Reframing Difference
@cristinamurano.bsky.social
M.A. Social Justice & Equity Studies | Writer | cristinamurano.com | Published in Gwangju News, Tulsa Review, & on my Substack, titled Reframing Difference, a project about imagination | https://reframingdifference.substack.com/archive
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by CRISTINA MURANO
tulsaccreview.com
"I unfolded my blanket.
It turned into a box.
I opened the lid of the box.
The box turned into a tent"
from my fiction story 'Pink' @cristinamurano.bsky.social.
Published in Tulsa Review, an online literary journal featuring bold, unique voices & artists, by Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma.
It turned into a box.
I opened the lid of the box.
The box turned into a tent"
from my fiction story 'Pink' @cristinamurano.bsky.social.
Published in Tulsa Review, an online literary journal featuring bold, unique voices & artists, by Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma.
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Robyn: Dopamine review – complex emotions, instant euphoria: no wonder pop’s A-list love her
Robyn: Dopamine review – complex emotions, instant euphoria: no wonder pop’s A-list love her
After 2018’s mellow Honey, the beloved Swede’s heady comeback pairs production worthy of Daft Punk and Moroder with deep romantic realism
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Robyn: Dopamine review – complex emotions, instant euphoria: no wonder pop’s A-list love her
Language is a barrier, perspective is another, experience a third. But this is not the real issue. The real issue is that I'm trying to bridge a gap between us while simultaneously holding myself apart. These conflicting desires... Chapter 8 #EasyBeauty
#ChloéCooperJones #PulitzerPrize #BookSky
#ChloéCooperJones #PulitzerPrize #BookSky
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Language is a barrier, perspective is another, experience a third. But this is not the real issue. The real issue is that I'm trying to bridge a gap between us while simultaneously holding myself apart. These conflicting desires... Chapter 8 #EasyBeauty
#ChloéCooperJones #PulitzerPrize #BookSky
#ChloéCooperJones #PulitzerPrize #BookSky
"When life becomes unaffordable, one can get angry, or one can be hopeful that life can be better. I think [for] progressive folks, the message is that if we work together, we can make a difference, make life more affordable and that we can turn that anger into hope," @mayoroliviachow.ca.
Why Zohran Mamdani May Want to Look to Toronto
Canada’s most prominent mayor is a fan — and she has some advice for the potential next mayor of New York.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"When life becomes unaffordable, one can get angry, or one can be hopeful that life can be better. I think [for] progressive folks, the message is that if we work together, we can make a difference, make life more affordable and that we can turn that anger into hope," @mayoroliviachow.ca.
... words into the air. Tangled between the sheets, I couldn't tell my leg from hers. Between us gleamed an absolute, almost terrifying openness. I didn't even need to explain anything. Would I ever feel this kind of empathy with anyone again? Chapter 18 #GoodGirl
#AriaAber #WomensPrize #BookSky
#AriaAber #WomensPrize #BookSky
October 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
... words into the air. Tangled between the sheets, I couldn't tell my leg from hers. Between us gleamed an absolute, almost terrifying openness. I didn't even need to explain anything. Would I ever feel this kind of empathy with anyone again? Chapter 18 #GoodGirl
#AriaAber #WomensPrize #BookSky
#AriaAber #WomensPrize #BookSky
Their joy made me wish I could block that out too. Could you will the darkness away? Could you banish it and say, No, this does not exist for me? Was it okay to dissolve in the beauty of fantasy if you found yourself able? Chapter 35 #MilkFed
#MelissaBroder #BookSky
#MelissaBroder #BookSky
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Their joy made me wish I could block that out too. Could you will the darkness away? Could you banish it and say, No, this does not exist for me? Was it okay to dissolve in the beauty of fantasy if you found yourself able? Chapter 35 #MilkFed
#MelissaBroder #BookSky
#MelissaBroder #BookSky
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Italian Americans, wrote @chrisgelardi.bsky.social in 2020, should be at the forefront of confronting Christopher Columbus idolatry. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus
For over a century, Italians have mythologized the genocidal explorer to gain access to American whiteness.
www.thenation.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Italian Americans, wrote @chrisgelardi.bsky.social in 2020, should be at the forefront of confronting Christopher Columbus idolatry. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Fewer LGBTQ2S+ people hold positions of political power in Canada, and those who do represent a narrower range of political perspectives, according to research by @qalbaugh.bsky.social and @kebaisley.bsky.social.
LGBTQ2S+ representation in Parliament is declining. What can we do? | Xtra Magazine
Research shows fewer queer and trans people hold political power in Canada, and those who do represent fewer political perspectives
xtramagazine.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Fewer LGBTQ2S+ people hold positions of political power in Canada, and those who do represent a narrower range of political perspectives, according to research by @qalbaugh.bsky.social and @kebaisley.bsky.social.
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A new documentary about Lilith Fair, the ’90s women’s music festival, serves as a corrective to the mocking mythology that has trailed it—and a reminder of how rare its collective ethos feels today, Sophie Gilbert writes:
The Hard-Won Lessons of Lilith Fair
A new documentary about the ’90s women’s music festival emphasizes how rare its collective ethos feels today.
bit.ly
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A new documentary about Lilith Fair, the ’90s women’s music festival, serves as a corrective to the mocking mythology that has trailed it—and a reminder of how rare its collective ethos feels today, Sophie Gilbert writes:
"When you open yourself to the continually changing,
impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being & of
reality, you increase your capacity to love & care about other
people & your capacity to not be afraid," Practicing Peace in Times of War, #PemaChödrön.
#InternationalDayOfPeace #UnitedNations
impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being & of
reality, you increase your capacity to love & care about other
people & your capacity to not be afraid," Practicing Peace in Times of War, #PemaChödrön.
#InternationalDayOfPeace #UnitedNations
September 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"When you open yourself to the continually changing,
impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being & of
reality, you increase your capacity to love & care about other
people & your capacity to not be afraid," Practicing Peace in Times of War, #PemaChödrön.
#InternationalDayOfPeace #UnitedNations
impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being & of
reality, you increase your capacity to love & care about other
people & your capacity to not be afraid," Practicing Peace in Times of War, #PemaChödrön.
#InternationalDayOfPeace #UnitedNations
An understanding seemed to bloom between them. It felt like a coin dropping into one of the automated dioramas... a mechanized scene was now about to play: miniature women on circular paths would begin to move toward and around each other, as if in a dance. Chapter 22 #LastNight
#MalindaLo #BookSky
#MalindaLo #BookSky
September 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
An understanding seemed to bloom between them. It felt like a coin dropping into one of the automated dioramas... a mechanized scene was now about to play: miniature women on circular paths would begin to move toward and around each other, as if in a dance. Chapter 22 #LastNight
#MalindaLo #BookSky
#MalindaLo #BookSky
To swoon is not only to pass from consciousness physically; it may also represent a willingness, even an eagerness, to experience unknown parts of life - obscure regions that might lead toward a re-visioning. SECTION THREE, The Bright Eyes of Eleanora #Upstream
#MaryOliver #PulitzerPrize #BookSky
#MaryOliver #PulitzerPrize #BookSky
August 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
To swoon is not only to pass from consciousness physically; it may also represent a willingness, even an eagerness, to experience unknown parts of life - obscure regions that might lead toward a re-visioning. SECTION THREE, The Bright Eyes of Eleanora #Upstream
#MaryOliver #PulitzerPrize #BookSky
#MaryOliver #PulitzerPrize #BookSky
Eva's laughter went quiet. She let herself be held a moment. She stroked Isabel's arms. She said, quiet, "Who are you?" She said, "Have you always been like this? Have you just been waiting to happen?" Chapter 10 #TheSafekeep
#YaelVanDerWouden #WomensPrize #BookSky
#YaelVanDerWouden #WomensPrize #BookSky
August 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Eva's laughter went quiet. She let herself be held a moment. She stroked Isabel's arms. She said, quiet, "Who are you?" She said, "Have you always been like this? Have you just been waiting to happen?" Chapter 10 #TheSafekeep
#YaelVanDerWouden #WomensPrize #BookSky
#YaelVanDerWouden #WomensPrize #BookSky
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In the wake of the Taliban’s return to power, telling the truth has become one of the country’s most dangerous professions, with Afghan journalists living under constant threat of arrest and torture. Writer Soraya Amiri explores: thewalrus.ca/reporting-afghan...
August 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In the wake of the Taliban’s return to power, telling the truth has become one of the country’s most dangerous professions, with Afghan journalists living under constant threat of arrest and torture. Writer Soraya Amiri explores: thewalrus.ca/reporting-afghan...
“My goal is not just about me,” Nilab said. “It’s about all Afghanistan, especially women and girls. This project helps and supports me, and teaches us how we can help each other and how to represent Afghanistan.” Source @aljazeera.com. #WomensFootball #FIFA #Afghanistan
Infantino says ‘important step’ taken for Afghan women’s football
FIFA President Gianni Infantino hails first talent camp staged for Afghanistan women’s refugee football team.
www.aljazeera.com
August 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“My goal is not just about me,” Nilab said. “It’s about all Afghanistan, especially women and girls. This project helps and supports me, and teaches us how we can help each other and how to represent Afghanistan.” Source @aljazeera.com. #WomensFootball #FIFA #Afghanistan
"Like many people excluded and devalued in society, disabled people have been speaking truths that most people do not want to hear. ... Life is not binary ... We can and should embrace vulnerability and interdependence and not see them as weaknesses." @sfdirewolf.bsky.social #DisabilityPrideMonth
Activist Alice Wong reflects on 'The Year of the Tiger' and her hopes for 2023
In the Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life, Alice Wong shares pieces of her story and experience as a disabled Asian American through a collection of essays, interviews, photos and illustrations.
www.npr.org
July 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Like many people excluded and devalued in society, disabled people have been speaking truths that most people do not want to hear. ... Life is not binary ... We can and should embrace vulnerability and interdependence and not see them as weaknesses." @sfdirewolf.bsky.social #DisabilityPrideMonth
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"We become acclimatized to this idea that empathy in leadership must denote weakness," former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tells me, as her new memoir releases. "I really want to challenge these traditional notions of what makes for good leadership."
June 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"We become acclimatized to this idea that empathy in leadership must denote weakness," former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tells me, as her new memoir releases. "I really want to challenge these traditional notions of what makes for good leadership."
July is #DisabilityPrideMonth.
12 Canadian books to read for Disability Pride Month | CBC Books
These fiction, nonfiction, poetry, YA and kids' books by Canadian authors highlight the importance of accurate and diverse disability representation.
www.cbc.ca
July 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
July is #DisabilityPrideMonth.
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Toronto Pride 2025 in photos: Messages of joy, resistance and hope.
This weekend, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Toronto with something to say. Here are some of the messages we saw.
This weekend, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Toronto with something to say. Here are some of the messages we saw.
Toronto Pride 2025 in photos: Messages of joy, resistance and hope
The Star reports from the Trans March, the Dyke March and Sunday’s big Parade.
www.thestar.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Toronto Pride 2025 in photos: Messages of joy, resistance and hope.
This weekend, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Toronto with something to say. Here are some of the messages we saw.
This weekend, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Toronto with something to say. Here are some of the messages we saw.
"There was legal pluralism back before contact & even post-contact. ... that requires bold & courageous conversations & understandings of each other’s cultures, each other’s values, each other’s goals, at the same time as 'What is the outcome that we’re trying to achieve?'" Kory Wilson & @thetyee.ca
A Path to Fewer Indigenous People in Prisons | The Tyee
‘We’re ready to go with a plan,’ says Kory Wilson of the BC First Nations Justice Council. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
May 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"There was legal pluralism back before contact & even post-contact. ... that requires bold & courageous conversations & understandings of each other’s cultures, each other’s values, each other’s goals, at the same time as 'What is the outcome that we’re trying to achieve?'" Kory Wilson & @thetyee.ca
"I unfolded my blanket.
It turned into a box.
I opened the lid of the box.
The box turned into a tent"
from my fiction story 'Pink' @cristinamurano.bsky.social.
Published in Tulsa Review, an online literary journal featuring bold, unique voices & artists, by Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma.
It turned into a box.
I opened the lid of the box.
The box turned into a tent"
from my fiction story 'Pink' @cristinamurano.bsky.social.
Published in Tulsa Review, an online literary journal featuring bold, unique voices & artists, by Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma.
Pink : Tulsa Review
by CRISTINA MURANO
tulsaccreview.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"I unfolded my blanket.
It turned into a box.
I opened the lid of the box.
The box turned into a tent"
from my fiction story 'Pink' @cristinamurano.bsky.social.
Published in Tulsa Review, an online literary journal featuring bold, unique voices & artists, by Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma.
It turned into a box.
I opened the lid of the box.
The box turned into a tent"
from my fiction story 'Pink' @cristinamurano.bsky.social.
Published in Tulsa Review, an online literary journal featuring bold, unique voices & artists, by Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma.
"These records that I made all on my own are an acquired taste. ... There are sacrifices to being outspoken and political. I’ve been pushed down and reduced because of my feminism, etc. But anything worthwhile involves sacrifice," @anidifranco.bsky.social.
‘The goal of a protest song is to make people feel strong and alive’: Ani DiFranco on Broadway, Fugazi and 30 years of activism
The singer-songwriter answers your questions about 90s gigs with Tori Amos, her ‘humbling’ run in Hadestown and keeping hope alive in the Trump era
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"These records that I made all on my own are an acquired taste. ... There are sacrifices to being outspoken and political. I’ve been pushed down and reduced because of my feminism, etc. But anything worthwhile involves sacrifice," @anidifranco.bsky.social.
"That Americans seem to be rediscovering the art, science and potency of noncooperation – combined with a robust protest capacity and legal action – shows that resistance ... is savvy, diversifying and probably just getting started," @chenoweth.bsky.social, @djpressman.bsky.social, and Soha Hammam.
Our research shows: the resistance is alive and well | Erica Chenoweth, Jeremy Pressman and Soha Hammam
Street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"That Americans seem to be rediscovering the art, science and potency of noncooperation – combined with a robust protest capacity and legal action – shows that resistance ... is savvy, diversifying and probably just getting started," @chenoweth.bsky.social, @djpressman.bsky.social, and Soha Hammam.
"Elections are choices and elections have consequences. Every election is a chance to decide what a country will do and how it will be — with real, lasting and potentially significant effects," @aaronwherry.bsky.social. Vital reminder regarding the current stakes of Canada's 45th general election.
ANALYSIS | This election is about Donald Trump — and a lot more | CBC News
One way or another, these 37 days will be about beginning to answer the myriad questions currently and to be posed by a changed and changing world — not least the question of who should lead the count...
www.cbc.ca
March 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Elections are choices and elections have consequences. Every election is a chance to decide what a country will do and how it will be — with real, lasting and potentially significant effects," @aaronwherry.bsky.social. Vital reminder regarding the current stakes of Canada's 45th general election.
For Gwangju News, I wrote about governance, feminism, and representation in the Republic of Korea, and interviewed the Women's Party co-president about current issues and future goals. | Korea’s Women’s Party: Towards a Model for Female Empowerment and Leadership | www.womensparty.kr
Korea’s Women’s Party - Gwangju News
The Women’s Party was formed to make policies and laws that advance the agenda of women’s rights, which have been repeatedly neglected by the major political parties amid their power struggle.
gwangjunewsgic.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
For Gwangju News, I wrote about governance, feminism, and representation in the Republic of Korea, and interviewed the Women's Party co-president about current issues and future goals. | Korea’s Women’s Party: Towards a Model for Female Empowerment and Leadership | www.womensparty.kr