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Claire Miranda
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Poet and lover of window seats

📍Manila
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I had a conversation with @Anand Giridharadas this morning he dubbed "The Stupid Coup" after what I've been calling it. If you would like me to be cheerfully intransigent about the clown-authoritarians, here we go: the.ink/p/the-stupid...
Rebecca Solnit on the "stupid coup"
Rebecca Solnit on the silver lining of this chaotic, incompetent authoritarianism. Plus: resistance, coalition-building, purity politics, hope, gathering, and roses
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March 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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BREAKING: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrested after International Criminal Court issues warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity.
Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is arrested on International Criminal Court warrant
Duterte has been accused of crimes against humanity in connection with his war on drugs, during which rights groups say tens of thousands of Filipinos were summarily executed.
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March 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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“But the small single play that allows a writer to be themselves or rather – crucially – to become themselves is increasingly rare. A writer’s loss is an audience’s loss too…”

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BBC radio drama is in grave danger. Without it we may lose the next generation of writing talent
Hundreds of hours of original plays have been cut from the corporation’s programming in recent years. If the trend continues, a valuable training ground for writers will be lost
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon
‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon
Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed
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February 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Love this beautiful short doc film about Bernie Krause. Musician, Hollywood sound engineer + pioneer of soundscape ecology. For decades, he's recorded the planet + noticed things going quiet due to climate change. “The Last of the Nightingales” by Masha Karpoukhina www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“The Last of the Nightingales” Tells the Story of How Soundscapes Change After a Fire
Masha Karpoukhina’s documentary follows a soundscape ecologist who lost everything in a California wildfire.
www.newyorker.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Timeline cleanse.
Deep breath.
Did anyone else have this dog?
February 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
'Chilling effect': Arts organizations react to end of DEI initiatives from fed agency
The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
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February 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I’ve just come from four days in a surf town north of Manila. The seaside has always been a refuge for me. But being around happy people did my heart and mind so much good.
February 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake

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NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA
Lee esta historia en español aquí
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February 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
After lurking here for a few weeks, I'm finding a few old connections from Twitter. Loved those haiku and tanka challenges, the "follow Friday" ritual, those virtual good mornings/good evenings that made the old platform so much fun in the Aughts. Finding some great audio people too. Hello, all.
December 15, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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Happy 45th birthday to London Calling. Released by The Clash on this day in 1979
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December 14, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.
The Best of 2024: Our favorite movies, TV, books, music and games, all in one place
Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Sometimes I think my hands contain a novel. But my hands are quite small.
December 14, 2024 at 7:19 AM