Tag: Robin

The “racial reckoning” prompted by Floyd’s death was the first time many white people had thought about racism. It was the first time they’d questioned their attitudes and behaviour. It was certainly the first time they’d thought to read a book on the subject. And so...

The week of June 21st 2020, a month after George Floyd was killed, an unprecedented eight of the top ten New York Times bestsellers were about race. The “racial reckoning” prompted by Floyd’s death was the first time many white people had thought about racism. It was t...

Robin Williams died at the too-young age of 63 on August 11, 2014, in Tiburon, California — by suicide. I arrived in San Francisco today, a dreary, rainy day, but I am so happy to be back in my favorite place. After crossing the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin County (where I lived for ove...

The Birth of Barbie The book begins with a vivid portrayal of post-World War II America, where the burgeoning toy industry was primarily focused on dolls that portrayed infants or young children. Ruth Handler, a visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Mattel, saw a gap in the market for a doll t...