Yesterday evening, Đạo and I had a short conversation on death. He asked, “Daddy, why does everyone die?” I replied, “Well, it’s the cycle of life. You live and you die when you get old.” He went on, “I am going to miss you when you die.” I saw some redness in his eyes. I gave him a hug and said, “That’s why we need to spend as much time together as we can so when I die you won’t miss me so much.” He interrupted, “I have a picture of you.” I smiled, “Yes, and memories of me.” He continued, “But mommy will die first because she is older.” I replied, “Well, I don’t know about that. She is way healthier than me.”

Amanda Petrusich:

Good art often takes time to make, and it often takes time to understand, too. It doesn’t feel unreasonable to suggest that perhaps the very first thing a person should do when faced with some nascent creation is not frantically and qualitatively assess its value.

She has a good point. In the contrary, I find that I don’t pay much attention to album like I used to do when I was writing reviews. Listening to music has become more passive for me.

Immediately after the debate in Miami, Hillary Clinton told her chief of staff that she was irritated with the same questions over and over again. She said, “Enough with the fucking emails. Enough with the fucking transcripts.” She went on, “I have been fighting my ass off in politics for more than 25 years and they don’t fucking trust me?” She continued, “Why don’t they go run for something, then?”

I am sad to learn about Ms. Doris Cross’s demise due to a massive stroke. Ms. Cross was my mentor—as well as many kids growing up in the poor families—and her work gave us a chance to go to college. I am grateful for the Upward Bound that she ran to make sure we had the opportunities to thrive. I wrote an open letter to her six years ago and now she’s gone.

Rest in peace, Ms. Cross. You will always be remembered.

When being questioned about the reasons GM switched back to Detroit water, experts explains that the high levels of chloride in Flint water, not the lead, corroded the engines. GM engines were not built with a system to sustain chloride. On the other hand, chloride is good for cleaning up the human body. As for the lead, experts claimed that people can just urine them out. So if you drink more lead-based water, the faster the lead pass through your body.

Cosima Mielke:

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Thanks Cosima and Smashing Magazine.

When asked about Clinton’s use of the word ‘superpredators’ to describe black youth, a member of the Black Votes Matter responded, “It was twenty years ago and people had changed.” He continued, “It was a poor word choice on her part and she already apologized for it.” He went on, “If she used the word ‘nigger’ instead of ‘superpredators,’ then she should not have been forgiven.”

On Saturday, I managed to get through the entire season one of Fuller House while holding baby Xuân on my lap. He slept through most of the time while I had a moment to reflect on my life in the early 90s. Full House was one of my favorite sitcoms after school. Although I didn’t understand fully what they were saying, I enjoyed it. I even had a crush on Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber). She was cute and funny even though I only had half of a clue of what she said. The reboot Fuller House brings back so much memories, yet the show has moved forward. The ladies are now in charged. Having read this piece about Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie), I am glad that the cast gets to continue to do the show. I am definitely looking forward to season two.

In the Democratic debate, Bernie Sanders stated, “If you go to a porn store and you legally purchase a porn video, and then three days later, if you go out and start having promiscuous sex, is the point of this lawsuit to hold the porn shop owner or the manufacturer of that porn liable?” Sanders asked Sunday night. “If that is the point, I have to tell you I disagree.” He continued, “If they are selling a product to a person who buys it legally, what you’re really talking about is ending porn manufacturing in America. I don’t agree with that. Sara Jay has the right to make her money as well.” Hustler tweets the following response, “Sen. Sanders was spot-on in his comments about porn manufacturer liability.”

After watching the G.O.P. debate, Governor Rick Snyder issued his endorsement for Marco Rubio. Mr. Snyder agreed with Mr. Rubio that “What happened in Flint was a terrible thing.” He continued, “I didn’t wake up one morning and said ‘Let’s poison someone.’” Holding a glass of water on his hand, he went on “I drank this water for months and nothing happened to me other than making my hair turned gray.”