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James Baldwin’s message was simple: we’re afraid of love, because we’re afraid of exposing our true selves. To manage that fear, we “other” the groups we don’t belong to in order to avoid a reckoning with ourselves.
The Lives and Loves of James Baldwin
An older generation dismissed him as passé; a newer one has recast him as a secular saint. But Baldwin’s true message remains more unsettling than either camp recognizes.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
James Baldwin’s message was simple: we’re afraid of love, because we’re afraid of exposing our true selves. To manage that fear, we “other” the groups we don’t belong to in order to avoid a reckoning with ourselves.
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Janis Joplin was a star, well out of everyone else’s class. And, even for a star, her ego was sizable.
Janis Joplin’s Electric Energy
She was a star, well out of everyone else’s class. And, even for a star, her ego was sizable.
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July 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Janis Joplin was a star, well out of everyone else’s class. And, even for a star, her ego was sizable.
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I'm not generally known for my appreciation of, or writing about, martial arts movies, but I'll make an exception for the original Enter The Dragon, with Bruce Lee going undercover for British intelligence at a deadly tournament, kicking ass and taking names. 3/5
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June 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I'm not generally known for my appreciation of, or writing about, martial arts movies, but I'll make an exception for the original Enter The Dragon, with Bruce Lee going undercover for British intelligence at a deadly tournament, kicking ass and taking names. 3/5
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NEW: Columbia University has agreed to a $750M settlement with nearly 600 patients of Robert Hadden, a former doctor who sexually abused them while working at the school.
A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures
The sweeping deal means the Ivy League school’s settlements will total more than $1 billion for over 1,000 claims of sexual abuse by former patients of OB-GYN Robert Hadden, who worked at the universi...
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May 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW: Columbia University has agreed to a $750M settlement with nearly 600 patients of Robert Hadden, a former doctor who sexually abused them while working at the school.
A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
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A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
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I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
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What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
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The Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins has laid the groundwork to adapt big events from Books 5 and 6 of the epic fantasy series. It's up to Amazon and Sony now.
The Wheel of Time boss promises a
The Wheel of Time, based on the epic fantasy book series by Robert Jordan, has gotten better and better with each season aired on Prime Video, with the recently
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April 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins has laid the groundwork to adapt big events from Books 5 and 6 of the epic fantasy series. It's up to Amazon and Sony now.
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In this episode of The Chinese History Podcast, Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea, the translators of MORE SWINDLES FROM THE LATE MING and BOOK OF SWINDLES, talk about the books and their experience with the translation. buff.ly/ZU4oAoa #ListenUP #ChineseHistory #MingDynasty #ChineseLiterature #ReadUP
More Swindles from the Late Ming - An Interview with the Translators | The Chinese History Podcast
More Swindles from the Late Ming is the companion piece to the Book of Swindles, a translation of a Late Ming text by Zhang Yingyu (fl. 1612–1617) which details various types of scams and swindles…
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March 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
In this episode of The Chinese History Podcast, Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea, the translators of MORE SWINDLES FROM THE LATE MING and BOOK OF SWINDLES, talk about the books and their experience with the translation. buff.ly/ZU4oAoa #ListenUP #ChineseHistory #MingDynasty #ChineseLiterature #ReadUP
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New issue of Méthexis Vol. 37, No. 1 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social @philoantonio.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
New issue of Méthexis Vol. 37, No. 1 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social @philoantonio.bsky.social
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“The constant doomerism online and the deteriorating social infrastructure offline — it all had put me into a kind of spiritual ketosis. Brushing up on my survival skills felt like one potential answer,” writes @jworthen2020.bsky.social on trying a 10-day survival course in Mexico.
My 10-Day Crash Course on Surviving the Apocalypse
I wanted to learn how to prepare for disaster. It turned out I needed skills, yes — but the first thing was learning how to breathe.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“The constant doomerism online and the deteriorating social infrastructure offline — it all had put me into a kind of spiritual ketosis. Brushing up on my survival skills felt like one potential answer,” writes @jworthen2020.bsky.social on trying a 10-day survival course in Mexico.
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New volume of Buried History: The Journal of the Australian Institute of Archaeology Vol. 60 (2024) www.bhjournal.au/ojs/index.ph... #openaccess @touremily.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
New volume of Buried History: The Journal of the Australian Institute of Archaeology Vol. 60 (2024) www.bhjournal.au/ojs/index.ph... #openaccess @touremily.bsky.social
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On today’s Prof G Conversations: Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University and author of bestseller Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dopamine Nation and the Age of Digital Drugs — with Dr. Anna Lembke
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · Episode
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March 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
On today’s Prof G Conversations: Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University and author of bestseller Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
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We spoke to HOMO TEMPORALIS author
@nitzanl1.bsky.social about #GermanJewishThinkers who shaped much of what we know today as the modern humanities & how our understanding of time has changed with the introduction of the modern idea of the #Anthropocene age.
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@nitzanl1.bsky.social about #GermanJewishThinkers who shaped much of what we know today as the modern humanities & how our understanding of time has changed with the introduction of the modern idea of the #Anthropocene age.
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1869, Ep. 159 with Nitzan Lebovic, author of Homo Temporalis
Learn more about Homo Temporalis (and use promo code 09POD to save 30%) here:
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501779565/homo-temporalis/#bookTabs=1
Transcript here:
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March 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We spoke to HOMO TEMPORALIS author
@nitzanl1.bsky.social about #GermanJewishThinkers who shaped much of what we know today as the modern humanities & how our understanding of time has changed with the introduction of the modern idea of the #Anthropocene age.
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@nitzanl1.bsky.social about #GermanJewishThinkers who shaped much of what we know today as the modern humanities & how our understanding of time has changed with the introduction of the modern idea of the #Anthropocene age.
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Perfect title — the famous quote from The Great Gatsby which i also used as the opener of my memoir Burn Book. We need more insiders there and elsewhere to come forward and explain what happened since these careless people have never been more powerful. apnews.com/article/meta...
Former Meta official's 'explosive' memoir about the social media giant to be published next week
An insider account being billed as an “explosive” memoir about “seven critical years” at Facebook/Meta will be published next week.
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March 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Perfect title — the famous quote from The Great Gatsby which i also used as the opener of my memoir Burn Book. We need more insiders there and elsewhere to come forward and explain what happened since these careless people have never been more powerful. apnews.com/article/meta...
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New issue of Arethusa Vol. 58, No. 1 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/54355 #openaccess @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @walterscheidel.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
New issue of Arethusa Vol. 58, No. 1 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/54355 #openaccess @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @walterscheidel.bsky.social
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Exciting news! THE ZONE OF INTEREST, based on Martin Amis’s powerful novel, won the César Award for Best Foreign Film.
A profound and darkly compelling portrayal of life at Auschwitz.
A must-read, a must-see.
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A profound and darkly compelling portrayal of life at Auschwitz.
A must-read, a must-see.
bit.ly/3QLTMUj
Jonathan Glazer's Zone of Interest wins César for Best Foreign Film
Ten years after Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer returned to the Cannes Film Festival with The Zone of Interest. A deeply moving work that has since won numerous awards. The 2025 Césars have just award...
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March 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Exciting news! THE ZONE OF INTEREST, based on Martin Amis’s powerful novel, won the César Award for Best Foreign Film.
A profound and darkly compelling portrayal of life at Auschwitz.
A must-read, a must-see.
bit.ly/3QLTMUj
A profound and darkly compelling portrayal of life at Auschwitz.
A must-read, a must-see.
bit.ly/3QLTMUj
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Exciting to be part of this open-access @projectmuse.bsky.social experiment! (Subscribe for print journal and 18-year archive, and to support open access across the globe!)
From @hopkinspress.bsky.social:
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From @hopkinspress.bsky.social:
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Celebrating: 43 Hopkins Press Journals Join S2O
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March 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Exciting to be part of this open-access @projectmuse.bsky.social experiment! (Subscribe for print journal and 18-year archive, and to support open access across the globe!)
From @hopkinspress.bsky.social:
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From @hopkinspress.bsky.social:
www.press.jhu.edu/newsroom/cel...
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New volume of Journal of Archaeological Science Vol. 176, (2025) www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour... @dominik-hagmann.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
New volume of Journal of Archaeological Science Vol. 176, (2025) www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour... @dominik-hagmann.bsky.social
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Check out @pkmoser.bsky.social ( @loyolachicago.bsky.social )'s review of "The Varieties of Atheism: Connecting Religion and Its Critics" ( @uchicagopress.bsky.social ), edited by @dnewheiser.bsky.social , in American Journal of Psychology 45.2. @projectmuse.bsky.social buff.ly/3EywFJY
March 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Check out @pkmoser.bsky.social ( @loyolachicago.bsky.social )'s review of "The Varieties of Atheism: Connecting Religion and Its Critics" ( @uchicagopress.bsky.social ), edited by @dnewheiser.bsky.social , in American Journal of Psychology 45.2. @projectmuse.bsky.social buff.ly/3EywFJY
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The month of March is Women's History Month (womenshistorymonth.gov) & a time to study and celebrate women's vital role in American history! 👉 Explore trusted, scholarly content 📚 with MUSE here: 👉 bit.ly/fWomensHistory
#WomensHistoryMonth
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March 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The month of March is Women's History Month (womenshistorymonth.gov) & a time to study and celebrate women's vital role in American history! 👉 Explore trusted, scholarly content 📚 with MUSE here: 👉 bit.ly/fWomensHistory
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomensHistoryMonth
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New issue of Clotho Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024) journals.uni-lj.si/clotho/issue... #openaccess
March 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
New issue of Clotho Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024) journals.uni-lj.si/clotho/issue... #openaccess
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The four articles in Journal of Film and Video Vol. 77, Iss. 1, illustrate ways that films from different eras and parts of the world are connected to national politics and cultural agendas. Read now on @projectmuse.bsky.social :
Project MUSE - Journal of Film and Video-Volume 77, Number 1, Spring 2025
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February 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The four articles in Journal of Film and Video Vol. 77, Iss. 1, illustrate ways that films from different eras and parts of the world are connected to national politics and cultural agendas. Read now on @projectmuse.bsky.social :
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New issue of Vivarium Vol. 63, No. 1 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New issue of Vivarium Vol. 63, No. 1 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
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New IPM Monthly Medieval Philosophy Today Vol. 4, No. 2 (February 2025) ipmtoday.com/issues/ipm-f... @hgenc.bsky.social
vol. 4/2 (February 2025)
By Rodrigo Ballon Villanueva & IPM Monthly Team All that you need to know about calls, jobs, conferences, meetings, and much more. Every month in our News and Opportunities section. And if you …
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February 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
New IPM Monthly Medieval Philosophy Today Vol. 4, No. 2 (February 2025) ipmtoday.com/issues/ipm-f... @hgenc.bsky.social