Paula Younger
@ladyscribe.bsky.social
Writer, Instructor, Editor. Book and theater Lover.
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the first good post i think i've ever seen from a democratic committee account
February 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
the first good post i think i've ever seen from a democratic committee account
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wait why does the dept of government efficiency have two co-chairs
November 13, 2024 at 2:15 AM
wait why does the dept of government efficiency have two co-chairs
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@paulwmorton.bsky.social remembers the legendary master cartoonist Jules Feiffer.
“This Will Be Fun.” On the Life and Times of a Comics Master, Jules Feiffer
In the summer of 1946, Jules Feiffer, then 17, determined to make a career in comics, entered the studio of his hero Will Eisner. At 29, Eisner was an eminence in an industry that had just moved on…
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February 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@paulwmorton.bsky.social remembers the legendary master cartoonist Jules Feiffer.
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Today the workers of my favorite Colorado grocery store, King Soopers, begin their 2-week strike, aiming to prevent cuts to health benefits. I will observe the two-week boycott in honor of Teri Leiker, who bagged my groceries for years before she was killed while she was working. bit.ly/4hs1m21
Perspective | The shooting at my King Soopers also destroyed a haven of warmth and inclusion
What happened at the grocery store wounded a part of Boulder that feels as if it’s already dying.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today the workers of my favorite Colorado grocery store, King Soopers, begin their 2-week strike, aiming to prevent cuts to health benefits. I will observe the two-week boycott in honor of Teri Leiker, who bagged my groceries for years before she was killed while she was working. bit.ly/4hs1m21
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Damning.
Caroline Kennedy reads her letter to Senators denouncing her “predator” cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
YouTube video by The Golden Circle
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January 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Damning.
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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I'm teaching a Zoom class on personal essays through Lighthouse Writers Workshop starting Feb 3! Come learn how we can expand our personal essays by incorporating cultural and historical touchstones, art criticism, research, and other sources. Mondays, 6:30-8:30 MST! bit.ly/4jC68LI
January 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm teaching a Zoom class on personal essays through Lighthouse Writers Workshop starting Feb 3! Come learn how we can expand our personal essays by incorporating cultural and historical touchstones, art criticism, research, and other sources. Mondays, 6:30-8:30 MST! bit.ly/4jC68LI
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Who made this 🤣
January 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Who made this 🤣
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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.
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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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Rebecca Makkai recommends books that capture the spirit of Chicago.
Read Your Way Around Chicago
Chicago is a city of bookish abundance, home to countless literary giants past and present. The author Rebecca Makkai recommends works that capture its spirit.
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December 13, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Rebecca Makkai recommends books that capture the spirit of Chicago.
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The case for kind book criticism.
Why can’t we be kind? (A Pollyanna’s case for the nice review.)
Every so often here in the Bookverse, someone hitches up their britches and pronounces criticism “dead.” They lament a media ecosystem driven by publicists, and actual or perceived read…
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December 7, 2024 at 8:00 PM
The case for kind book criticism.
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I have vowed to post more, & so I am here to announce that I have only just realized that Boo Berry is based on Peter Lorre.
(We are lately big into Peter Lorre in my household.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_D...
(We are lately big into Peter Lorre in my household.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_D...
The First Boo Berry Commercial
YouTube video by CountChoculatte
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December 1, 2024 at 7:40 PM
I have vowed to post more, & so I am here to announce that I have only just realized that Boo Berry is based on Peter Lorre.
(We are lately big into Peter Lorre in my household.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_D...
(We are lately big into Peter Lorre in my household.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_D...
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An amazing, true, & astonishingly written piece about Dorothy Allison by the wonderful Lily Burana.
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The Queer Author Who Spoke the Plain Truth
Dorothy Allison, the Bastard Out of Carolina author who died last week, modeled the power of honesty in her writing and her life.
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November 12, 2024 at 4:18 PM
An amazing, true, & astonishingly written piece about Dorothy Allison by the wonderful Lily Burana.
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...