Where does you come from? I’m using the singular person intentionally because I’m treating you as something separate from yourself, something that’s a product of the world and the people around you. Everyone’s behaviors— especially those of us raised as … Read More
Author Archives: Sean Ogami
Parks & Recreation Producer Dead at 30, Leaves Comedy Legacy
At the end of Parks and Recreation’s final episode, a message appeared onscreen: “We love you, Harris. – The Parks Crew.” Not five days before the series concluded, 30-year-old Parks producer and writer Harris Wittels was found dead in his … Read More
Colorado Springs Chapter NAACP Bombing Still Unsolved
A bomb went off outside the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP (NationalAssociation for the Advancement of Colored People) in mid-January. Nobody was harmed by the attempt, which detonated outside the doors of the NAACP building at 10:45 am, leaving the … Read More
OP/ED: Alcorn Case Increases Transgender Awareness
On December 28, 2014, 18-year-old Leelah Alcorn died. To be fair, it’s inaccurate to pin her death on one specific date; it was a protracted and painful process, partially exacted by her devoutly religious parents on the child they called … Read More
Mills Breaks Trans Barrier
In August, Mills College in Oakland updated its definition of “female” for its applicants to include transgender women, transgender men, nonbinary and intersex people. The move set a precedent for numerous other women’s colleges, including Mount Holyoke and Wellesley, all … Read More
The Transformers Comic is Truly More Than Meets the Eye
The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye made me cry. Yes, it’s about Transformers. No, the title is not a trick. A “sitcom, soap opera and space mystery,” in the words of Sequart Organization, the ongoing comic book series from … Read More
The Making of Healthier Tenderloin Corner Stores
A well-documented problem with eating healthy is the fact that the cheapest food tends to be unhealthy. Eating healthy can sometimes be simply out of people’s financial reach, which can be seen in the high obesity rates among low-income people. … Read More
Japanese Leader’s Politics Cause Tension
Japan, geographically separated from the rest of Asia by three seas, has politically distanced itself even further through the recent actions of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. Abe was Japan’s Prime Minister from 2006 until his resignation less than a year … Read More
The Sort-of-Homecoming of Tech Manufacturing
Is tech manufacturing returning to the United States? In a world where almost everything is made in China, being made in the U.S. carries some serious cachet, but there are some other advantages to American plants: U.S. manufacturing plants can … Read More
The Sort-of-Homecoming of Tech Manufacturing
Is tech manufacturing returning to the United States? In a world where almost everything is made in China, being made in the U.S. carries some serious cachet, but there are some other advantages to American plants: U.S. manufacturing plants can … Read More
Building and Programing Intelligent Machines
To most people (myself included), “programming” connotes hacking, creating apps and using impenetrable tech lingo. Lick-Wilmerding’s Building and Programming Intelligent Machines class wants to turn that idea upside-down, and it’s found a perfect match in Natalie Freed. Natalie Freed has … Read More