9/11 at 22: Are We Forgetting?
May the memories of the 2,977 murdered on September 11, 2001 always be for a blessing. This must never be forgotten.
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On the Changing of Narratives 10 Years After 10 Years After 9/11
In 2011, we had a bunch of essays written about 9/11. Mine was “On the Changing of Narratives“. I look back at that now and shake my head.
9/11: A Day Like Any Other, Until
Like all other Americans, 9/11 had a direct effect on my life starting with what I saw that morning.
Time to Forget ‘Never Forget’
‘Never Forget’ felt good. It gave me comfort. But as all things must pass, so did my interpretation of ‘Never Forget’.
Linky Friday: The Full Range of Human Emotion Edition
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9/11: The Falling Man, Remembered
Presented without further comment: an excerpt from The Falling Man: An unforgettable story by Tom Junod, published Sept 9, 2016 in Esquire
Driving Blind: Detain and Hold
In the UK, government officials threaten legal action against a newspaper for reporting on state secrets. In the U.S., the executive editor of The New York Times does a Q&A on, among other things, why she’s not actually a mean person.
Terrorism and the Mind-Killer
I didn’t find out about 9/11 until many hours after it happened. The first plane struck just after midnight New Zealand Standard Time, so I didn’t find out until I woke up Wednesday morning. ...
The More Important Question is Why
A few weeks back, Rufus asked whether there had been a recent uptick in people protesting against the construction of mosques and Islamic religious institutions. As the recent NY Times piece (with which I...
9/11
After eight years, the best sentiment remains the one immortalized by a classmate’s homemade t-shirt the day after the attacks: “Fuck Terrorism.”
