I wrote about The Goonies, the underground, and about waking up today to more bombs in the Middle East. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...

Catch a DUP author near you: this spring @emmaamador.bsky.social @wolffdr.bsky.social @naylandblake.bsky.social @esraakcan.bsky.social @beliso-dejesus.bsky.social and many more are giving book talks free and open to the public. See the full lineup of March author events on our blog: buff.ly/1hPFt1c

Fate of seized Fulton County ballots uncertain as judge orders mediation Fulton County will not get its seized ballots back, at least not yet. A federal judge has ordered Fulton County and the U.S. Department of Justice to enter mediation to determine the fate of ballots seized during an FBI raid…

Experience four decades of early Georgia cinema! Featuring Atlanta, Stone Mountain, Cabbagetown, Tallulah Gorge and much more — watch our cinematic origin story unfold in chronological order. letterboxd.com/plazaatlanta...

More than 125 years after Du Bois presented his works in Paris, the AJC has re-created the visualizations and photographs with modern looks at the lives of Black Georgians.

Delroy Lindo has held firm to his goal: “I want to be respected for my work.” He sat down with us to discuss his career, his character’s pivotal monologue in "Sinners" and his Oscar nomination. nyti.ms/40wE7Nm

just spent almost 2 hours talking to a SCAD class about film and criticism and it was so much fun!

From @285southatl.bsky.social: “We did it”: Latinx student film Nuestra Realidad makes its cinematic debut at Atlanta's Tara Theatre

Atlanta artists find inspiration in Lunar New Year traditions and memories Atlanta-based digital artist Jenny Zhou's 'Fire Horse' draws on traditional Chinese imagery and her interest in mythology and natural landscapes. (Courtesy of the artist) Lunar New Year 2026 began Feb. 17 and runs through…

What is your discomfort movie? A movie you saw one time and said okay, never again?

I wrote about joy and resistance and Alysa Liu and Bad Bunny. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...

Alysa Liu, daughter of a Chinese refugee and pro-democracy activist, brings glory to the USA. 🇺🇸 🥇

In Atlanta? Interested in fashion? Interested in André Leon Talley? Head to SCAD FASH on Friday (Feb. 20)!

🎉🎉🎉 Happy Toni Day 🎉🎉🎉 It's always a great day to watch her documentary

I wrote about the time Jesse Jackson brought the movement to Sesame Street. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...

The @postguild.bsky.social's data is the latest example in the years-long unraveling of the news industry’s promises to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion after George Floyd’s killing and the ensuing “racial reckoning” of 2020. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...

i'm watching spike lee's remarkable documentary FOUR LITTLE GIRLS and as much as i want to focus on the film i can't help but think about the people, with real power and influence, who want to take this country back to before birmingham

Out On Film announces spring mini fest lineup Out On Film, Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ film festival, has announced the line-up for the fourth annual Spring Mini Fest. From March 17-19, five LGBTQ+ films will come to Landmark Midtown Arts Cinema as part of Out On Film’s Queer All Year initiative. Tickets are…

Indianapolis!

This is a subtle point but I’ll try it out as a “yes, and”: What Minnesota (not just Minneapolis) showed us is even bigger than “love your neighbor,” because in Minnesota, “neighbor” is a more expansive category than proximity. It’s anyone who needs help.

From @wbur.org's "On Point": "The National Film Registry names 25 movies each year that showcase the range and diversity of American filmmaking. How those movies reflect— and have shaped—America’s history and culture." www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

I'm going to promote the heck out of this: The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation. More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...

More of artist Helga Stentzel's fun clothesline creatures #WomensArt #Monday

The world needs more Victor Laszlos. #Casablanca #TCMParty

From Atlanta Magazine:

Hey Atlanta! #fashionsky @roughdraftatlanta.com

Serving 1 million meals every day in Gaza doesn’t happen by chance—it takes relentless effort, coordination, and determination. (1/3)

Join me for the fabulous fun at SCAD FASH on Feb. 20.

Many publishers in rural markets rely on the USPS to get their newspapers to subscribers. Recently, that hasn't been working so well. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/terr...

I’m so easily amused.

This morning at @propublica.org, we published a pair of stories about the children held at the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. www.propublica.org/article/life...

I don't know what percentage of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show I fully understood, but I know vital, well-choreographed joy when I see it.

Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...

“Being worker-owned and -operated is not a silver bullet for saving journalism or righting the wrongs of American capitalism, but it is one of many pathways that could use real funding, so we can see how big a part of the solution it could potentially be.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...

Any Atlanta folks want to have fun with me at SCAD FASH later this month?

Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, Minnesota Public Radio has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...

From @gretchenapeck.bsky.social at E&P: About the Indiana Daily Student (@idsnews.bsky.social), Kris Cundiff, an attorney covering Indiana for the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, told E&P, “These young journalists are there; they want to do this work. They’re passionate about it."

Sometimes the conversation turns to which of the “Sex and the City” characters knew Jeffrey Epstein and in what capacity and that’s just how it is.

It’s here! It’s here! Watch the episode first, then come sit by us. www.muppeturgy.com/episodes/sab...

Any Atlanta folks want to have fun with me at SCAD FASH later this month?

🚨Just Announced🚨 Coming This Summer... ⭐BROOKS MONTH⭐ JAMES L. BROOKS SUPER DRAFT ALBERT BROOKS SUPER DRAFT MEL BROOKS SUPER DRAFT & RICHARD BROOKS mini-MEGA Start prepping now!

From @the1a.org:

In America today, millions of people are just one medical bill, one missed paycheck, one rent hike away from becoming homeless. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US will be out in paperback on March 3. Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645871...

From @dansinker.com: "For me, 14 and still trying to figure out how the walk in the world . . . Truisms was a revelation. Art could be just words. And art could be angry and blunt and even funny sometimes and it could be unapologetic for being all of those things at once."

I can't wait to see this! ✨⭐✨⭐

#BREAKING: The FBI raided a Fulton County’s election hub Wednesday, an action apparently connected to the Trump administration’s long-held, but unproven, belief that Fulton’s handling of the 2020 presidential election was rife with fraud. Read more: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

from @nytimes.com: "The Spanish government on Tuesday unexpectedly issued a decree that gives hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants a path out of legal limbo . . . The measure will allow undocumented people already living in Spain to apply for temporary residency permits."

The best books for children and young adults were awarded the country's top honors by the American Library Association on Monday. n.pr/3O9AUjO

#AntiquesRoadshow was trending and I wanted to see why and discovered a guy had a Dream Team signed basketball from the Tournament of the Americas

Pretti's coworkers in Minnesota taking a moment of silence. What can you even say.