Mark Mussari
@mmussari.bsky.social
Translator (Danish->English), scholar, journalist, educator. Translator of novels, short stories, history books, design books. Author of Danish Modern: Between Art and Design, and journal articles on Nordic literature and art, and myriad educational books.
@smerconish.bsky.social As someone who has spent a lot of time in Denmark, I’d suggest hoping for a Social Democratic country rather than a Democratic Socialist one. There’s a reason the Danes are some of the happiest people in the world.
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
@smerconish.bsky.social As someone who has spent a lot of time in Denmark, I’d suggest hoping for a Social Democratic country rather than a Democratic Socialist one. There’s a reason the Danes are some of the happiest people in the world.
Northeastern states doing what CA, OR, and WA are doing to protect their citizens from the lunacy in this administration.
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/n...
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/n...
Northeastern states consider regional approach to vaccine guidance after CDC changes
Shifting national vaccine policy under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has Massachusetts and other states exploring a regional approach.
www.nbcboston.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Northeastern states doing what CA, OR, and WA are doing to protect their citizens from the lunacy in this administration.
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/n...
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/n...
Finally. A Cracker Barrel logo I can get behind.
August 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Finally. A Cracker Barrel logo I can get behind.
Monday: Faulkner Quiz
Tuesday: Eassay on Dickinson Due
Wednesday: Shakespeare Presentations (meet at the Denny’s on I-95)
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Tuesday: Eassay on Dickinson Due
Wednesday: Shakespeare Presentations (meet at the Denny’s on I-95)
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
April 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Monday: Faulkner Quiz
Tuesday: Eassay on Dickinson Due
Wednesday: Shakespeare Presentations (meet at the Denny’s on I-95)
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Tuesday: Eassay on Dickinson Due
Wednesday: Shakespeare Presentations (meet at the Denny’s on I-95)
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Reposted by Mark Mussari
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Reposted by Mark Mussari
Reposted by Mark Mussari
🚨BREAKING: President Alexander Stubb of Finland Honors Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Prestigious Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland for His Unwavering Commitment to Ukraine's Independence, Sovereignty, and Territorial Integrity.
March 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🚨BREAKING: President Alexander Stubb of Finland Honors Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Prestigious Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland for His Unwavering Commitment to Ukraine's Independence, Sovereignty, and Territorial Integrity.
Interesting discussion about the importance of culture in defining and defending a citizenry.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/kult...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/kult...
'Hvad er det egentlig, vi kæmper for?' Kunstnere vil opruste vores kultur i takt med krudt og kugler
Det er ikke kun det danske forsvar, der skal styrkes, mener en række kunstnere og kulturfolk.
www.dr.dk
March 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Interesting discussion about the importance of culture in defining and defending a citizenry.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/kult...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/kult...
My translation of Jesper Clemmensen's ESCAPE--the true story of a Czech family that survived the Holocaust, only to return to a repressive totalitarian Communist government--is now available from Lindhardt & Ringhof. A great read--and timely.
books.google.com/books?id=i-J...
books.google.com/books?id=i-J...
Escape
On Sunday, July 24, 1960, Jan Rocek—along with his wife, mother-in-law, and two small boys—jumped over the railing on the East German ferry, the Seebad Ahlbeck, and down into the water at the harbor i...
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February 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My translation of Jesper Clemmensen's ESCAPE--the true story of a Czech family that survived the Holocaust, only to return to a repressive totalitarian Communist government--is now available from Lindhardt & Ringhof. A great read--and timely.
books.google.com/books?id=i-J...
books.google.com/books?id=i-J...
Merry Christmas! Glædelig Jul! Buon Natale! Merīkurisumasu! Joyeux Noël! Feliz Navidad! Gleðileg jól! Cualli netlācatilizpan! Hyvää joulua! Счастливого рождества! Nizhonigo Keshmish! Frohe Weihnachten! God Jul!
PEACE in the new year! 🕊
PEACE in the new year! 🕊
December 24, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Merry Christmas! Glædelig Jul! Buon Natale! Merīkurisumasu! Joyeux Noël! Feliz Navidad! Gleðileg jól! Cualli netlācatilizpan! Hyvää joulua! Счастливого рождества! Nizhonigo Keshmish! Frohe Weihnachten! God Jul!
PEACE in the new year! 🕊
PEACE in the new year! 🕊
A thoughtful read on the art of translating. A good translator is always moving beyond “mere equivalence.” apple.news/A_73BZ3EKSN-...
What Does a Translator Do? — The New Yorker
Damion Searls, who has translated a Nobel laureate, believes his craft isn’t about transforming or reflecting a text. It’s about conjuring one’s experience of it.
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December 7, 2024 at 8:33 PM
A thoughtful read on the art of translating. A good translator is always moving beyond “mere equivalence.” apple.news/A_73BZ3EKSN-...
Happy to be here--and hoping for a very non-X experience.
November 16, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Happy to be here--and hoping for a very non-X experience.