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Catherine E. Walsh examines social struggles for survival in societies deeply marked by the systemic violence of coloniality to identify practices that may cultivate the possibility of living otherwise.

Chcela chytiť let, nie sa zamilovať... Molly a Andrew sú priatelia, ktorí sa stretnú raz za rok a strávia spolu sedem hodín a pätnásť minút na poslednom predvianočnom lete z Chicaga do Dublinu. Nič viac, nič menej. Popíjajú príšerné víno a vymieňajú si celoročné zážitky. Je to tradícia, ktorej sa ani jeden z nich nemieni vzdať. Lenže tento rok je ich let pre snehovú kalamitu zrušený. Pre Molly sú Vianoce len pár dní voľna navyše, Andrew je však hotový fanatik zamilovaný do sviatočného obdobia – viac sa už líšiť ani nemôžu. Namiesto toho, aby urobili jedinú rozumnú vec a oslávili sviatky spolu v Amerike, Molly sa rozhodne pre niečo veľmi hlúpe. Priam iracionálne. Prisahá Andrewovi, že ho dostane domov a ešte k tomu aj stihne mamkinu slávnostnú vianočnú večeru, na ktorú sa teší celý rok. Čas beží, ale Molly má v zálohe vždy nový plán. A nič sa predsa nemôže pokaziť, kým všetky taxíky, lietadlá, lode a vlaky pôjdu načas. Zatiaľ čo na mesto padá snehová pokrývka a Molly s Andrewom si myslia, že im nie je súdené byť spolu, vesmír má vlastný plán...

Southern California can be called a sunny place for shady people. Its criminal history is as rich and varied as anywhere. Old West outlaws, serial killers, gangsters and thieves have all robbed, raided, killed and died south of Sacramento. Home to the movie business, Los Angeles has long been a place of bright lights and dark deeds. Major Raymond Lisenba, California's last man to hang, committed murder-by-rattlesnake. Fueled by a half-pint of illegal whiskey, Dallas Egan danced his way to the gallows. Yacht Bandit Lloyd Sampsell cruised California's coast like a latter-day buccaneer, only visiting dry land for another robbery. Joaquin Murieta terrorized the goldfields and Southern California, entering Californian history and folklore in the process. Billy Cook entered popular culture (and San Quentin's gas chamber), inspiring The Doors' Riders on the Storm and classic film The Hitcher. James Rabbit Kendrick's execution inspired friend and fellow-convict Merle Haggard to go straight. Haggard immortalized Kendrick with country classic Sing Me Back Home. Some are well-remembered, others long forgotten, but all have their own place in California's chronicles of crime.

Northern California has a fascinating criminal history. Some of America's most infamous criminals and outlaws lived and died in the area, including John Paul Chase, partner of Public Enemy Number One, Lester "Baby Face Nelson" Gillis. Others have come from far afield to exploit the opportunities of Californian crime. Englishman Charles Boles, AKA "Black Bart the Poet," was only one of many. With crime, naturally, comes punishment. In 1937, the Folsom Five tried to escape, murdering Warden Clarence Larkin in the process. Instead of escaping Folsom, they entered California's history as the first men to die in its new gas chamber the next year. The legendary Battle of Alcatraz ended in bloodshed and recriminations from prison staff and convicts alike, with accusations that staff needlessly endangered convicts' lives and arranged the wrongful execution of convict Sam Shockley. Northern California may not be as well-known for its crime as Southern California, but it's a fascinating part of the Golden State's history all the same.