Katherine Kelaidis
@katiekelaidis.bsky.social
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Writer, traveler, dog-mom
Me
@lithub.com.web.brid.gy
on contemporary Russian literature
lithub.com/writing-in-e...
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Writing in Exile: Why Russian Dissident Literature Demands Our Attention
Recently, in a small bookshop in Paris (it is, in fact, called La Petite Librairie), I found my way to what was a shockingly wide selection of foreign books in French translation. I browsed throughā¦
https://lithub.com/writing-in-exile-why-russian-dissident-literature-demands-our-attention/
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Would love suggestions for Writer's Residencies in Mexico, preferably Mexico City of Oaxaca, early next year.
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The Anglo-American āfirst-past-the-postā system is basically a gift to authoritarians. Neither MAGA nor Reform have a chance without it.
11 days ago
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One of the gifts of the weird converts to Orthodoxy over the past decade is that it has caused me to think much more seriously about, and lean more deeply into, my own (post-)Ottoman identity. This is complicated, but the short version is: I want to learn Turkish. So Iām looking for the following:
11 days ago
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I have a new book coming out this November with @bloomsburypublishing on how and why issues of gender and sexuality became centralānot just in Catholicism, but across nearly every religious tradition worldwide Pre-Order in the thread below.
tinyurl.com/yp9pwram
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Pope Leo signals shift away from Catholic Church's focus on sex
Pope Leo's four-nation Africa tour featured firm denunciations by the āpontiff of despotism and war and also unprecedented attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump that grabbed headlines.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-leo-signals-shift-away-catholic-churchs-focus-sex-2026-04-27/
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And this is the way forward: strengthening our defense alliances with the broader EU family, not a defensive alignment with Israel.
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/gr...
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Greece, France renew defense pact, expand strategic cooperation
Deal includes mutual defense clause as leaders sign 9 agreements covering defense, energy, technology and education | Anadolu
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/greece-france-renew-defense-pact-expand-strategic-cooperation/3917896
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There is occasionally good news:
zeteo.com/p/breaking-k...
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BREAKING: Kuwait Acquits Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
The Kuwaiti-American journalist, who has spent 52 days in a Kuwait prison, is expected to be released imminently.
https://zeteo.com/p/breaking-kuwait-acquits-prominent
26 days ago
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[email protected]
kindly asked me to talk about Trump and the Pope. Here is what I had to say:
open.spotify.com/episode/1U16...
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Trump vs the Pope. What does it mean?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1U16cwN9mDstJGes4fhFVu?si=6fc7ef9f405f4238&nd=1&dlsi=7dcff071722b490a&fbclid=IwY2xjawRUGB5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjNGFhdXFrbmFwb2Y1cjBHc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHj46rpZ_FVXfmo7G4sIluJ_-aHUk-5_I6uKlWRJtZUl_27JAxu___WADMJSQ_aem_Mdfn40Cc25FPX519mLVz2w
27 days ago
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It might simply be that Americans, as a group, hate the arts. They refuse to fund them publicly and then complain when tickets are expensive.
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Me
@salon.com
on Bad Bunny, language, and what's really wrong with America
www.salon.com/2026/02/12/b...
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Bad Bunny reminded America of its bilingual roots
The singer's Spanish-language halftime show triggered MAGA ā even though we were once a nation of many languages
https://www.salon.com/2026/02/12/bad-bunny-reminded-america-of-its-bilingual-roots/
3 months ago
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Working on a new piece about dissident Russian-language writers living outside Russia and looking to discover new voices. Who are the contemporary authors in exile or diaspora that youāre reading right now? Recommendations very welcome.
3 months ago
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Not to toot my own horn, but I called this out months ago (among other things wrong with this whole mess)
@vox.com
:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Trump's Religious Liberty Commission sued over lack of diversity
The complaint said the commission lacks the perspective of those "who face some of the most pernicious discrimination."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/09/religious-liberty-commission-sued-trump/88526368007/
3 months ago
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Me
@vox.com
on the Rise of a Religious Left:
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
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The wild card group that could scramble Americaās political alliances
Why Catholics could be the key to Trumpās opposition.
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/472863/pope-leo-catholics-maga-trump-resistance-politics?fbclid=IwY2xjawPy2UJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebrcuAjqvxHN_Fd3YomezEh8p4CXG_DXkqrSCjOoqU1pTdn4KyMcFGA2cKI8_aem_6NPiOUpappTAKoH2DMU_fw
3 months ago
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If youāre interested in the lecture I gave on C.P. Cavafy last night at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures at the University of Chicago here it is. The first speaker is a brilliant specialist on Hellenistic Egypt.
#literature
#Cavafy
youtu.be/tAjNJQwujUg?...
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Greek Immigration, Literature, and Identity in Egypt, Ancient and Modern
YouTube video by The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
https://youtu.be/tAjNJQwujUg?si=TsCrU1n-vdKyyhWy
3 months ago
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My first piece for Lithub! And it's not bad if I do say so myself.
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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The extent to which progressive Americans reach reflexively for Nazi Germany as the historical analogue for the present moment reveals just how pervasive American exceptionalism is. 1/2
4 months ago
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I hope Europe will act quickly to make a friend and partner of a free Iran. There can be no room for the US, China, or Russia to move in and seek to undo the sacrifice that is being made on streets of Iran right now.
4 months ago
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A huge part of why this āInvade Greenlandā talk has gone as far as it has is that American masculinity is deeply constructed around the idea that American men are somehow tougher than European men. 1/3
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knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypr...
My comments below in Greek and English.
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GSI takes center stage at Cyprus-Greece-Israel Jerusalem Summit
Cyprus, Greece and Israel took another step toward closer coordination on Monday, reaffirming their strategic partnership during a trilateral summit held in Jerusalem against the backdrop of mounting ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-greece-and-israel-strengthen-strategic-axis-at-jerusalem-trilateral-summit
5 months ago
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Me at
@hyperallergic.com
on Nativity scenes
hyperallergic.com/how-a-nativi...
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How a Nativity Scene Sent Europe Into a Tizzy
A controversial Brussels nativity scene begs the question: Should explicitly Christian imagery continue to be a part of Europeās civic space, and if so, who has the authority to define it?
https://hyperallergic.com/how-a-nativity-scene-sent-europe-into-a-tizzy/
5 months ago
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The US would be a significantly better country if no one was allowed to graduate from an American high school if unable to demonstrate B1+ Spanish.
5 months ago
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And millions will die if PEPFAR ends. This US administrationās stance on HIV/AIDS is the most destructive, practically and morally, since the Reagan era. The fact that more people arenāt screaming about this from the rooftops is criminal.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/h...
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The US government is no longer commemorating World AIDS Day | CNN
The United States is not commemorating World AIDS Day this year as it has done for decades in the past.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/health/world-aids-day-trump-administration
6 months ago
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Me on the Patriarch and the Pope and the future of Christianity, I suppose:
www.feinschwarz.net/treffen-in-n...
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Treffen in NicƤa: Patriarch Bartholomaios I. und die Verschiebungen konfessioneller Abgrenzung - feinschwarz.net
Am 28. November treffen sich Papst Leo XIV. und Patriarch Bartholomaios I. von Konstantinopel in Iznik. Für die orthodoxe Wissenschaftlerin Katherine Kelaidis mehr als nur eine symbolische Geste.
https://www.feinschwarz.net/treffen-in-nicaea/
6 months ago
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Iām not gonna link to it, but that New York Times article is classic New York Times and basically everything that peeves me about the conversation around Orthodox Christianity in the West:
6 months ago
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Me on
@salon.com
on why taxing the churches would be a bad idea.
www.salon.com/2025/11/16/t...
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Taxing the churches won't stop Christian nationalists
Withdrawing tax-exempt status for religious organizations would have dangerous consequences
https://www.salon.com/2025/11/16/taxing-the-churches-wont-stop-christian-nationalism/
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Ποιον θεĻĻείĻε Ļον Ļιο ενΓιαĻĪĻονĻα εν ζĻĪ® μεĻαĻĻαĻĻĪ® ĻĻĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ®Ļ Ī»ĪæĪ³ĪæĻεĻĪ½ĪÆĪ±Ļ ĻĻα ελληνικά; ΨάĻĪ½Ļ ĪμĻĪ½ĪµĻ ĻĪ· και ĻιθανοĻĻ ĻĻ Ī½ĪµĻγάĻĪµĻ Ī³Ī¹Ī± Īνα νĪĪæ ĻĻĻĻζεκĻ.
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A little under a year ago, this piece was the cover story for History Today. It was the first thing I wrote after losing my mama and I almost back out of writing it. 1/2
tinyurl.com/3uy2kt3r
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
https://tinyurl.com/3uy2kt3r
7 months ago
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The Pope and King Charles praying together as the Anglicans split and American Catholics panic over kindness to immigrants. Welcome to The Fourth Reformation. More about that at
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
hopefully soon-ish (as these things go!)
7 months ago
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My talk on Anglican-Orthodox Ecumenical dialogue in the context of culture wars last week at IOCS, The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies - Cambridge--with the added bonus the Zoom only recorded the PowerPoint so you don't have to look at me!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QIc...
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COUNTDOWN TO REBOOTING ECUMENISM: PROLOGUE SESSIONS, PART I
YouTube video by Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies Cambridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QIcWddgMIE
7 months ago
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A book review par moi
@publicseminar.bsky.social
of an important novel by Sergey Khazov-Cassia, now available in English:
publicseminar.org/2025/10/the-...
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The Gospel According to Queer Russians - Public Seminar
Sergey Khazov-Cassiaās The Gospel According toā¦reimagines the story of Christ to expose Russiaās persecution of queer people and the complicity of Western spectators in Putinās āfamily valuesā crusade...
https://publicseminar.org/2025/10/the-gospel-according-to-queer-russians/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNmAKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHo0RfnYqRKmSIOfQ2Qcc1PhnmAu5Uv9sOYtq0_bptio98UBZysAukwzh2V-C_aem_MfVRIwzF6Yye6eM7F61OXA
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Tomorrow Iāll be talking about Anglican and Orthodox relations and how the culture wars are reshaping ecumenical dialogue. Itās a wild and revealing moment for both the Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. Come join the conversation. It's online. Join us!
tinyurl.com/yc7td93w
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17 October ā COUNTDOWN TO REBOOTING ECUMENISM: PROLOGUE SESSIONS, PART I ā The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies
https://tinyurl.com/yc7td93w
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Me
@newrepublic.com
on Pope Leo, Liberation Theology, and the future of American Catholicism:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
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Pope Leo Declares Whose Side Heās Onāand Itās Not JD Vanceās
Leo XIVās first apostolic exhortation focuses on loving the poor. Conservative American Catholics are sure to lose their minds over it.
https://newrepublic.com/article/201602/pope-leo-apostolic-exhortation-dilexi-te-jd-vance
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Watch Erik Bruhn here. Something we donāt talk about nearly enough is how ballet, then in the midst of a profound creative renaissance in the mid-20th century, was utterly devastated by HIV/AIDS.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRq...
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Erik Bruhn - The Prince's Solo, Act 1, 'Swan Lake'
YouTube video by John Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRqC5g6AxM
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Τον αγαĻĻ. Īαι Ļ,Ļι Ī»Ī¬ĪøĪæĻ ĪŗĪ¹ αν ĪĻει κάνει, ελĻĪÆĪ¶Ļ Ī½Ī± γίνει Ī ĻĻĪøĻ ĻĪæĻ ĻγĻĻ Ī¼Ī¹Ī± μĪĻα. ΤĻĻα ĪŗĪæĻĪæĻĪ“ĪĻĻε με ĻĻĪæ ĪøĪλεĻε.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYb0...
#ĪλληνικήΠολιĻική
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Ī£ĻνενĻĪµĻ Ī¾Ī· ĻĻĪæ κενĻĻĪ¹ĪŗĻ Ī“ĪµĪ»ĻĪÆĪæ ĻĪæĻ Kontra Channel
YouTube video by Stefanos Kasselakis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYb0EgZV1kA
8 months ago
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This news via
@religionnews.com.web.brid.gy
is very troubling to me. A thread:
religionnews.com/2025/09/25/n...
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New website alerts Orthodox Church to 'clergy sex abuse problem it must reckon with'
(RNS) ā Prosopon Healing not only names names, but offers victims help in coming to terms with their trauma.
https://religionnews.com/2025/09/25/new-website-alerts-orthodox-church-to-clergy-sex-abuse-problem-it-must-reckon-with/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNDr1JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHk3evRl0Ka54pQSgJS_xMhUnK4UtMpyHcrnS68lQb_tjjRZ4s5KnlmxJcDXe_aem_AGyN3sNgfJEp6im4PYBNJA
8 months ago
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reposted by
Katherine Kelaidis
Shikha Dalmia
8 months ago
At
@theunpopulist.net
,
@jonrauch.bsky.social
's superb review of Bill Galston's new "masterpiece" insists that the fault, Dear Brutus, is not in liberalism if the American experiment is in trouble, it's in us that we are such underlings. You'll want to read it.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/why-is-the...
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Why Is the American Experiment in Trouble? Simple: A Demagogue Has Ignited the āDark Passionsā of the People
Liberalismās real failure is that it assumes far too sunny a view of human nature, three recent books suggest
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/why-is-the-american-experiment-in?r=6jqoy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Me
@vox.com
on why the making of matrys matters:
www.vox.com/politics/462...
#CharlieKirk
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How the martyrdom of Charlie Kirk is transforming MAGA
The movement is now becoming a faith that could outlive Donald Trump.
https://www.vox.com/politics/462486/charlie-kirk-maga-christian-evangelical-martyr-trump
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When the history books are written, Trumpās disgraceful speech at the UN General Assembly today will stand as a turning point in the fall of the American empire. It should be a warning to Americans across the political spectrum: the age of U.S. dominance is over and very possibly U.S. democracy.
8 months ago
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Poland, Estonia, Moldova (not a NATO member, but a "partner for peace"): Make no mistake, Russia is testing the tolerance and resolve of NATO and of Europe. And as a rule, you do not give authoritarians an inch. Not one.
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Me
@foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/19/r...
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#Russia
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Russiaās Troubling Church Takeover
The Kremlin is leveraging tsarist-era assets to expand its global influence.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/19/russia-orthodox-church-france-history-putin-moscow-patriarchate/
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reposted by
Katherine Kelaidis
Chris Hayes
10 months ago
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Me
@salon.com
on the Debate Me Bros and public discourse.
#Debate
www.salon.com/2025/09/17/h...
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"Debate Me" Bro culture has ruined civil discourse
How entertainment culture has replaced genuine political dialogue
https://www.salon.com/2025/09/17/how-debate-me-bro-culture-ruined-civil-discourse/
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Trey Reed did not bruise his own body and break his own legs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Web0...
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Billie Holiday-Strange fruit- HD
YouTube video by prokoman1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Web007rzSOI&list=RDWeb007rzSOI&start_radio=1
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Everything else aside, Farage is just statistically wrong here. Gay male couples have the lowest divorce rates. Those are just the facts.
www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2...
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Young men are being radicalized, and the whole "Debate Me Bro" culture is a major gateway to that. Much worse, the grown ups are confusing these "debates" with civil discourse. And that's a problem. Debate Me Bro culture is to civil discourse what porn is to sex.
8 months ago
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I think one of the ways the 20th century broke our brains is by making us think that everyone is in possession of a coherent ideology and that ideology governs and explains their private and public behavior perfectly. Thatās just not true.
8 months ago
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It's ONLINE so everyone can come here me talk about the history of Anglican-Orthodox relations and how we can save one of Christianity's oldest ecumenical relationships from the grim of the Culture Wars! You know you want to! Here's the Zoom link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/84484872981
#EcumenicalDialogue
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Apropos of nothing: Mormon history is American history. You can't understand America if you don't understand Mormonism.
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Insomnia thoughts: Isnāt it strange and telling of how race shapes our thinking that Willa Cather is hailed for writing āAmericaās greatest Catholic novelsā even though she wasnāt Catholic, while we rarely talk about Toni Morrisonās novels as Catholic even though she was?
#Books
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Charlie Kirkās oldest child just turned 3. I donāt want to live in the world he envisions, but I also donāt want to live in a world where people gloat over a father of two toddlers being in mortal peril.
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