The dead giraffe is curled up on the ground in souvenir photographs. The American woman who killed it during a guided hunt in South Africa is nestled in the curve of the animal’s long neck, clutching her long gun and pointing at the sky in gratitude.
That was last year. But in June, the photographs found new life online when they were published by Africlandpost, an online news organization that covers social and political issues in Africa. It posted a critical message on Twitter saying the animal was a rare black giraffe exploited by a “white American savage.”
NYT
in Africa nobody cares
if you kill grizzily bears.
or vampire bats
or termites with slats.
until it's revived via shares.
But after changing hands, changing management or restructuring, many casual-dining chains are reinventing themselves to be more contemporary. They are swapping out giant portions of food for small plates, and upgrading ingredients and décor.
WSJ
why can't they leave restaurants alone?
they have to cut things to the bone.
when I want a malt
I don't need gestalt --
I'm there for the fries, not the tone.
It would have cost a fortune to air the ad on TV in the New York market, but through Facebook, YouTube and Twitter she inexpensively explained her working-class Puerto Rican roots and her demands for “Medicare for all” and free public college tuition.
Washington Post
the end of the big TV ad
is making me feel pretty glad.
deep pockets are not
how Congress is bought --
go viral on YouTube, comrade!
Read my profile in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/reader-center/newsroom-poet-laureate-limericks.html
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