Word: rente
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...called Damali Ayo, a black social critic and artist who wrote the book How to Rent a Negro - a satire inspired by the same sentiments as another thing that white people like (#14), Having Black Friends. She thinks the blog, oddly, represents a form of social progress. "I'm really glad that white people are stepping up to critique white culture, because in general white people like to deny that there is such a thing as white culture," Ayo says. And she sort of made me feel better about being enmeshed in that culture. "Stuff white people like is what...
...receive between $350 and $1,165 per household, depending on their income. The Council simultaneously approved the use of a $3,050 grant from Massachusetts Association for Community Action Program to provide for people who had used up their heatingfunds. Several councillors said they were concerned that people who rent homes and receive LIHEAP funds might not have access to efficient energy use methods, which might contribute to LIHEAP clients running out of fuel. “Typically, a landlord doesn’t have much incentive to make a property more energy efficient, because they don?...
...their loyalty," Odom told the Senate Foreign Relations committee last Wednesday. He cited one estimate that the U.S. military is paying a local strongman $250,000 a day to keep the peace in a 36-square mile swath of the country. "Remember, we do not own these people, we rent them - and they can break the lease at any moment...
Almost two years after Ral Castro took over for his ailing brother Fidel, Cuba is launching a host of economic reforms. First came the right of ordinary Cubans to own cell phones, then to buy foreign electronics, rent cars and stay in tourist hotels. Now some private farmers can till their own land. A few questions about what it all means...
...Hustling”). These are people, blemished in ways that particularly appeal to those aged 18-34, who are quite simply trying to get by. This new wave of Showtime shows is divorced from the television circles in which finding the perfect accessory or a rent-controlled apartment might be considered central plot conflicts (I’m looking at you, Ms. Bradshaw). Despite how strangely relatable these series can be, it should be noted that they are far from being realistic. The bulk of the plots on the third season of “Weeds” bordered...