Emily Christensen
@schmemily.bsky.social
Arts writer in Kansas. Co-founder of the SHOUT, Wichita's dedicated arts & culture news source: shoutwichita.com
CV: National Critics Institute fellow & Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writing grantee, journalist-in-residence @ Wichita Art Museum, typo queen
CV: National Critics Institute fellow & Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writing grantee, journalist-in-residence @ Wichita Art Museum, typo queen
Have introduced two 20-somethings to The Magnetic Fields’ “69 Love Songs” over the past week bc it’s important to educate the youth
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Have introduced two 20-somethings to The Magnetic Fields’ “69 Love Songs” over the past week bc it’s important to educate the youth
Obligatory note that Joe Carter is a Wichita State alum.
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Obligatory note that Joe Carter is a Wichita State alum.
Finally looked into who Dax Shepard is. Crosby Braverman?! Huh.
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Finally looked into who Dax Shepard is. Crosby Braverman?! Huh.
Reading this & thinking about Bill Clinton's Lincoln Bedroom scandal, which now seems almost painfully quaint wapo.st/3WjyJv8
How Trump’s ballroom will dwarf the White House
Trump’s new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom would be almost as large as the rest of the complex.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Reading this & thinking about Bill Clinton's Lincoln Bedroom scandal, which now seems almost painfully quaint wapo.st/3WjyJv8
Often I feel like I’m doing pretty well & then I consider how much tension I’m holding in my jaw
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Often I feel like I’m doing pretty well & then I consider how much tension I’m holding in my jaw
Recently a family member sarcastically referred to me as a "Zen master," which is hilarious if you have any sense of how anxious I am ... BUT I did let the driver of a car in front of me space out at a green light today for five seconds without honking
Thus concludes my dharma talk 💁♀️
Thus concludes my dharma talk 💁♀️
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Recently a family member sarcastically referred to me as a "Zen master," which is hilarious if you have any sense of how anxious I am ... BUT I did let the driver of a car in front of me space out at a green light today for five seconds without honking
Thus concludes my dharma talk 💁♀️
Thus concludes my dharma talk 💁♀️
Reposted by Emily Christensen
“I want [people] to walk away with an understanding of the kinds of books that are being banned and why that's just totally antithetical to democratic values and first amendment rights,” Steven Kelly, Adult Literacies Mgr, Wichita Public Library.
#BannedBooksWeek
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#BannedBooksWeek
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Wichita Public Library to mark Banned Books Week with series of events
Banned Books Week began in 1982 in response to the number of books being challenged in libraries and schools.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“I want [people] to walk away with an understanding of the kinds of books that are being banned and why that's just totally antithetical to democratic values and first amendment rights,” Steven Kelly, Adult Literacies Mgr, Wichita Public Library.
#BannedBooksWeek
www.kmuw.org/2025-10-03/w...
#BannedBooksWeek
www.kmuw.org/2025-10-03/w...
The U.S. Open has broken my heart a couple times already but OMG VENUS WILLIAMS 🥰🥹🥰🥺🥰🥹
September 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The U.S. Open has broken my heart a couple times already but OMG VENUS WILLIAMS 🥰🥹🥰🥺🥰🥹
What's the German word for the mixture of relief and joy you feel when closing all the browser tabs related to the research you were doing for the overdue freelance assignment you finally filed
August 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
What's the German word for the mixture of relief and joy you feel when closing all the browser tabs related to the research you were doing for the overdue freelance assignment you finally filed
Truly where would I be without the people who remind me I don't have to do everything
August 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Truly where would I be without the people who remind me I don't have to do everything
Editors: How do you explain the editor-writer relationship to folks new to the process? I'm exploring how to circumvent at least some of the defensiveness of writers who have never been edited before
August 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Editors: How do you explain the editor-writer relationship to folks new to the process? I'm exploring how to circumvent at least some of the defensiveness of writers who have never been edited before
From my First Friday wanderings in Wichita last week: at Envision Arts Gallery, works by artists who are blind or visually impaired from the Los Angeles and Anaheim Braille Institutes.
Angelica Fuentes, "Crazy Love;" Savannah Gayle, "Abstract is Hard;" Lynette Basford, "Circling Around."
Angelica Fuentes, "Crazy Love;" Savannah Gayle, "Abstract is Hard;" Lynette Basford, "Circling Around."
August 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
From my First Friday wanderings in Wichita last week: at Envision Arts Gallery, works by artists who are blind or visually impaired from the Los Angeles and Anaheim Braille Institutes.
Angelica Fuentes, "Crazy Love;" Savannah Gayle, "Abstract is Hard;" Lynette Basford, "Circling Around."
Angelica Fuentes, "Crazy Love;" Savannah Gayle, "Abstract is Hard;" Lynette Basford, "Circling Around."
Sometimes when I need s little boost I scroll back through the posts on our site and marvel at the work of our editors & contributors.
August 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Sometimes when I need s little boost I scroll back through the posts on our site and marvel at the work of our editors & contributors.
Reposted by Emily Christensen
We just launched The Popcorn List: Pop Up Series and you can help us fuel this community-driven cinema project!! Coming to a screen near you. 🍿🍿🍿
Next Up in NonDē News: Help Build a New Path for Indie Film — The Popcorn List: Pop Up Series Launches This Fall
The Popcorn List: Pop Up Series is Coming to A Screen Near You
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July 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We just launched The Popcorn List: Pop Up Series and you can help us fuel this community-driven cinema project!! Coming to a screen near you. 🍿🍿🍿
@jeromiahtaylor.bsky.social came in clutch on this review of an exhibition on view for less than two weeks. A closing reception will take place 6-8 p.m. tomorrow at Harvester Arts. www.shoutwichita.com/giana-martin...
This is how we do it: Giana Martinez's 'Chicana Diaries'
With "sharp edges, cutesy excess, and unflinching sincerity," a Wichita tattoo artist brings a slice of East L.A. to Harvester Arts. The exhibition is on view through July 25.
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July 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
@jeromiahtaylor.bsky.social came in clutch on this review of an exhibition on view for less than two weeks. A closing reception will take place 6-8 p.m. tomorrow at Harvester Arts. www.shoutwichita.com/giana-martin...
I’ve slept five nights in a row with my phone in another room 🏆
July 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I’ve slept five nights in a row with my phone in another room 🏆
Reposted by Emily Christensen
I've been a PBS member ever since *that* mid-season cliffhanger in Sanditon s3. 🤓 Even if you look at it as just paying for a streaming service, it's one of the best deals out there.
btw did you know you can subscribe to PBS for only like $5/mo or a $60 one-time for a year donation, and get access to their Passport streaming service? They mail you a little live programming guide and everything, too. The 40-something seasons of NOVA alone are worth it.
Donate to your local PBS/NPR stations. It's up to us now.
July 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I've been a PBS member ever since *that* mid-season cliffhanger in Sanditon s3. 🤓 Even if you look at it as just paying for a streaming service, it's one of the best deals out there.
Our first review of an exhibition in a gem of a gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas www.shoutwichita.com/mapping-conn...
Mapping connection: Geraldine Craig and Nelson Smith at the Smoky Valley Arts & Folklife Center
"With contrasting approaches, Gerry Craig and Nelson Smith highlight two ways of knowing the histories and relationships of our environment," writes critic Kevin Kelly.
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July 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Our first review of an exhibition in a gem of a gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas www.shoutwichita.com/mapping-conn...
Lovely review by @samtjack.bsky.social of a terrific concert, the second performance in a row I’ve attended wherein the insta-ovation felt earned www.shoutwichita.com/alejandro-br...
Argentine trio, symphony musicians meet for a musical conversation across continents
the Wichita Symphony's first WSO Connect concert paired Baroque music with the South American musical genre chamamé in "a spirit of joyful experimentation and exchange," our critic writes.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Lovely review by @samtjack.bsky.social of a terrific concert, the second performance in a row I’ve attended wherein the insta-ovation felt earned www.shoutwichita.com/alejandro-br...
I confess I sometimes think our reviews skew a bit too positive, but I can’t disagree with this assessment. Angelique Ilo’s choreography is fab & Taylor Aronson is in possession of a formidable voice. “I Got Rhythm” was so good I almost cried.
Crazy for 'Crazy for You' at Music Theatre Wichita
It’s not easy to choose one word to describe the dazzling dancing, infectious joy, and staging feasts of this Ken Ludwig reinvention of a boy-meets-girl Gershwin classic. But our reviewer eventually f...
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July 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I confess I sometimes think our reviews skew a bit too positive, but I can’t disagree with this assessment. Angelique Ilo’s choreography is fab & Taylor Aronson is in possession of a formidable voice. “I Got Rhythm” was so good I almost cried.
I love that this story about a backyard concert series that’s been running for ages.
The Farha Backyarder Concert Series brings big talent to a small space
The Farha Backyarder Series transforms one Eastborough couple’s home into an intimate concert venue.
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July 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I love that this story about a backyard concert series that’s been running for ages.
When the editing process is working it feels like magic ✨✨✨
July 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
When the editing process is working it feels like magic ✨✨✨
Notifying the universe that I have reached my limit for small-to-medium-sized calamities for the calendar year. Please circle back with various minor crises in January.
July 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Notifying the universe that I have reached my limit for small-to-medium-sized calamities for the calendar year. Please circle back with various minor crises in January.
As a Midwesterner I only followed the NYC mayoral primary glancingly, which is why I am JUST NOW learning that Zohran Mamdani is Mira Nair’s son(!!!!!!!!)
July 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As a Midwesterner I only followed the NYC mayoral primary glancingly, which is why I am JUST NOW learning that Zohran Mamdani is Mira Nair’s son(!!!!!!!!)