Damian Van Denburgh
@damvandenburgh.bsky.social
Writer, teacher living in New York City. Work published in
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https://anothergreenkitchen.com
@nytimes @SFGate @darkmtn @TheSchooner @FourthGenre @litmagazine @_storyscape @acloserlisten
https://anothergreenkitchen.com
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Terrific #documentary, “The Piccirilli Factor,” by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, about six #Italian #immigrant stone carver/sculptor brothers working in the Bronx who made some of NYC's most beloved sculptures.
www.montesbradley.com
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October 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Terrific #documentary, “The Piccirilli Factor,” by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, about six #Italian #immigrant stone carver/sculptor brothers working in the Bronx who made some of NYC's most beloved sculptures.
www.montesbradley.com
calandrainstitute.org/events/the-p...
@calandrainstitute.bsky.social
www.montesbradley.com
calandrainstitute.org/events/the-p...
@calandrainstitute.bsky.social
"...a story that’s told at the exclusion of much deeper stories."
Friends, take a break and read this very funny, insightful essay from @bgfirmani.bsky.social about that awful movie #Nonnas.
Friends, take a break and read this very funny, insightful essay from @bgfirmani.bsky.social about that awful movie #Nonnas.
It's a bit like shooting scungilli in a barrel - and so very mean of me! - but I write about #Netflix's #Nonnas on my blog, #forteegentile, with a wider aim of pondering the reductive and undying cliches around a certain kind of #ItalianAmerican #nostalgia. forte-e-gentile.com/2025/09/18/n...
“Nonnas” and Italian American Longing
No grandmom of mine. How unfair to pick on this flimsy little “heartwarming” movie, particularly when the world is hurtling toward ruin. The plot is low-stakes, TV-ready, and based on a true story:…
forte-e-gentile.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"...a story that’s told at the exclusion of much deeper stories."
Friends, take a break and read this very funny, insightful essay from @bgfirmani.bsky.social about that awful movie #Nonnas.
Friends, take a break and read this very funny, insightful essay from @bgfirmani.bsky.social about that awful movie #Nonnas.
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Just lovely to see that Ben Ratliff's thoughtful, generous, sui generis RUN THE SONG: Writing About Running About Listening made the National Book Awards Long List for Nonfiction. Go Ben! @graywolfpress.bsky.social #nationalbookaward #booksky
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2025 National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
www.nationalbook.org
September 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just lovely to see that Ben Ratliff's thoughtful, generous, sui generis RUN THE SONG: Writing About Running About Listening made the National Book Awards Long List for Nonfiction. Go Ben! @graywolfpress.bsky.social #nationalbookaward #booksky
www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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"MSF staff and patients are wasting away as mass starvation spreads across Gaza." @doctorswithoutborders.org
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July 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"MSF staff and patients are wasting away as mass starvation spreads across Gaza." @doctorswithoutborders.org
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Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
July 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
Lots to discover here, friends. Dive in!
Dear friends....
it's my birthday and thus istime for the annual room40 sale. 24 hours only folks....
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pls spread the good word...24 hours only.
you can snag my newest too, announced today!
it's my birthday and thus istime for the annual room40 sale. 24 hours only folks....
Use - thelast4 - to get 45% off
pls spread the good word...24 hours only.
you can snag my newest too, announced today!
WhiteOut, by Lawrence English
8 track album
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July 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Lots to discover here, friends. Dive in!
This is lovely stuff, folks. And check out Vols. 2 & 3 for even more.
something tranquil for your weekend in an unquiet world.
'Monochromes Vol.1' (LINE_040)
by TU M'
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'Monochromes Vol.1' (LINE_040)
by TU M'
lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/monoch...
lineimprint.bandcamp.com/yum
June 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This is lovely stuff, folks. And check out Vols. 2 & 3 for even more.
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Justice Sotomayor dissenting on birthright citizenship case: "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."
June 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Justice Sotomayor dissenting on birthright citizenship case: "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."
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So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
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#amreading FLOATING IN A MOST PECULIAR WAY by Louis Chude-Sokei, born in the short-lived nation of #Biafra in West Africa, raised in #Jamaica, reunited with his mother in the US. A complex #memoir of displacement and trauma, told slantwise with the insight of many years. Loved this #book. #booksky
June 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Donald Trump forcing US troops to sleep on the ground in the scorching heat in Los Angeles, since he made 0 arrangements to house or feed them and only wanted to use them as props for his fascist porn and political manipulation.
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡
June 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Donald Trump forcing US troops to sleep on the ground in the scorching heat in Los Angeles, since he made 0 arrangements to house or feed them and only wanted to use them as props for his fascist porn and political manipulation.
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡
Landlords Commit $2.5 Million to Help Cuomo’s Mayoral Campaign
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back.
This is only going to get worse.
This is only going to get worse.
June 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back.
This is only going to get worse.
This is only going to get worse.
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#nowreading the great Don DeLillo's THE ANGEL ESMERALDA. The moving, troubling title story got folded into UNDERWORLD. DeLillo was born within a month of Francis, kindest #pope of my lifetime. He'll be 89 this year. Can this brilliant writer please get a #Nobel before he departs the planet? #booksky
May 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#nowreading the great Don DeLillo's THE ANGEL ESMERALDA. The moving, troubling title story got folded into UNDERWORLD. DeLillo was born within a month of Francis, kindest #pope of my lifetime. He'll be 89 this year. Can this brilliant writer please get a #Nobel before he departs the planet? #booksky
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Seen on E. 4th St in #NYC ... so creepy and good ... signed CRKSHNK ... reminds me of the scathing photomontages of the great anti-Nazi, antifascist German #artist John Heartfield: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Resist #FascistsBoundToLose
May 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Seen on E. 4th St in #NYC ... so creepy and good ... signed CRKSHNK ... reminds me of the scathing photomontages of the great anti-Nazi, antifascist German #artist John Heartfield: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Resist #FascistsBoundToLose
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Attorneys representing the affected students say that many lost their visas without any prior notice, explanation, or chance to respond. Some were forced to abruptly leave the country after making the discovery through a federal database, or via unexpected text messages or emails.
The State Department Has Revoked the Visas of Over 600 Students at more than 100 Schools
Some students were forced to leave the country after being sent a text message saying that their visas were cancelled.
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April 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Attorneys representing the affected students say that many lost their visas without any prior notice, explanation, or chance to respond. Some were forced to abruptly leave the country after making the discovery through a federal database, or via unexpected text messages or emails.
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At Community Bookstore tonight, Tuesday, March 25th @ 7:00PM - 8:00PM: Susan Daitch presents #cyberpunk #mystery The Adjudicator, in conversation with Ross Benjamin #booksky #Brooklyn www.communitybookstore.net/events
March 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
At Community Bookstore tonight, Tuesday, March 25th @ 7:00PM - 8:00PM: Susan Daitch presents #cyberpunk #mystery The Adjudicator, in conversation with Ross Benjamin #booksky #Brooklyn www.communitybookstore.net/events
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Terrific event tonight with Ben Ratliff talking about his new book, RUN THE #SONG, with Kieran Press-Reynolds at Sukhdev Sandhu's Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at #NYU as.nyu.edu/departments/... @graywolfpress.bsky.social #booksky www.graywolfpress.org/books/run-song
Terrific event tonight with Ben Ratliff talking about his new book, RUN THE #SONG, with Kieran Press-Reynolds at Sukhdev Sandhu's Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at #NYU as.nyu.edu/departments/... @graywolfpress.bsky.social #booksky www.graywolfpress.org/books/run-song
March 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Terrific event tonight with Ben Ratliff talking about his new book, RUN THE #SONG, with Kieran Press-Reynolds at Sukhdev Sandhu's Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at #NYU as.nyu.edu/departments/... @graywolfpress.bsky.social #booksky www.graywolfpress.org/books/run-song
Terrific event tonight with Ben Ratliff talking about his new book, RUN THE #SONG, with Kieran Press-Reynolds at Sukhdev Sandhu's Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at #NYU as.nyu.edu/departments/... @graywolfpress.bsky.social #booksky www.graywolfpress.org/books/run-song
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"DOGE's jello-against-the-wall strategy has largely failed in court, and this week a federal judge ordered it to pony up and begin complying with FOIA request filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."
Turns out DOGE can't beat FOIA by shouting NOT AN AGENCY
Judge tells Musk to cough it up!
www.publicnotice.co
March 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"DOGE's jello-against-the-wall strategy has largely failed in court, and this week a federal judge ordered it to pony up and begin complying with FOIA request filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."
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Fascism is here.
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Fascism is here.
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Republican MAGA Nazi Jay Obernolte ran out of his own town hall with booing. #3E #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy #EndAutogenocide
March 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Republican MAGA Nazi Jay Obernolte ran out of his own town hall with booing. #3E #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy #EndAutogenocide
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Hundreds of protestors have disrupted JD Vance's planned vacation in Vermont. #3E #EndImpunity #StandWithUkraine
March 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hundreds of protestors have disrupted JD Vance's planned vacation in Vermont. #3E #EndImpunity #StandWithUkraine