J Darnell
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The actress Christine Baranski is reading and recording "A Christmas Carol" with the Skylark Voice Ensemble. They will perform a live version at the Morgan Library and Museum.
Christine Baranski and ‘A Christmas Carol’: A Natural Pairing
On a recent recording, and in concerts this month, Baranski reads Dickens’s holiday classic with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
@booksthroughbars.bsky.social so glad to find you here! Mailed my check just today. Keep up the good work!
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
@booksthroughbars.bsky.social so glad to find you here! Mailed my check just today. Keep up the good work!
Whirlwind weekend in London seeing Lee Miller at Tate Britain and Kerry James Marshall at @royalacademyarts.bsky.social Both shows blew me away!
December 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Whirlwind weekend in London seeing Lee Miller at Tate Britain and Kerry James Marshall at @royalacademyarts.bsky.social Both shows blew me away!
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"There is no such thing as conservative feminism. … It borrows feminist words—’choice,’ ‘agency,’ ‘strength’—but drains them of their radical meaning, using them to defend inequality."
When the Headline Gets It Wrong: Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is
When I saw the headline “Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And if So, Can Conservative Feminism Fix It?” in The New York Times, my heart sank.
msmagazine.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"There is no such thing as conservative feminism. … It borrows feminist words—’choice,’ ‘agency,’ ‘strength’—but drains them of their radical meaning, using them to defend inequality."
A prophetic 1934 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all | Charlotte Higgins www.theguardian.com/commentisfre.... Reading this novel now #shudder
A prophetic 1934 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all | Charlotte Higgins
Sally Carson’s Crooked Cross was written and set during the rise of nazism. It shows both how extremism takes hold, and the moral certainty needed to resist it, says the Guardian’s chief culture write...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A prophetic 1934 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all | Charlotte Higgins www.theguardian.com/commentisfre.... Reading this novel now #shudder
Brickbat Books in Philadelphia hooked me up with some perfect cool weather reading...
October 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Brickbat Books in Philadelphia hooked me up with some perfect cool weather reading...
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The author and political activist Arundhati Roy knows the cost of speaking out against injustices – and sees parallels between India under Prime Minister Modi and the U.S. under President Trump. Watch, read or listen to “The Interview.” nyti.ms/3JCQxOK
August 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The author and political activist Arundhati Roy knows the cost of speaking out against injustices – and sees parallels between India under Prime Minister Modi and the U.S. under President Trump. Watch, read or listen to “The Interview.” nyti.ms/3JCQxOK
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A century after its publication, "Mrs. Dalloway" rewards revisiting at various stages of life, Boris Kachka writes.
Reading Mrs. Dalloway Again and Again
A century after its publication, the book rewards revisiting at various stages of life.
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August 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A century after its publication, "Mrs. Dalloway" rewards revisiting at various stages of life, Boris Kachka writes.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
August 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Pittsburghers are like girl you're late to the party but I found yet another cool independent bookstore there: White Whale Bookstore in the Bloomfield neighborhood.
July 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Pittsburghers are like girl you're late to the party but I found yet another cool independent bookstore there: White Whale Bookstore in the Bloomfield neighborhood.
@comeondover.bsky.social thats me on insta w the Baltimore Oriole as my avatar
June 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
@comeondover.bsky.social thats me on insta w the Baltimore Oriole as my avatar
Souter called it...
A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril
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May 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Souter called it...
A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
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Eleven major U.S. corporations endorsed the Republican bill that will increase hunger and suffering for millions of American families.
The Corporations That Turned Their Backs on Hungry Children
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation bill so cruel, it defies belief: slashing nearly $300 billion from SNAP, our country’s most vital nutrition program, and gutting Medica...
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May 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Eleven major U.S. corporations endorsed the Republican bill that will increase hunger and suffering for millions of American families.
As if RL isn't freaking me out enough already, started reading "Julia" by @sannewman.bsky.social Can't put it down!
April 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
As if RL isn't freaking me out enough already, started reading "Julia" by @sannewman.bsky.social Can't put it down!
Currently reading "Night and Day" by Virginia Woolf
Started it 20 years ago... took me that long to remember the title and author... smh... now I see references everywhere and they're making a movie of it!
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07...
Started it 20 years ago... took me that long to remember the title and author... smh... now I see references everywhere and they're making a movie of it!
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07...
Virginia Woolf’s Pivotal Sophomore Novel
Lauren Groff on Virginia Woolf’s ‘Night and Day,’ which gazes backward in time with skepticism and a virago’s impulse to shred into tatters all that it sees.
www.theparisreview.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Currently reading "Night and Day" by Virginia Woolf
Started it 20 years ago... took me that long to remember the title and author... smh... now I see references everywhere and they're making a movie of it!
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07...
Started it 20 years ago... took me that long to remember the title and author... smh... now I see references everywhere and they're making a movie of it!
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07...
Not-My-Prez-Day w/e trip to Pittsburgh PA to see Darling Daughter. They have the best bookstores! @citybookspgh.bsky.social @cityofasylum.bsky.social posman books
February 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Not-My-Prez-Day w/e trip to Pittsburgh PA to see Darling Daughter. They have the best bookstores! @citybookspgh.bsky.social @cityofasylum.bsky.social posman books
"Look through [the smoke] for what is being taken ..."
“Republican voters signed up for ‘The Trump Show: Politics Edition,’” writes Tressie McMillan Cottom. “Musk is producing and distributing that show, one chaotic bite at a time.”
Opinion | Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work.
Everything is content.
nyti.ms
February 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Look through [the smoke] for what is being taken ..."
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Our January reading list has manifestos, mythologies, and so much more. Here's what we're reading:
January 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us - Ms. Magazine
Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. As we tread uncertain waters, it’s nice to have something to depend on that pro...
msmagazine.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Our January reading list has manifestos, mythologies, and so much more. Here's what we're reading:
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How we misread The Great Gatsby:
The greatness of F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, published 100 years ago, lies in its details. But they are often overlooked, buried beneath a century of accumulated cliché.
By Sarah Churchwell
The greatness of F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, published 100 years ago, lies in its details. But they are often overlooked, buried beneath a century of accumulated cliché.
By Sarah Churchwell
How we misread The Great Gatsby
The greatness of F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, published 100 years ago, lies in its details. But they are often overlooked, buried beneath a century of accumulated cliché.
www.newstatesman.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
How we misread The Great Gatsby:
The greatness of F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, published 100 years ago, lies in its details. But they are often overlooked, buried beneath a century of accumulated cliché.
By Sarah Churchwell
The greatness of F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, published 100 years ago, lies in its details. But they are often overlooked, buried beneath a century of accumulated cliché.
By Sarah Churchwell
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In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-c...
What you can do
Ten ways to resist Trump II
robertreich.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-c...
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Sunday comic: Haha, I can totally relate!
November 17, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Sunday comic: Haha, I can totally relate!