Erin Langner
@erinlangner.bsky.social
essayist. museum editor. playlister.
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In the official photo provided by Bongino, the faces are blurred out.
That's ... not how any of this works.
That's ... not how any of this works.
'The Bean' artist, Chicago nonprofit respond to Border Patrol photo op: report
www.fox32chicago.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In the official photo provided by Bongino, the faces are blurred out.
That's ... not how any of this works.
That's ... not how any of this works.
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“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
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My review of Taylor’s new album is that when Beyoncé turned 35 she made LEMONADE.
October 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My review of Taylor’s new album is that when Beyoncé turned 35 she made LEMONADE.
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Jack Straw Writers Alumni Reading
Friday, October 10, 7pm
Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE
FREE
#JackStrawWriters #RecordingStudio #Seattle
Friday, October 10, 7pm
Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE
FREE
#JackStrawWriters #RecordingStudio #Seattle
October 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Jack Straw Writers Alumni Reading
Friday, October 10, 7pm
Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE
FREE
#JackStrawWriters #RecordingStudio #Seattle
Friday, October 10, 7pm
Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE
FREE
#JackStrawWriters #RecordingStudio #Seattle
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Let's reminder that Disney arguably started this wave of media capitulation by settling Trump's lawsuit against ABC last December. And now here we are...
September 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Let's reminder that Disney arguably started this wave of media capitulation by settling Trump's lawsuit against ABC last December. And now here we are...
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"...weakening public discourse at a moment when open debate is urgently needed. Journalists should not have to fear losing their jobs simply for offering analysis or asking tough questions on matters of public concern." pen.org/press-releas...
Warning of a Chilling Effect on the Free Press After Journalists Fired or Suspended in Wake of Charlie Kirk Shooting
PEN America: “The firing and suspension of multiple journalists after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk should alarm anyone who cares about free speech and a free press. Taken together, these measure...
pen.org
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"...weakening public discourse at a moment when open debate is urgently needed. Journalists should not have to fear losing their jobs simply for offering analysis or asking tough questions on matters of public concern." pen.org/press-releas...
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🚨 Today is the LAST DAY you can leave a public comment for the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, which meets Sep 18.
Reports suggest they may falsely link vaccines to child deaths and restrict vaccines to ages 75 and up.
You can submit a written comment here:
www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
Reports suggest they may falsely link vaccines to child deaths and restrict vaccines to ages 75 and up.
You can submit a written comment here:
www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
September 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🚨 Today is the LAST DAY you can leave a public comment for the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, which meets Sep 18.
Reports suggest they may falsely link vaccines to child deaths and restrict vaccines to ages 75 and up.
You can submit a written comment here:
www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
Reports suggest they may falsely link vaccines to child deaths and restrict vaccines to ages 75 and up.
You can submit a written comment here:
www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
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Today Melania Trump met with execs in support of AI in education. It's part of a big push by tech companies and the Trump Administration to get AI products into schools fast. If there's an American child you care about, pls read my recent article about what's happening. Let's be informed.
How Chatbots and AI Are Already Transforming Kids' Classrooms
Educators across the country are bringing chatbots into their lesson plans. Will it help kids learn or is it just another doomed ed-tech fad?
www.bloomberg.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Today Melania Trump met with execs in support of AI in education. It's part of a big push by tech companies and the Trump Administration to get AI products into schools fast. If there's an American child you care about, pls read my recent article about what's happening. Let's be informed.
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Also, a show about Latino youth movements being replaced with one about salsa music.
hyperallergic.com/1037811/smit...
hyperallergic.com/1037811/smit...
Smithsonian Latino Gallery Quietly Closes for Nine Months
As Trump goes after the institution, a temporary space for the National Museum of the American Latino closed ahead of schedule in preparation for America’s 250th programming.
hyperallergic.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Also, a show about Latino youth movements being replaced with one about salsa music.
hyperallergic.com/1037811/smit...
hyperallergic.com/1037811/smit...
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If Democratic politicians do not fight this because it's a "distraction," it will simply happen. They need to get in front of every mic and say that we will not allow Trump to destroy American history. He wants a culture war? GIVE HIM ONE. There are no distractions. Have every fight.
August 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If Democratic politicians do not fight this because it's a "distraction," it will simply happen. They need to get in front of every mic and say that we will not allow Trump to destroy American history. He wants a culture war? GIVE HIM ONE. There are no distractions. Have every fight.
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Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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Military "showing force" at the very same site where Japanese Americans were rounded up for incarceration during WWII.
Border Patrol agents assembled outside a Los Angeles museum where Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a rally and news conference on congressional redistricting. Local elected officials expressed outrage that the agents decided to stand there in a brazen show of force. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
August 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Military "showing force" at the very same site where Japanese Americans were rounded up for incarceration during WWII.
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In light of Vanity Fair's recent idiotic decision, WaPo's offering its veteran critic a buyout, the NYT's "reassigning" three arts writers critics, etc., a lot of us are talking about the public's (and thus publications') lack of interest in criticism. It's part of a larger pattern of a war...
August 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In light of Vanity Fair's recent idiotic decision, WaPo's offering its veteran critic a buyout, the NYT's "reassigning" three arts writers critics, etc., a lot of us are talking about the public's (and thus publications') lack of interest in criticism. It's part of a larger pattern of a war...
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RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
Knew this was coming with the GSA shutdown, but it still shocks.
Sol LeWitt's famed Loop sculpture goes into hiding
It took days of inquiries from the Sun-Times — and the posting of an earlier version of this column — for the federal General Services Administration to reveal its location.
chicago.suntimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Knew this was coming with the GSA shutdown, but it still shocks.
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Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.
August 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.
"I don't understand why we are the ones who have to change our behavior because somebody else decided that they were too angry to just walk by something that they didn't agree with," said Pelton.” And the unraveling continues at the Smithsonian.
Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
www.npr.org
July 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"I don't understand why we are the ones who have to change our behavior because somebody else decided that they were too angry to just walk by something that they didn't agree with," said Pelton.” And the unraveling continues at the Smithsonian.
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The full March Xness — ‘90s Sadness Edition — list is out!
So here is your 64 lottery picks with their song choices updated as they come in. Congratulations to those who got lucky in the lottery this year! Those who didn't: pitch us EXTRACURRICULARS! We start running essays in September/October.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
March Sadness 90s Edition Lottery and Draft doc with Longlist
March Sadness 90s Edition Lottery and Draft doc with Longlist If yr name is drawn, we'll send you an email (and put it on the bsky). You've got 24 hours to get back to us with your pick (we're askin...
docs.google.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The full March Xness — ‘90s Sadness Edition — list is out!
The perfect excuse to finally delve into my beloved’s memoir this summer.
With the 48th pick it's @erinlangner.bsky.social selecting Mariah Carey's "Without You" (1993): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hat1...
Mariah Carey - Without You (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by MariahCareyVEVO
www.youtube.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The perfect excuse to finally delve into my beloved’s memoir this summer.
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With the 48th pick it's @erinlangner.bsky.social selecting Mariah Carey's "Without You" (1993): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hat1...
Mariah Carey - Without You (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by MariahCareyVEVO
www.youtube.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
With the 48th pick it's @erinlangner.bsky.social selecting Mariah Carey's "Without You" (1993): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hat1...
“Ms. Sherald said that Mr. Bunch on Monday had proposed replacing the painting with a video of people reacting to the painting and discussing transgender issues.” Truly astonishing.
Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Ms. Sherald said that Mr. Bunch on Monday had proposed replacing the painting with a video of people reacting to the painting and discussing transgender issues.” Truly astonishing.
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"It doesn’t matter if you live in a state where abortion is protected. Nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics and all of the invaluable services these facilities provide could soon be lost."
Read the full op-ed here: www.teenvogue.com/story/trumps...
Read the full op-ed here: www.teenvogue.com/story/trumps...
Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break
Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," argues Kierra Jones, is part of "conservatives’ political crusade to ban abortion and gender-affirming care, and to deprive Americans of their reproductive and bodily aut...
www.teenvogue.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"It doesn’t matter if you live in a state where abortion is protected. Nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics and all of the invaluable services these facilities provide could soon be lost."
Read the full op-ed here: www.teenvogue.com/story/trumps...
Read the full op-ed here: www.teenvogue.com/story/trumps...
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🚨 Cover reveal alert! 🚨 @electricliterature.com was kind enough to publish the exclusive book cover reveal for Let the Moon Wobble, featuring a gorgeous painting by Katherine Bradford. Read what designer Tiani Kennedy and I had to say about the cover here: electricliterature.com/exclusive-co...
July 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚨 Cover reveal alert! 🚨 @electricliterature.com was kind enough to publish the exclusive book cover reveal for Let the Moon Wobble, featuring a gorgeous painting by Katherine Bradford. Read what designer Tiani Kennedy and I had to say about the cover here: electricliterature.com/exclusive-co...
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On the largest Ai Weiwei exhibit in the U.S., by @erinlangner.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
On the largest Ai Weiwei exhibit in the U.S., by @erinlangner.bsky.social
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Emergency press conference after Homeland Security and Immigration agents target the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Chicago
July 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Emergency press conference after Homeland Security and Immigration agents target the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Chicago