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“A writer at the Times contacted me to talk. He said he was less interested in Mamdani himself than he was in the Africana Studies part…” On why maybe you shouldn’t talk to the New York Times about Zohran Mamdani.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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maxtani.bsky.social
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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“There’s no due process going on. It’s just straight to the back of a van if you’re African on Canal.”

Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...
Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City
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October 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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This confused "kids these days" lament that offers very little empirical support for a set of remarkable bold assertions. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
Harvard Students Skip Class and Still Get High Grades, Faculty Say
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October 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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This Is Fascism
October 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I can’t go on. I’ll go on.
luxalptraum.com Lux 🍂 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · Oct 8
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way. What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money. Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight. To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.
October 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Samuel Beckett is *cackling* in his grave. 😈
luxalptraum.com Lux 🍂 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · Oct 8
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way. What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money. Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight. To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.
October 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Hard to tell the real illegal militia from the fake illegal militia
October 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
So Qatar gets NATO Article 5 level protection, but Ukraine does not? This is raw corruption in action.
A screenshot of an X post by Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkow ..., 11h ago) stating: "This is pretty unbelievable. Qatar giving Trump that jet is really paying off for them in a big way." The post includes a quoted X post by Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid ) with an auto-translated Grok Show original message: "As part of the initiative to end the war in Gaza and as compensation to Qatar for the Israeli attack in Doha, President Trump signed on Monday a presidential order that dramatically upgrades the U.S. commitment to Qatar's security. This is an unprecedented security agreement between the U.S. and an Arab country. According to the presidential order, published today, 'The United States will regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or vital infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States.' The order further states: 'In the event of such an attack, the United States will take all appropriate and lawful measures – including diplomatic, economic, and if necessary, military measures – in order to defend the interests of the United States and the State of Qatar and to restore peace and stability.'"
October 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Just absolutely shaking over this story.
walterolson.bsky.social Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · Oct 2
“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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bellboy905.bsky.social
You’d never know from a single afternoon headline at @nytimes.com, but this morning, the President of the United States addressed an unprecedented gathering of the nation’s top military brass and declared the start of a domestic “war” on millions of his fellow citizens.
September 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
October 1896. Artist: F. Schuyler Mathews (American; 1854–1938). Chromolithograph. Page from a calendar published by L. Prang & Co. (Boston, Mass.). The New York Public Library, Art & Architecture Collection.

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October 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Stress-Free Eric Adams Spends Day Bribing Pigeons In Central Park
Stress-Free Eric Adams Spends Day Bribing Pigeons In Central Park
September 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@yoyomaeght

“La Gerbe”, céramique de Henri Matisse.

Sidney et Frances Brody ont commandé à Matisse une œuvre pour le patio de leur maison de LA. La céramique est achevée et installée en 1953.

En 2010 Frances a offert cette œuvre exceptionnelle au LACMA.

#Matisse #henrimatisse
#yoyomaeght
#lacma
September 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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www.heraldscotland.com/news/2549452...
Scotland’s 'Book of Kells' to return home after 500 years
One of Scotland’s most significant literary treasures, the Blacader [Blackadder] Prayerbook [Psalter], is to return to its original home in…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“Figure in Hammock, Florida.” John Singer Sargent (American; 1856–1925). Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper, 1917. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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September 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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September 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
@gallerianazionaledellumbria

“La Deposizione del Maestro di San Francesco a Perugia regala questo dettaglio fantastico dell’angelo dolente, il cui naturale muoversi nello spazio fa sì che il volto venga coperto dal suo disperato sbracciare”.

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September 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@calderfoundation This is one of four Blériots, which are marked by a group of interconnected horizontal rods that have kinetic elements hanging from them.
 
New Blériot (c. 1950). © 2022 Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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September 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“The Rockaway Beach.” Alfred Thompson Bricher (American; 1837–1908). Chromolithograph (publisher’s proof), ca. 1870s–90s. Publisher: L. Prang & Co. (Boston). The New York Public Library, Print Collection.

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September 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“Woman on the Boardwalk, Coney Island, N.Y.” Diane Arbus (American; 1923–1971). Gelatin silver print, 1957.

#ConeyIsland
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September 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
@clarkart “I will show you the sunset if you will sit by me, but I cannot bring it there, for so much gold is heavy.”

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Sunset, 1879 or 1881, oil on canvas. The Clark, 1955.602.

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September 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Untitled (family picnic on beach, Longboat Key, Florida). Joseph Janney Steinmetz (American; 1905–1985). Gelatin silver print, 1958 (printed later). Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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September 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Shimōsa Province, Chōshi Beach, Tour”; from the series: “Famous Views of 60-odd Provinces.” Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese; 1797–1858). Color woodblock print, 1853. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California.

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#losangelescountymuseumofart @lacma
September 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM