116 years of Hawaiian language newspapers into digital, searchable, online files. The project extends Nogelmeier’s work as executive … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Language Newspaper Talk Coming Up
Stand Up Paddle Guy Battles Shark While Maui County Council Committee Stands Up For Developers And UH Manoa Stands Up for Old Newspapers
STAND-UP PADDLER STAND-UP GUY And the winner of this week’s Who’s The Gutsiest Person On Maui? contest is Mr. David Peterson, 55, of Pukalani. By now everyone on Maui knows about Peterson, a stand-up paddler, and his Oct. 18 encounter with a 6-8 foot shark about 300 yards offshore of Kanaha Beach Park. Did you guys read the Oct. 19 Maui News story on this guy? Peterson’s out … [Read more...] about Stand Up Paddle Guy Battles Shark While Maui County Council Committee Stands Up For Developers And UH Manoa Stands Up for Old Newspapers
Arakawa Eyepatch Humor
Wondering why Mayor Arakawa was recently sporting a gnarly eyepatch? Apparently he cut himself while reading the newspaper. Who says print journalism isn't exciting? Here's what the Mayor put on his Facebook page: "If anyone sees me looking like a pirate, please don't think that I'm dressed for Halloween 7 months too early. I injured my eye on Thursday afternoon..." Decent, … [Read more...] about Arakawa Eyepatch Humor