loren wilkerson
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Welcome to Altair IV. “Forbidden Planet” (1956)
August 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Welcome to Altair IV. “Forbidden Planet” (1956)
Houston Pride parade founder: 'I wanted to celebrate. I didn't want to protest.' | Q&A www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
Houston Pride parade founder: How I overcame homophobia and had a good time
Larry Bagneris Jr. says he took inspiration from the creativity of the New Orleans gay community during Mardi Gras.
www.houstonchronicle.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Houston Pride parade founder: 'I wanted to celebrate. I didn't want to protest.' | Q&A www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
What shall it be? 🤔
February 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
What shall it be? 🤔
Some nice news for readers and bookworms 🤓🥰
Last year, Barnes and Noble opened nearly 60 stores around the country. The company plans to open more brick-and-mortar locations in 2025.
How Barnes and Noble made a comeback by revitalizing its philosophy
Last year, Barnes and Noble opened nearly 60 stores around the country and plans for 60 more to open in 2025. It’s the latest twist in a long-running saga for a company that’s been a bellwether for…
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February 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Some nice news for readers and bookworms 🤓🥰
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If Mariann Budde’s sermon earlier this week—in which she addressed Donald Trump, personally and directly—came across as radical, that just says something about the times we are in, the bishop says.
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January 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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“It’s, like, the world’s saddest tradition.” Navied Mahdavian on reading Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America” in 2016, after Donald Trump’s first election victory, and today.
Revisiting “The Plot Against America”
I read and reread Philip Roth’s book to try to understand the present, to make sense of what may happen.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“It’s, like, the world’s saddest tradition.” Navied Mahdavian on reading Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America” in 2016, after Donald Trump’s first election victory, and today.
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Dude. I'm Pissed.
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What The F***?!
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January 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dude. I'm Pissed.
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Et tu, Target? 🎯
Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists and, as of this week, the White House.
Target says it is ending its DEI goals and programs, citing an 'evolving external landscape'
Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come…
buff.ly
January 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Et tu, Target? 🎯
Battle weary. Indeed. 🫠
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention, the MSNBC host @chrislhayes.bsky.social writes. And “the constant pursuit of others’ attention is no longer just for professionals like myself.”
January 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Battle weary. Indeed. 🫠
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This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
January 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...
Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
Ms. Richards oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...
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"I wish Americans cared as much about the loss of democracy as the loss of TikTok.”
-- Mark Jacob
-- Mark Jacob
January 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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A (slightly early) eulogy for TikTok
A Slightly Premature Obituary for TikTok
Whether or not the ban holds for very long, the many unique communities on the platform will inevitably scatter across myriad smaller apps — and many will disappear altogether.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A (slightly early) eulogy for TikTok
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From Twin Peaks to his films to his own recording career, the director understood how much sound mattered — not only to the audience, but to the characters in his stories.
The musical universe of David Lynch
From Twin Peaks to his films to his own recording career, the director understood how much sound mattered — not only to the audience, but to the characters in his stories.
www.npr.org
January 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
From Twin Peaks to his films to his own recording career, the director understood how much sound mattered — not only to the audience, but to the characters in his stories.
