Sharon Wood
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Lucy Smith & Pauline Ranken Climbing Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh. 1908
photo: Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club
photo: Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Lucy Smith & Pauline Ranken Climbing Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh. 1908
photo: Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club
photo: Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club
Dear NYC friends,
Translator Juliana Barbassa will be at Powerhouse Books, Americas Society, and The Strand Sat 12/6 to talk about her new book, The Jaguar's Roar. Wish I could be there but I'm in SF. Check it out if you can!
Translator Juliana Barbassa will be at Powerhouse Books, Americas Society, and The Strand Sat 12/6 to talk about her new book, The Jaguar's Roar. Wish I could be there but I'm in SF. Check it out if you can!
The Jaguar's Roar
An American Booksellers Association's Indie Next Great Read (December 2025) The story of an Indigenous girl’s kidnapping during a colonial expedition intertwines with a young woman’s mode...
wwnorton.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Dear NYC friends,
Translator Juliana Barbassa will be at Powerhouse Books, Americas Society, and The Strand Sat 12/6 to talk about her new book, The Jaguar's Roar. Wish I could be there but I'm in SF. Check it out if you can!
Translator Juliana Barbassa will be at Powerhouse Books, Americas Society, and The Strand Sat 12/6 to talk about her new book, The Jaguar's Roar. Wish I could be there but I'm in SF. Check it out if you can!
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“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
― H.L. Mencken
― H.L. Mencken
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
― H.L. Mencken
― H.L. Mencken
Shall we call this "creative destruction"?
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Shall we call this "creative destruction"?
David Bellos was one of the invaluable advisors for the documentary about literary translation I'm making with my friend Veronica Selver. We will miss his wise and witty counsel.
David Bellos, 80, Dies; Wrestled French Wordplay Into English
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
David Bellos was one of the invaluable advisors for the documentary about literary translation I'm making with my friend Veronica Selver. We will miss his wise and witty counsel.
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Barbara Klemm, The Louvre, Paris, 1987
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Barbara Klemm, The Louvre, Paris, 1987
Over 50 Israeli documentary filmmakers support the global filmmaker boycott of Israel.
www.documentary.org/exclusive-ne...
www.documentary.org/exclusive-ne...
Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Support International Boycott in Open Letter Condemning Gaza War
Over 50 Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Support International Boycott in Open Letter Condemning Gaza War
www.documentary.org
September 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Over 50 Israeli documentary filmmakers support the global filmmaker boycott of Israel.
www.documentary.org/exclusive-ne...
www.documentary.org/exclusive-ne...
missionlocal.org/2025/08/habe...
San Francisco lawyers are getting some immigrants out of prison after a court hearing using habeus corpus. But the lawyers have to act fast after an arrest. Spread the word.
San Francisco lawyers are getting some immigrants out of prison after a court hearing using habeus corpus. But the lawyers have to act fast after an arrest. Spread the word.
An old legal procedure is getting asylum-seekers out of ICE detention
On Friday, a 20-year-old asylum seeker walked into immigration court at 630 Sansome St. As has become routine, he was arrested and detained.
missionlocal.org
August 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
missionlocal.org/2025/08/habe...
San Francisco lawyers are getting some immigrants out of prison after a court hearing using habeus corpus. But the lawyers have to act fast after an arrest. Spread the word.
San Francisco lawyers are getting some immigrants out of prison after a court hearing using habeus corpus. But the lawyers have to act fast after an arrest. Spread the word.
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It was madness. Remember just meeting people places and hoping they showed up?? We were dancing on the head of a pin. Living on a razor's edge
Remember answering the phone and not knowing who was calling?? We were so brave. Never again.
July 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It was madness. Remember just meeting people places and hoping they showed up?? We were dancing on the head of a pin. Living on a razor's edge
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New Gallup poll shows Trump approval rating has fallen to 37%. But there are some bright spots. For example, Trump's support among Democrats has DOUBLED from June to July.
July 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
New Gallup poll shows Trump approval rating has fallen to 37%. But there are some bright spots. For example, Trump's support among Democrats has DOUBLED from June to July.
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Birthright citizenship is a "longstanding custom" in the same way that freedom of speech is a longstanding custom (they are both explicitly guaranteed by the text of the Constitution)
not to be the flyspeck nyt copy as if it's the most important thing guy, but seriously wtf is this?
July 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Birthright citizenship is a "longstanding custom" in the same way that freedom of speech is a longstanding custom (they are both explicitly guaranteed by the text of the Constitution)
How many more stories like this will pop up? A lot, I bet. And putting aside any visceral response about the election choice this family made, how can they help sour voters on Republicans?
‘I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status
Family of Cynthia Olivera reconsiders support for president after Ice detained her at green card interview
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
How many more stories like this will pop up? A lot, I bet. And putting aside any visceral response about the election choice this family made, how can they help sour voters on Republicans?
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for Chief Justice. ASAP please.
July 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for Chief Justice. ASAP please.
Did Collins and Murkowski flip a coin over who would vote no? Probably not since Collins is up for re-election soon. These two have a long history of voting no and claiming they voted on principle only when the Repubs will clearly prevail, even if they need the VP's vote.
July 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Did Collins and Murkowski flip a coin over who would vote no? Probably not since Collins is up for re-election soon. These two have a long history of voting no and claiming they voted on principle only when the Repubs will clearly prevail, even if they need the VP's vote.
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I got to play this for a friend tonight for the first time, someone who has photographed and written about musicians, and he was genuinely surprised at how bright and fun this song is.
sorry, you are telling me baby Mamdani made a music video directed by his perfect mom starting Lupita Nyong'o and we are meant to see this as a downside
youtu.be/DZ1OblYm5YY?...
youtu.be/DZ1OblYm5YY?...
June 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I got to play this for a friend tonight for the first time, someone who has photographed and written about musicians, and he was genuinely surprised at how bright and fun this song is.
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After every war
someone has to tidy up.
Things won’t pick
themselves up, after all.
Someone has to shove
the rubble to the roadsides
so the carts loaded with corpses
can get by.
-Wisława Szymborska, “The End and the Beginning” (t. Cavanagh & Barańczak)
#everynightapoem #war
someone has to tidy up.
Things won’t pick
themselves up, after all.
Someone has to shove
the rubble to the roadsides
so the carts loaded with corpses
can get by.
-Wisława Szymborska, “The End and the Beginning” (t. Cavanagh & Barańczak)
#everynightapoem #war
June 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
After every war
someone has to tidy up.
Things won’t pick
themselves up, after all.
Someone has to shove
the rubble to the roadsides
so the carts loaded with corpses
can get by.
-Wisława Szymborska, “The End and the Beginning” (t. Cavanagh & Barańczak)
#everynightapoem #war
someone has to tidy up.
Things won’t pick
themselves up, after all.
Someone has to shove
the rubble to the roadsides
so the carts loaded with corpses
can get by.
-Wisława Szymborska, “The End and the Beginning” (t. Cavanagh & Barańczak)
#everynightapoem #war
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is going thru the Senate budget bill all weekend. The more she rejects, the better. For my own sanity and the chance of good news, I'd rather check the news to see what else she rejects than follow the B-52s' flight paths over the Pacific toward Iran.
Senate Official Rejects Food Aid Cuts Proposed by Republicans in Megabill
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is going thru the Senate budget bill all weekend. The more she rejects, the better. For my own sanity and the chance of good news, I'd rather check the news to see what else she rejects than follow the B-52s' flight paths over the Pacific toward Iran.
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I've been waiting for the blowhard bromance blowout for months. Who could have predicted it would happen because Musk said something that made sense: Trump's budget bill is an abomination.
June 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've been waiting for the blowhard bromance blowout for months. Who could have predicted it would happen because Musk said something that made sense: Trump's budget bill is an abomination.
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The grift comes full circle.
Musk took a $465M government loan to build Tesla—now he’s using DOGE to kill off the very office that helped him succeed—because it might help the next innovator, not him.
This isn’t “efficiency.” It’s sabotage!
Musk took a $465M government loan to build Tesla—now he’s using DOGE to kill off the very office that helped him succeed—because it might help the next innovator, not him.
This isn’t “efficiency.” It’s sabotage!
April 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The grift comes full circle.
Musk took a $465M government loan to build Tesla—now he’s using DOGE to kill off the very office that helped him succeed—because it might help the next innovator, not him.
This isn’t “efficiency.” It’s sabotage!
Musk took a $465M government loan to build Tesla—now he’s using DOGE to kill off the very office that helped him succeed—because it might help the next innovator, not him.
This isn’t “efficiency.” It’s sabotage!
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Given that there is no civil disorder, insurrection or armed rebellion at present, senior military leaders need to consult with their JAG officers *now* about the potential need to disobey unlawful orders. They should also consult with Democrats on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
April 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Given that there is no civil disorder, insurrection or armed rebellion at present, senior military leaders need to consult with their JAG officers *now* about the potential need to disobey unlawful orders. They should also consult with Democrats on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Chron of Higher Ed (4-28-25) notes 4 int'l students jailed by ICE so far - Badar Khan Suri, Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, & Mohsen Mahdawi - were likely finged by "right-wing pro-Israel group Canary Mission" which the NYT (4-1-25) reports, “may be providing road maps for ICE enforcement actions.”
April 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Chron of Higher Ed (4-28-25) notes 4 int'l students jailed by ICE so far - Badar Khan Suri, Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, & Mohsen Mahdawi - were likely finged by "right-wing pro-Israel group Canary Mission" which the NYT (4-1-25) reports, “may be providing road maps for ICE enforcement actions.”
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Folks with 401ks or IRAs - flagging you can ALSO demand divestment as an individual as well. Scripts and sample emails here:
Divest from Tesla
Get Musk's money out of politics. For good.
divestfromtesla.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Folks with 401ks or IRAs - flagging you can ALSO demand divestment as an individual as well. Scripts and sample emails here: