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my friend, a Woody Guthrie scholar who has become friends with the family, published a beautiful essay this week prompted by some inane lyrics from Welles www.anotherjaneprattthing.com/p/after-year...
After Years As A Fat Activist, I Am Now Pro-Ozempic - And Take It Myself
PLUS Get A Free Sassy T-Shirt Just For Commenting!!
www.anotherjaneprattthing.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Finally, syllabus info has to be posted for 4 years.

This finalized policy differs a little from the draft that I and other reporters covered prior to today — but the core tensions that it raises between UNC and many faculty remain the same. Here's my story again:
www.chronicle.com/article/when...
When Everyone Can See Your Syllabus
More states are requiring public colleges to make class syllabi available to the masses. Proponents say these measures boost higher ed’s credibility, while faculty fear being targeted.
www.chronicle.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Here’s the version of the talk I gave at the Albright Institute at Wellesley in 2019.
Our Age of Emergency | monicabyrne
Invited talk, Albright Institute for Global Affairs. Wellesley College, 2019.
www.monicabyrne.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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I honestly think people got so fat on “content” that tbh forgot what art does. Because this is exactly how art works. I’m happy that people still get to see that a little bit.
December 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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People confuse profitability with reach. Cable News still has high viewership, it just isn't an enormous money maker. Which should make large acquisitions for it an even bigger red flag since that makes it clear it is a political investment and not an economic one.
December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM