The Non-fiction Feature: What the Eyes Don’t See by Mona Hanna-Attisha;
The Fiction Spot: Chevy in the Hole by Kelsey Ronan;
The Product Spot: NRDC’s Guide to Safe Drinking Water
Category Archives: Archives
What the Eyes Don’t See
The story of the doctor who shed light on the Flint water crisis and revealed the government’s abandonment of civic responsibility.
NRDC Guide to Safe Drinking Water
NRDC’s guide to safe drinking water discusses not only the possibility of lead in water but also PFAS (“forever chemicals”), atrazine, pathogens, nitrates, arsenic, and more. It also addresses what to do if you believe your water violates federal standards, and other questions about your drinking water.
The Monthly Bulletin: October 2023
The Non-fiction Feature: The Witches by Stacy Schiff;
The Children’s Spot: The Witches by Roald Dahl;
The Product Spot: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the classic supernatural TV drama–chock full of vampires, witches, demons, magic, spells, and all other sorts of mysticism.
The Witches
A dive into America’s “tiny reign of terror,” the Salem witch trials.
The Witches – Roald Dahl
The classic Roald Dahl story of a little boy and witches–who have claws, square feet, pink-lined nostrils, and an unceasing appetite for children.
“Sold a Story” – podcast
“Sold, a Story” is a podcast about how children in the U.S. came to be taught a severely flawed reading methodology, and how the education world is reckoning with the aftermath.
The Monthly Bulletin: September 2023
The Non-fiction Feature: Race at the Top by Natasha Warikoo;
The Memoir Spot: Learning in Public by Courtney E. Martin;
The Product Spot: “Sold a Story” – podcast
Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools
A critical examination of high schools in wealthy suburbs, and the friction of increased academic competition between Asian Americans and whites.