In honor of the day, consider checking out the slideshow on Slate: “In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Fascinating interview in NY Times Magazine with Maya Soetoro-Ng, Barack Obama’s sister, who identifies herself as “I’m half white, half Asian. I think of myself as hybrid. People usually think I’m Latina when they meet …”
On a far less thoughtful note: the teaser trailer of the new Star Trek movie – it looks cool; it almost took my breath away. Heavy emphasis on “almost.” I so don’t know whether to be terrified that it’d be crap or be excited because it might actually be good (J.J. Abrams has bummed me out with how “Alias” ended after all, plus, re-booting Star Trek – well, honestly, it’s not like re-booting the “Bond, James Bond,” or “Batman” franchises). Oh, well. We can always have the best of thoughts for the future, can’t we?