“The Internet’s favorite catalog of weird places” (as the headline fittingly describes it) is going through what it’s calling (for lack of a term that’s both better and more timely) a “decolonization project” — reviewing its thousands of listings and hundreds of articles to include the roles and viewpoints of Black, indigenous, and and other Americans traditionally overlooked. But, says editorial director Samir S. Patel, “decolonizing” isn’t the right word: “Decolonization suggests removal, and that’s not what we’re doing. Adding this kind of perspective to travel and travel writing makes it less boring.” – The New York Times
