Fredo Álvarez

Everyone is Welcome Here

Thanks to an algorithm-induced rabbit hole I fell through on YouTube a few weeks ago, I’ve been following the saga surrounding a Boise, ID, teacher and a pair of posters she hung in her classroom. The posters, which hung in her classroom for years without issue, feature inclusive messages; “Everyone is welcome here,” one of […]

Billy Bean, 1964–2024

A man sitting on a wooden bench wearing a baseball glove on his left hand.

Billy Bean, the second Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, passed away today after a yearlong battle against acute myeloid leukemia.

Snow Day Misers

A trodden snowy field with bare trees in the background.

NYC’s Department of Education — already stingy with snow days — declares instruction will be remote [← WSJ paywall] on inclement weather days. On the plus side, DOE recognizes Indigenous People’s Day in place of “Columbus Day,” and adds Juneteenth as a day off.