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White Skin, Black Emojis?
Posted on · This week on Ask Code Switch: Is it OK for a white teenager to use emojis that don't match her skin color? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1328: The Medieval West
Posted on · Episode: 1328 The medieval character of the wild West. Today, the wild West holds up a mirror to medieval life.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1311: The Cisterians
Posted on · Episode: 1311 The Cistercian order, power technology, and innovation. Today, let’s talk about monks and waterwheels.
Houston Matters
Our Nation’s History with Debt: Former Mayor Bill White Discusses His New Book
Posted on · Former Houston Mayor Bill White discusses his new book, America’s Fiscal Constitution: Its Triumph and Collapse. The book discusses the different times in our nation’s history when our national debt spiked, how those spikes in debt were handled, how things are being done differently today, and what that could all mean for our future. White served […]
Houston Matters
The Art of Crafting Greek White Marble
Posted on · We meet a Greek immigrant to Houston who hand crafts slabs of white marble at Eurostone Marble, Inc.