With the recent Aziz Ansari sexual allegation, the fiction essay, “Cat Person,” by Kristen Roupenian in the New Yorker has been mentioned. Just read it this morning and loved it.

iA:

There seems to be a weak undercurrent of old and young bloggers like us that feel sentimental or curious and want to bring back blogging. Blogging won’t save the world. But, hell, after two weeks now, we can confirm: it feels great to be back on the blogging line.

If you are one of those old or young bloggers, please join in. Drop Facebook, drop Twitter and drop Medium for original thought. Own your traffic. You can use them to engage in discussion. But don’t get lost in there. Write daily. Publish as often as you have something to say. Link to other blogs.

I am so glad to see the return of one of my favorite design blogs.

This year I will put all my eggs in one blog. That’s right, I try to refrain from posting on Twitter and Facebook as much as I could. So you’ll expect to see more short posts on here rather than on social media. Let’s get into some of the podcasts I have listened to lately.

As the New Yorker lover, I started to listen to “The New Yorker Radio Hour.” Here’s an enjoyable one interview with Jon Hamm and a hilarious one with Jerry Seinfeld.

As a book lover, I started to listen to “What Should I Read Next?” with Anne Bogel. Episode 112 with Laura Vanderkam, in particular, is intriguing. They talked about finding the time to read.

As a typographic lover, I started to listen to The Weekly Typographic by The League of Moveable Type. The hosts do a nice job of sharing the latest news in type design community.

As a design nerd, I also started listening to Design Notes by Google. As I was searching for Design Notes, I learned about Method podcast also from Google Design. I’ll give that a shot as well.

What’s else? I am still on the sideline about Design Recharge. I am giving it a few more episodes to see if it is for me.

Oprah Winfrey:

For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up.

Winfrey’s 9-minute speech at the 2018 Golden Globes is worth-watching.

Two memoirists died of cancer and their spouses fell in love. Nora Krug reports:

“I’m still surprised,” said Lucy Kalanithi of her relationship with Nina Riggs’s widower, John Duberstein. “I’m surprised by how ridiculous it is and how natural it is at the same time.”

Audrea Lim:

The model-minority myth exists alongside another dangerous and limiting idea — one that is consistent with the alt-right’s misogyny and core anti-feminist values. The main problem with white women, as many alt-right Asian fetishists have noted, is they’ve become too feminist. By contrast, Asian women are seen as naturally inclined to serve men sexually and are also thought of as slim, light-skinned and small, in adherence to Western norms of femininity.

Last Thursday as I was about to enjoy my cocktail shrimps at our school’s holiday party, I received a call from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I was nervous, but I answered the phone and headed back to my office.

The guy from the other end spoke English with heavy Middle Eastern accent. He told me that I missed my 8866 filing deadline. He said that I took out some grants for my schooling at George Mason University School of Art. I could barely understand him so I asked him to repeat. He got mad and started cussing in the background. I asked him to repeat his statement again and he told me to talk to another guy. This guy also has Middle Eastern accent but lighter. I wondered why the FBI has so many foreigners working for them.

While they were explaining, I Googled their phone number: 434-293-9663. It doesn’t look legit to me so I told the guy that I will check with my school and get back to him. As I was about to hang up, a restricted number called in. I switched over and another guy with Middle Eastern accent said that an arrest warrant has been issued and the police is coming for me.

At this point, I knew I was being scammed by the Fake Bureau of Investigation. I called George Mason Police to report the incident.

In her profile of Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy, Rebecca Mead points out that the success behind the charter school network is its continuous implementation of new teaching techniques to help students achieve higher in their education. A fascinating read.

Turned Scalia Law site into progressive web app. It was a great learning experience for my web developer.

Changed the typeface for ON Designs back to Acumin and makes it big . I am done messing around with it for now.

On an unrelated note, 24 Ways has kicked off for the season. Expect useful reads until Christmas.

Rolling Stone puts together “Jay-Z: 50 Greatest Songs.” Quite a trip down to memory lane. Jay is indeed one of the top rappers of all time.