Crystal Busby
@crystalbusby.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Cheese eater.
Technical writer | Screenwriter
You're 96% there. Please keep your computer on.
Technical writer | Screenwriter
You're 96% there. Please keep your computer on.
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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Ireland has approved plans to permanently implement a basic income program that will support up to 2,200 artists.
A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.
Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.
A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.
Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.
October 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Ireland has approved plans to permanently implement a basic income program that will support up to 2,200 artists.
A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.
Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.
A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.
Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
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This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.
regrettably if you try to point this out online you'll get yelled out by 79208 journalists going OH SO YOU WANT JOURNALISTS TO STARVE??? even if you're, say, a journalist yourself, and point out that while there are clearly no easy answers, the status quo isn't exactly working for society
September 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.
Love @lauralippman.bsky.social's books but equally love her short-form writing (check out Summer of Fall if you haven't already). This piece is an excellent example why.
(Get ready for some quiet gut-punches.)
#ihavethatonvinyl #AmReading
(Get ready for some quiet gut-punches.)
#ihavethatonvinyl #AmReading
Good morning, Bluesky.
All my life, men thought I had questionable taste in music, but I think I just had questionable taste in men.
ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/my-mo...
All my life, men thought I had questionable taste in music, but I think I just had questionable taste in men.
ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/my-mo...
My Mother-in-Law’s Records
My current vinyl collection comprises 52 albums that belonged to my late mother-in-law and most of it sucks. “Sucks” is too harsh. It includes a smattering of classical and opera, a few out-and-out du...
ihavethatonvinyl.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Love @lauralippman.bsky.social's books but equally love her short-form writing (check out Summer of Fall if you haven't already). This piece is an excellent example why.
(Get ready for some quiet gut-punches.)
#ihavethatonvinyl #AmReading
(Get ready for some quiet gut-punches.)
#ihavethatonvinyl #AmReading
Graham Greene was the first celebrity I ever interviewed. I was so nervous and he was SO, so kind. Every time I'd see him on screen after that I'd have a tiny flashback to that interview, even if the character he was playing was evil (hi Malachi Strand!)
What an actor. What a career.
What an actor. What a career.
September 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Graham Greene was the first celebrity I ever interviewed. I was so nervous and he was SO, so kind. Every time I'd see him on screen after that I'd have a tiny flashback to that interview, even if the character he was playing was evil (hi Malachi Strand!)
What an actor. What a career.
What an actor. What a career.
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Nikes first Superbowl commercial in 27 years. What a way to pop back out 🔥
February 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Nikes first Superbowl commercial in 27 years. What a way to pop back out 🔥
Robert Sietsema was let go by Eater at the end of 2024 (fools, they) but he has an excellent substack you can subscribe to: tinyurl.com/2zsj23bn
Subscribe to Robert Sietsema's New York
I have been writing about New York City restaurants since the 1990s, and specialize in inexpensive eats. Click to read Robert Sietsema's New York, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
robertsietsema.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Robert Sietsema was let go by Eater at the end of 2024 (fools, they) but he has an excellent substack you can subscribe to: tinyurl.com/2zsj23bn
The light on that door...
‘Truro Interior’ by Jim Holland Oil on Canvas. Fabulous light and now I want a green door !
January 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The light on that door...
Funny because it's true.
ChatGPT is down? Huh. Crazy how that doesn't affect my life in literally any way at all
January 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Funny because it's true.
I lived in LA during Covid. It's heartbreaking to see what's happening to the city that kept me so safe. Sending all the love. ❤️
For SoCal friends,
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
January 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I lived in LA during Covid. It's heartbreaking to see what's happening to the city that kept me so safe. Sending all the love. ❤️
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Jimmy Carter was the first President I can recall being aware of and probably the only President in my lifetime who, upon death, will be remembered as a fundamentally decent person
December 29, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Jimmy Carter was the first President I can recall being aware of and probably the only President in my lifetime who, upon death, will be remembered as a fundamentally decent person
❤️
December 30, 2024 at 2:27 PM
❤️
Role model.
Just Duke Ellington in bed with four pints of ice cream.
December 30, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Role model.
Her hat is letting us *know*!
December 26, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Her hat is letting us *know*!
Can't wait for the start of season 7, and by that I mean, WHERE IS MONICA??
December 9, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Can't wait for the start of season 7, and by that I mean, WHERE IS MONICA??
This. I do not understand the, "Many people think I'm an asshole/rapist/drunk/misogynist, but my Mom says they're wrong." mentality.
If your mother has to go to on national television to defend your character, you have no character worth defending. This is a hard, unassailable rule of being a grown-ass man.
December 4, 2024 at 5:11 PM
This. I do not understand the, "Many people think I'm an asshole/rapist/drunk/misogynist, but my Mom says they're wrong." mentality.
@warrenleight.bsky.social is 100% responsible for this. And by that I mean, thank you!
December 4, 2024 at 5:03 PM
@warrenleight.bsky.social is 100% responsible for this. And by that I mean, thank you!
This. I missed bookstores so much during Covid.
Sure, Amazon may be "convenient", but have you ever spent a rainy day perusing a quaint bookstore?
December 2, 2024 at 11:11 PM
This. I missed bookstores so much during Covid.
I've never heard of a peach dumpling, but this looks soooo good and I can't wait to try it!
I wish I had a pic of the peach dumplings I made (with hubby as sous chef). They were divine with BB Homemade Vanilla ice cream.
I broke the Black law of not trying new stuff on holidays but only bc we visited my in-laws & this was a dessert. I also brought back up pie lol
I broke the Black law of not trying new stuff on holidays but only bc we visited my in-laws & this was a dessert. I also brought back up pie lol
Easy Peach Dumplings with Whiskey Butter Sauce
These Easy Peach Dumplings wrap tender peaches with flakey and crispy pastry dough then they are topped with a luscious spiced brown sugar whiskey butter sauce!
grandbaby-cakes.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:27 PM
I've never heard of a peach dumpling, but this looks soooo good and I can't wait to try it!
Oh, THIS makes me happy. Been waiting (hoping) for John to join.
@johnzaozirny.bsky.social welcome to the party, my friend.
November 26, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Oh, THIS makes me happy. Been waiting (hoping) for John to join.
Yacht Rock documentary? SIGN ME THE EFF UP!!
youtu.be/a55pyQsI3GQ?...
youtu.be/a55pyQsI3GQ?...
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
youtu.be
November 25, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Yacht Rock documentary? SIGN ME THE EFF UP!!
youtu.be/a55pyQsI3GQ?...
youtu.be/a55pyQsI3GQ?...
I need to be invited to this.
Love this idea! "The Prado has been bringing novelists to live in an apartment overlooking the museum. They stay 3 to 6 weeks, but they are not expected to write there. All they have to do is look at the art and draw inspiration from what they see." @museodelprado.es
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/b...
The Prado, Renowned for Its Art, Tries a New Role: Muse to Authors
Spain’s most storied museum has been inviting writers, including Nobel laureates, to live nearby and take inspiration from its paintings.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:48 PM
I need to be invited to this.