JCS
@theotherprofessor.bsky.social
English professor at Illinois State University focusing on Victorian Studies, Children's & Young Adult Literature, Visual Culture, Comics & graphic novels, Literary Fairy Tales, and Lewis Carroll. http://ghostofthetalkingcricket.squarespace.com
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The Phillips Collection is selling treasured paintings: “They are integral to the character of the museum,” said Liza Phillips, granddaughter of the museum’s founders. “They belong to the public. They are now probably going into private hands. It’s just a shame.”
Why Is DC’s Phillips Collection Selling Off Its Masterpieces?
The museum’s decision to deaccession works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and more has come under public scrutiny.
hyperallergic.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Phillips Collection is selling treasured paintings: “They are integral to the character of the museum,” said Liza Phillips, granddaughter of the museum’s founders. “They belong to the public. They are now probably going into private hands. It’s just a shame.”
No one mourns the "Wicked: For Good."
It seems that “Wicked: For Good” exists to maneuver the events of “The Wizard of Oz” into position, @justincchang.bsky.social writes. “But must they be maneuvered so clumsily, and with such a glaring absence of brains or heart?” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/WxA9tC
“Wicked: For Good” Is Very, Very Bad
In the second of two movies adapted from the Broadway musical, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo battle fascism, bigotry, and some fairly dreadful filmmaking.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
No one mourns the "Wicked: For Good."
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Has your child got a gmail account for school? Want to stop AI training on their data? Do the following. Then email the school & tell them to advise parents about this.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Has your child got a gmail account for school? Want to stop AI training on their data? Do the following. Then email the school & tell them to advise parents about this.
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Karoline Leavitt, President Trump's press secretary, on Thursday spun an incident in which Trump called a reporter from Bloomberg "piggy" last week, saying journalists should appreciate the "frankness."
Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, addressed for the first time a schoolyard insult that President Trump lobbed at a Bloomberg News reporter last week.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Karoline Leavitt, President Trump's press secretary, on Thursday spun an incident in which Trump called a reporter from Bloomberg "piggy" last week, saying journalists should appreciate the "frankness."
Mike Huckabee Held Secret Meeting at U.S. Embassy With Jonathan Pollard, the American Traitor Who Spied for Israel. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
Huckabee Held Meeting at U.S. Embassy With American Who Spied for Israel
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Mike Huckabee Held Secret Meeting at U.S. Embassy With Jonathan Pollard, the American Traitor Who Spied for Israel. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
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In case you missed it:
Here are the winners of the National Book Awards, including Rabih Alameddine and Omar El Akkad.
The winners of this year’s National Book Awards have just been announced at a ritzy gala in downtown Manhattan. Rabih Alameddine’s The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) won the …
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In case you missed it:
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When Maurice Sendak Created a Dark Nutcracker Ballet
When Maurice Sendak Created a Dark Nutcracker Ballet
Tchaikovsky’s famous score remained in place, but Sendak and Stowell ducked the source material for, well, more source material.
www.openculture.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
When Maurice Sendak Created a Dark Nutcracker Ballet
At Montclair State University, the English Department is being restructured and combined into the School of Human Narratives and Creative Expressions. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
At This College, the English Dept. Is Out. ‘Human Narratives’ Is In.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
At Montclair State University, the English Department is being restructured and combined into the School of Human Narratives and Creative Expressions. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
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Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 years
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in its recent 13-month war in Lebanon, photos of munition remnants in south Lebanon seen by the Guardian suggest.
The images, which have been examined by six different arms experts, appear to show the remnants of two different types of Israeli cluster munitions found in three different locations: south of the Litani River in the forested valleys of Wadi Zibqin, Wadi Barghouz and Wadi Deir Siryan. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
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Breaking News: President Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent trade plummeting in August, with imports dropping 5.1%, new data shows.
Trump’s Tariffs Sent Trade Plummeting in August
The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a significant contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Breaking News: President Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent trade plummeting in August, with imports dropping 5.1%, new data shows.
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Nicholas Hunter, who had owned Teddy — a 5-year-old Shih Tzu — since the dog was 12 weeks old, sued the city of Sturgeon, Missouri, after a police officer shot Teddy twice at close range while responding to a call from a neighbor reporting a lost dog. https://wapo.st/4i5meNR
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Nicholas Hunter, who had owned Teddy — a 5-year-old Shih Tzu — since the dog was 12 weeks old, sued the city of Sturgeon, Missouri, after a police officer shot Teddy twice at close range while responding to a call from a neighbor reporting a lost dog. https://wapo.st/4i5meNR
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One for the ages 😱
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One for the ages 😱
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The Original Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Manuscript, Handwritten & Illustrated By Lewis Carroll (1864)
The Original Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Manuscript, Handwritten & Illustrated By Lewis Carroll (1864)
On a summer day in 1862, a tall, stammering Oxford University mathematician named Charles Lutwidge Dodgson took a boat trip up the River Thames, accompanied by a colleague and the three young daughter...
www.openculture.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The Original Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Manuscript, Handwritten & Illustrated By Lewis Carroll (1864)
Israeli Airstrike on Refugee Camp in Lebanon Kills at Least 13, Ministry Says www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
Israeli Airstrike on Refugee Camp in Lebanon Kills at Least 13, Ministry Says
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Israeli Airstrike on Refugee Camp in Lebanon Kills at Least 13, Ministry Says www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Breaking News: Hours after the House passed the measure to release the Epstein files, the Senate unanimously agreed to send it to President Trump’s desk. Follow live updates.
Trump Live Updates: Senate Agrees to Quickly Clear Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files
The move means the measure, which the House approved in a 427-to-1 vote, will be passed by the Senate on receipt and be forwarded to the president’s desk for his signature.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Breaking News: Hours after the House passed the measure to release the Epstein files, the Senate unanimously agreed to send it to President Trump’s desk. Follow live updates.
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
Many thanks to Dr. Patricia Kennon of Maynooth University, Ireland for her presentation, "Asexuality in Young Adult Literature" to the graduate students & faculty specializing in Children's & YA Literature in the English Department of Illinois State University. @isuenglishdept.bsky.social @
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Many thanks to Dr. Patricia Kennon of Maynooth University, Ireland for her presentation, "Asexuality in Young Adult Literature" to the graduate students & faculty specializing in Children's & YA Literature in the English Department of Illinois State University. @isuenglishdept.bsky.social @
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‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire
‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire
UN logs 260 attacks in October alone, its highest monthly tally, as settlers attack farmers and burn olive trees
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire
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Hearing a lot about Oz this week? 🧙🏼♀️ Did you know many of the original Oz books & early media are in the public domain? Explore these classic works & how you can access them in our blog!
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#PublicDomain #Oz #ClassicLiterature #LFrankBaum
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#PublicDomain #Oz #ClassicLiterature #LFrankBaum
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hearing a lot about Oz this week? 🧙🏼♀️ Did you know many of the original Oz books & early media are in the public domain? Explore these classic works & how you can access them in our blog!
📖 Learn more ⬇️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t...
#PublicDomain #Oz #ClassicLiterature #LFrankBaum
📖 Learn more ⬇️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t...
#PublicDomain #Oz #ClassicLiterature #LFrankBaum
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Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
“Operation Charlotte’s Web" is ongoing in North Carolina.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
The Lesson About the Holocaust Is Wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Lesson About the Holocaust Is Wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
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What's available online from the British Library? This guide lists resources including digitised books at Google Books, items from the Endangered Archives Programme, International Dunhuang Programme and the Qatar Digital Library
https://bl.libguides.com/currently-available
https://bl.libguides.com/currently-available
Guides: What's currently available: Introduction
This guide provides up to date details of which services are currently available following a cyber-attack, and which aren't.
bl.libguides.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
What's available online from the British Library? This guide lists resources including digitised books at Google Books, items from the Endangered Archives Programme, International Dunhuang Programme and the Qatar Digital Library
https://bl.libguides.com/currently-available
https://bl.libguides.com/currently-available
U.S. proposes "delusional" plans for Gaza.
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
The US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.
Foreign forces will initially deploy alongside Israeli soldiers in the east of Gaza, leaving the devastated strip divided by the current Israeli-controlled “yellow line”, according to US military planning documents seen by the Guardian and sources briefed on American plans. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
U.S. proposes "delusional" plans for Gaza.