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A cabinet of terms and curious things

Definitions, artifacts, customs, and creatures gathered from the margins of the books.

Primetime programming

“Out of Your League”

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Formerly a sports talk radio program, Out of Your League evolved into political commentary that “respects the conservative point of view.”

Type
Primetime programming
Host
Kaplan
Producer
Thad Parsons
Network
Sloth News Network
First Appearance
Security Among Titles
TelevisionPolitical commentarySloth News Network

Featured article

“They Convinced You To Call It Freedom”

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A featured article by Hanjoon Jee responding to a Supreme Court decision that overturned crucial parts of the Voting Rights Act. Jee references Eigan Glover’s “They Redefined Freedom.”

Type
Featured article
Author
Hanjoon Jee
Publication
A popular news magazine
First Appearance
Grown Folks’ Business
Featured articleHanjoon JeeVoting Rights Act

Featured article

“They Redefined Freedom”

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A featured article by Eigan Glover responding to a Supreme Court decision concerning qualified immunity.

Type
Featured article
Author
Eigan Glover
Publication
A popular news magazine
First Appearance
Grown Folks’ Business
Featured articleEigan GloverQualified immunity

Narrative organization

The Salmon Squad

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A posse of gay men formed in the 1980s to protect the gay community through responsive and preventative violence. The Salmon Squad’s membership includes Hanjoon Jee. Its principle is carried on through Julian, Aegan, and Ram.

Type
Narrative organization
Founded
1980s
First Mentioned
Grown Folks’ Business
OrganizationHanjoon Jee1980s

Television network · Fictional business

Sloth News Network

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Legally identified as entertainment, Sloth News Network is the flagship of conservative news.

Type
Television network · Fictional business
Slogan
“Slow to report. Consequential when we do.”
First Appearance
Security Among Titles
Television networkFictional businessConservative news