Interesting to think about D & D themselves being subject to the pressures of American culture, prizing the psychological storytelling over sociological. Most of the critiques of the writing (mine included) have focused on their limitations as storytellers, thereby ignoring the systemic issues in Hollywood that encourage that kind of storytelling.

Link: The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones

So Ms. Lee and local residents, desperate to save the 96-year-old school, came up with an idea: How about enrolling older villagers who wanted to learn to read and write?

Such a good reminder of the privilege inherent in the opportunity to learn–what joy they have in this chance too.

(NYT: Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers)