Eli Turner
@eliturner.bsky.social
Photographer. Celtics fan. DMV. HU Film.
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"The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time."
A Mary Oliver classic on creativity: www.themarginalian.org/2016/10/12/m...
A Mary Oliver classic on creativity: www.themarginalian.org/2016/10/12/m...
The Third Self: Mary Oliver on Time, Concentration, the Artist’s Task, and the Central Commitment of the Creative Life
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.”
www.themarginalian.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time."
A Mary Oliver classic on creativity: www.themarginalian.org/2016/10/12/m...
A Mary Oliver classic on creativity: www.themarginalian.org/2016/10/12/m...
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ryan Coogler’s horror movie has shattered box office records—and the myth that audiences don’t care about original stories. www.wired.com/story/sinner...
'Sinners' Proves Audiences Crave Sex, Vampires—and Fresh Ideas
Ryan Coogler’s horror movie has shattered box office records—and the myth that audiences don’t care about original stories.
www.wired.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ryan Coogler’s horror movie has shattered box office records—and the myth that audiences don’t care about original stories. www.wired.com/story/sinner...
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First Lt. Gabrielle White, a 25-year-old West Point graduate, became the first female ranger ever to compete in the arduous three-day, 30-event marathon.
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West Point graduate becomes first woman to complete Army Ranger competition
First Lt. Gabrielle White, a 25-year-old West Point graduate, became the first female ranger ever to compete in the arduous three-day, 30-event marathon.
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April 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
First Lt. Gabrielle White, a 25-year-old West Point graduate, became the first female ranger ever to compete in the arduous three-day, 30-event marathon.
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American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
March 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
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They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.
February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.
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In celebration of Black History Month, Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross shares eight recommendations for films by Black filmmakers.
Read the list notes to see what Ross has to say about each selection: boxd.it/E6zLY
Read the list notes to see what Ross has to say about each selection: boxd.it/E6zLY
February 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In celebration of Black History Month, Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross shares eight recommendations for films by Black filmmakers.
Read the list notes to see what Ross has to say about each selection: boxd.it/E6zLY
Read the list notes to see what Ross has to say about each selection: boxd.it/E6zLY
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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This Black History Month, you'll be supporting Black Penned Stories. Follow this Starter Pack. This isn't DEI. It's Anti-Segregation. #BlackSky #BookSky
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February 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This Black History Month, you'll be supporting Black Penned Stories. Follow this Starter Pack. This isn't DEI. It's Anti-Segregation. #BlackSky #BookSky
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On the first day of Black History Month here's a starter pack of Black journalists to follow.
February 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
On the first day of Black History Month here's a starter pack of Black journalists to follow.
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We are teaching children that living with integrity is a fantastical notion best left behind in childhood.
January 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We are teaching children that living with integrity is a fantastical notion best left behind in childhood.
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The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
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Finally, a resolution I think I can keep.
January 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Finally, a resolution I think I can keep.
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So many people who call themselves “tough” are just numbed out, lacking social awareness, and able to dissociate at an expert level. You’re not tough. Your connection to humanity in yourself and others is hanging by a frayed thread. That’s actually extremely fragile.
January 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
So many people who call themselves “tough” are just numbed out, lacking social awareness, and able to dissociate at an expert level. You’re not tough. Your connection to humanity in yourself and others is hanging by a frayed thread. That’s actually extremely fragile.
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My last piece of 2024 is my action streaming column.
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Malaysian war movie, an underwater plane rescue and a single-location western with gutsy gunfights.
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2024 at 3:02 PM
My last piece of 2024 is my action streaming column.
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Wow. Amazing how Buddhist poets over 2000 years ago perfectly anticipated social media
December 18, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Wow. Amazing how Buddhist poets over 2000 years ago perfectly anticipated social media
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Spoiler alert: if a work explores “a dark chapter in our nation’s history,” chances are the subject is an ongoing series and not an isolated incident.
December 14, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Spoiler alert: if a work explores “a dark chapter in our nation’s history,” chances are the subject is an ongoing series and not an isolated incident.
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When I was a young writer, I received a LOT of rejections. Now, after decades of hard work, I am no longer young.
December 14, 2024 at 1:08 PM
When I was a young writer, I received a LOT of rejections. Now, after decades of hard work, I am no longer young.
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Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.
November 26, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.