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Published: July 22, 2020, 1:22 p.m.

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Hello from 1997!\\xa0

This week, we start by crate-digging our souls, with a discussion of Lilith Fair-era feminist (and feminine?) music. We then ponder the ongoing Black Lives Matter rebellion in Portland, an op-ed on \\u201cwhite fragility\\u201d and its race-baiting subconscious by the country\\u2019s most lucid Catholic conservative, and what it means to be (or cosplay being) \\u201ctransnationally Asian.\\u201d

2:22 \\u2013 Jay reveals why he\\u2019s been tweeting so much about his 1990s playlist. What was Lilith Fair, and is its feely, anti-corporate model of women\\u2019s artmaking still relevant? Plus: Nas and Liz Phair and straw(wo)man Beyonc\\xe9.

11:27 \\u2013 Unidentified federal cops have been brutalizing protesters in Portland, Oregon. In response, a cadre of \\u201cMomtifa\\u201d Karens has joined with antifa gutter punks on the streets. Why do certain kinds of protesters get a bad rap? What allyships are needed to keep up the BLM momentum? Bonus: Andy posits a theory of Pacific Northwest anarchism.

43:08 \\u2013 New York Times columnist Ross Douthat recently speculated that, because the old system of so-called meritocracy is collapsing, its guardians are jumping ship and embracing the critique of white privilege. Among his examples are the threat of high SAT scores posed by Asian students(!).

Is Douthat right? And are the conditions ripe for a major revolution today?\\xa0

59:33 \\u2013 Hot off the press! Tammy\\u2019s feature on transnational Asian media, featuring New Naratif (Singapore/Southeast Asia), fellow substackers Chinese Storytellers, and, as featured on TTSG, Lausan (Hong Kong) and New Bloom (Taiwan).

The three of us have a group therapy session discussing the differences between our parents\\u2019 generation, our own, and these new kids\\u2019. Were we raised to think \\u201conly losers go back to Asia\\u201d? If we tried to return to Asia, would we just be cosplaying? Bonus: Tammy recounts her meeting with Jay\\u2019s parents.

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