“What we need as a society right now is more Renaissance people. More people who are able to think through multiple discourses. It's not that the humanities just give you soft skills. It's that the knowledge and resources of the humanities are important for a range of careers (…)”
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“What we need as a society right now is more Renaissance people. More people who are able to think through multiple discourses. It's not that the humanities just give you soft skills. It's that the knowledge and resources of the humanities are important for a range of careers (…)”
Let's deliver 150 turkeys to Ward 5 families.
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Union Market District Turkey Drive
Let's deliver 150 turkeys to Ward 5 families.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Let's deliver 150 turkeys to Ward 5 families.
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Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
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BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
Not sure I’m in the right mindset for this kind of reading.
Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
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October 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Not sure I’m in the right mindset for this kind of reading.
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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Writer friends, the goal is clear.
August 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Writer friends, the goal is clear.
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of July!
July 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of July!
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‘THE SECRET AGENT’ has won 2 Cannes prizes:
• Best Actor (Wagner Moura)
• Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
• Best Actor (Wagner Moura)
• Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
May 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
‘THE SECRET AGENT’ has won 2 Cannes prizes:
• Best Actor (Wagner Moura)
• Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
• Best Actor (Wagner Moura)
• Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
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Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
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I don't even know what to say. What do you say to something like this? So deeply cruel and inhumane and enraging.
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Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide
Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.
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April 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I don't even know what to say. What do you say to something like this? So deeply cruel and inhumane and enraging.
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🗓️ Sat, May 17 – Panel on the future of interpreter training, including AIIC USA’s own @mirnasoares.bsky.social, Kilian G. Seeber, Jibola Sofolahan, Amanda Forsythe, Maha El-Metwally, Gillian Misener, moderated by Denise de Vasconcelos. 📢 Register:
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April 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🗓️ Sat, May 17 – Panel on the future of interpreter training, including AIIC USA’s own @mirnasoares.bsky.social, Kilian G. Seeber, Jibola Sofolahan, Amanda Forsythe, Maha El-Metwally, Gillian Misener, moderated by Denise de Vasconcelos. 📢 Register:
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aiic.org/client/event...
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Sometimes when we borrow words from other languages, English can become delightfully redundant.
April 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sometimes when we borrow words from other languages, English can become delightfully redundant.
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This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.
Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes (Gift Article)
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
Will try this soon!
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March 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Will try this soon!
Just no
“His path to victory is to destroy the women he abused,” @lindseyboylan.bsky.social told the AP. “I’ll do everything within my power and my sense of ethics to make sure it doesn’t happen.” apnews.com/article/cuom...
As many top Democrats stay silent on Cuomo mayoral run, an accuser feels betrayed
Lindsey Boylan helped drive Andrew Cuomo from office in 2021 when the former aide came forward as the first woman to accuse the governor of sexual harassment.
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March 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Just no
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I hope Brazil will make history tonight.
I wrote about why the most important Oscar nominee is the movie about how living under authoritarian rule can feel surprisingly normal.
The Year’s Most Urgent Best Picture Contender Is the One Almost No One Has Seen
I’m Still Here has a warning—and a reason for hope.
slate.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I hope Brazil will make history tonight.