Sara Ivry
@saraivry.bsky.social
I don't chuckle in mirth; I chuckle in despair.
Semi-regular dispatches: https://unfetteredandalive.substack.com
Former features editor, JSTOR Daily. Current freelancer. Future colleague.
Semi-regular dispatches: https://unfetteredandalive.substack.com
Former features editor, JSTOR Daily. Current freelancer. Future colleague.
You could say it’s a Josh Citarella/ @jstordaily.bsky.social collab and I reckon you’d be right. Please listen to this fascinating exploration of what public digital space could look like (and what its limitations would be). Twas a bona fide kick to interview him. daily.jstor.org/the-case-for...
The Case for a Public Social Media Platform - JSTOR Daily
Artist and writer Joshua Citarella explores why corporate platforms corrode democracy—and what a postal-service-style digital commons could do differently.
daily.jstor.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
You could say it’s a Josh Citarella/ @jstordaily.bsky.social collab and I reckon you’d be right. Please listen to this fascinating exploration of what public digital space could look like (and what its limitations would be). Twas a bona fide kick to interview him. daily.jstor.org/the-case-for...
"My bran is as sharp as a tack."
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"My bran is as sharp as a tack."
Oh!! @ianrosewrites.bsky.social what a lovely post. Thank you--it was my pleasure always to edit you and learn from you. Happy thanksgiving.
This year, I worked with some of the best editors in science and nature writing. Everything I wrote was better because of them.
@lkbotts.bsky.social for Sierra
@joespring.bsky.social for Smithsonian
@saraivry.bsky.social for JSTOR
Chuck Thompson for @columbiainsight.bsky.social
@lkbotts.bsky.social for Sierra
@joespring.bsky.social for Smithsonian
@saraivry.bsky.social for JSTOR
Chuck Thompson for @columbiainsight.bsky.social
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Oh!! @ianrosewrites.bsky.social what a lovely post. Thank you--it was my pleasure always to edit you and learn from you. Happy thanksgiving.
Reposted by Sara Ivry
New #podcast!
'Perspectives on Public Space', hosted by Sara Ivry, features conversations with experts working in fields such as #UrbanDesign, #history, #architecture, and community planning. The podcast is available on JSTOR Daily and other platforms.
@jstordaily.bsky.social @saraivry.bsky.social
'Perspectives on Public Space', hosted by Sara Ivry, features conversations with experts working in fields such as #UrbanDesign, #history, #architecture, and community planning. The podcast is available on JSTOR Daily and other platforms.
@jstordaily.bsky.social @saraivry.bsky.social
Perspectives on Public Space: A JSTOR Daily Podcast - JSTOR Daily
What is public space? How does it function? Whom does it benefit, and whom does it harm? These are just a few of the questions we put to experts on the subject.
daily.jstor.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
New #podcast!
'Perspectives on Public Space', hosted by Sara Ivry, features conversations with experts working in fields such as #UrbanDesign, #history, #architecture, and community planning. The podcast is available on JSTOR Daily and other platforms.
@jstordaily.bsky.social @saraivry.bsky.social
'Perspectives on Public Space', hosted by Sara Ivry, features conversations with experts working in fields such as #UrbanDesign, #history, #architecture, and community planning. The podcast is available on JSTOR Daily and other platforms.
@jstordaily.bsky.social @saraivry.bsky.social
Jemini the Gifted One died this year?! I'm bereft!! I hope the Times Lives They Lived has an entry in his honor.
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Jemini the Gifted One died this year?! I'm bereft!! I hope the Times Lives They Lived has an entry in his honor.
John Leshy (former Undersec'y dept of the Interior, esq, environmentalist, writer) and I discussed the history of public lands. It was illuminating! Please listen & share with anyone who's ever enjoyed the great outdoors--or simply the fact of its existence! C'mon!
daily.jstor.org/the-victory-...
daily.jstor.org/the-victory-...
The Victory of Public Lands - JSTOR Daily
Most Americans agree on the value of preserving public lands. How did the idea of public lands come about, and how can we ensure they exist in the future?
daily.jstor.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
John Leshy (former Undersec'y dept of the Interior, esq, environmentalist, writer) and I discussed the history of public lands. It was illuminating! Please listen & share with anyone who's ever enjoyed the great outdoors--or simply the fact of its existence! C'mon!
daily.jstor.org/the-victory-...
daily.jstor.org/the-victory-...
First episode in a podcast I was working on before…well, dm for deets…has been released. It’s a fascinating, illuminating conversation…I hope you’ll listen and share and enjoy. daily.jstor.org/perspectives...
Perspectives on Public Space: A JSTOR Daily Podcast - JSTOR Daily
What is public space? How does it function? Whom does it benefit, and whom does it harm? These are just a few of the questions we put to experts on the subject.
daily.jstor.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
First episode in a podcast I was working on before…well, dm for deets…has been released. It’s a fascinating, illuminating conversation…I hope you’ll listen and share and enjoy. daily.jstor.org/perspectives...
Whomp whomp I ran 7.48 miles today. Felt good. Listened to Las Cults on the way. Compartmentalized my troubles. That's how we do.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whomp whomp I ran 7.48 miles today. Felt good. Listened to Las Cults on the way. Compartmentalized my troubles. That's how we do.
i just stress ate a bag of licorice and now i'm in a fugue state. ama.
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
i just stress ate a bag of licorice and now i'm in a fugue state. ama.
this day has been a dum dum
October 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
this day has been a dum dum
I conducted this interview and it was a real kick. Such fascinating materials and stories. Please read and share!!
Fan fiction is as old as the Garden of Eden. Need proof? Earle Havens talks about the Apocalypse of Adam and other riveting, curious historical literary forgeries and hoaxes. https://bit.ly/46Spmsj
Enchanting Imposters - JSTOR Daily
Johns Hopkins University’s Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection of Literary and Historical Forgery shows that humans have been creating fan fiction and fake news for millennia.
bit.ly
October 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I conducted this interview and it was a real kick. Such fascinating materials and stories. Please read and share!!
eat at least a dozen cookies but in raw dough
October 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
eat at least a dozen cookies but in raw dough
Reposted by Sara Ivry
“The Sandinista Revolution, and the counterrevolution, was like a vortex that drew in every Nicaraguan family.” So says Mateo Jarquín in an interview about his book on the topic. The work is part of JSTOR’s Path to Open program. https://bit.ly/4mQww53
The Sandinista Revolution, Reconsidered - JSTOR Daily
A new book from historian Mateo Jarquín seeks to decouple Nicaragua’s unique socialist uprising from reductive Cold War clichés.
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“The Sandinista Revolution, and the counterrevolution, was like a vortex that drew in every Nicaraguan family.” So says Mateo Jarquín in an interview about his book on the topic. The work is part of JSTOR’s Path to Open program. https://bit.ly/4mQww53
i now prefer white nectarines and peaches to yellow ones. i guess that's what aging's all about.
September 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
i now prefer white nectarines and peaches to yellow ones. i guess that's what aging's all about.
"Sometimes when you make an accusation, it's a confession, Mr. Kennedy," Sen. Hassan for the goddamn win.
September 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Sometimes when you make an accusation, it's a confession, Mr. Kennedy," Sen. Hassan for the goddamn win.
I'm glad Bill Kennedy is giving RFK Jr a hard time but he also voted to confirm him. He knew this was coming.
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'm glad Bill Kennedy is giving RFK Jr a hard time but he also voted to confirm him. He knew this was coming.
Reposted by Sara Ivry
No words.
This is…
a) …laughable
b) …dangerous
c) …damaging
This is…
a) …laughable
b) …dangerous
c) …damaging
Vance on undermining the Federal Reserve: "I don't think we allow bureaucrats to make decisions about monetary policy and interest rates without any input from the people that were elected to serve the American people...POTUS is much better able to make these determinations."
August 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
No words.
This is…
a) …laughable
b) …dangerous
c) …damaging
This is…
a) …laughable
b) …dangerous
c) …damaging
Sometimes I read the Athletic and when I do, I'm struck by the prose--it feels decidedly and intentionally different than the reset of the paper. It has a high school student paper vibe in approach and tone. I cannot be the only one to notice this. Why do they make this choice?
August 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Sometimes I read the Athletic and when I do, I'm struck by the prose--it feels decidedly and intentionally different than the reset of the paper. It has a high school student paper vibe in approach and tone. I cannot be the only one to notice this. Why do they make this choice?
Rather fascinating article on dates. Please read it! daily.jstor.org/date-civiliz...
Dates: Civilization’s Sweetest Indulgence - JSTOR Daily
Offshoots from the “Tree of Life” traveled from Mesopotamia to the Levant to the United States, beguiling everyone with their toothsome confections.
daily.jstor.org
August 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Rather fascinating article on dates. Please read it! daily.jstor.org/date-civiliz...
true story
Pugilist Princes of QNS
What happens at Juniper Park stays at Juniper Park.
open.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
true story
Yesterday there was a dead squirrel on the sidewalk. Today a dead pigeon. If I were a hack film-maker, I'd use them as portents of eeeeevvvvvviilllll.
July 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Yesterday there was a dead squirrel on the sidewalk. Today a dead pigeon. If I were a hack film-maker, I'd use them as portents of eeeeevvvvvviilllll.
This is excellent: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/o...
Opinion | Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is excellent: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/o...
it is pretty nuts when you consider how much stuff--lungs, abdomen, liver, pancreas, intestines, gall bladder, heart--fits into the trunk of your body. honestly, wow. i'm marveling at this today.
June 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
it is pretty nuts when you consider how much stuff--lungs, abdomen, liver, pancreas, intestines, gall bladder, heart--fits into the trunk of your body. honestly, wow. i'm marveling at this today.
how am i? wouldn't you like to know
June 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
how am i? wouldn't you like to know