Heather Hansman
@hhansman.bsky.social
Journalist: climate, public land, recreation, water, how we live in the world. I wrote DOWNRIVER and POWDER DAYS. And FIERCE COUNTRY, coming soon.
"By changing the ways we consume various artforms and thereby devaluing them, large companies have been limiting the number of workers who can earn a liveable wage from their art. "
(among the reasons why I'm angry right now)
(among the reasons why I'm angry right now)
I wrote about why I can't sleep at night: the devaluation of so many things (critical thinking, creativity) I thought were paramount. lithub.com/when-we-deva...
When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future
When you’ve spent your whole adult life working in and around book publishing you get used to hearing that people don’t read anymore and that the industry is on its last legs. There is always a cri…
lithub.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"By changing the ways we consume various artforms and thereby devaluing them, large companies have been limiting the number of workers who can earn a liveable wage from their art. "
(among the reasons why I'm angry right now)
(among the reasons why I'm angry right now)
Last year someone told me a ghost story and I've been obsessed with it (and the women who solved the cold case it opened) ever since.
"The next clue came from an unexpected place. In fall 2023, Michelle Vanek visited Beebe in a dream. 'She told me she wanted to be found by a team of women,' he says."
@hhansman.bsky.social for 5280 Magazine
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@hhansman.bsky.social for 5280 Magazine
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She Vanished on a Colorado Mountain. 19 Years Later, a Mysterious Dream Helped Rescuers Find Her.
Michelle Vanek disappeared on Mt. of the Holy Cross in 2005, setting off the largest search for a missing hiker in state history. The trail went cold—until an all-women team reopened the case.
www.5280.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Last year someone told me a ghost story and I've been obsessed with it (and the women who solved the cold case it opened) ever since.
Can't stop thinking about the MAGA media infrastructure. And how podcasts are not regulated in the same way as traditional media.
Finally, my joke Bluesky handle makes sense (yes I will be changing it back soon). drilled.media/news/joe-rog...
Newsletter: Forget the "Joe Rogan of the Left," Where's the Rupert Murdoch?
Progressives are having yet another round of “we need a Joe Rogan for the left” discourse. It’s a distraction from broader systemic issues in our information ecosystem.
drilled.media
May 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Can't stop thinking about the MAGA media infrastructure. And how podcasts are not regulated in the same way as traditional media.