New 44-track playlist from Smithsonian Folkways documenting sea shanties, nautical ballads, work songs, and other maritime musical treasures from the English-speaking world:

Instead of changing the language in their legacy scholarship, the Upperman family has decided to pull their $1M endowment from a North Carolina university They plan to move the scholarship to a school where it is likely a Black student will receive it

Meta said in a statement “we've heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark,” so it is removing the AI feature from Instagram

"so far in 2026 we've spent almost $23,000 sending books to people incarcerated in prisons across the country...We would like to raise $5,000 to help cover postage for the next few months, and we hope you give what you can." www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

I really kinda feel like all the news reports on this are burying the lede. Which should "The only way a Cyclospora outbreak can happen is if raw sewage is getting onto the food."

TAX THE RICH.

Just more horrors. Cops kill another dog while searching for someone not even at the home they were at. A highly trained service dog was not a threat to police but that doesn't matter, they killed her anyway. Why do cops do this? Less paperwork then killing people? www.wsbtv.com/news/local/c...

I will never be able to forgive the New York Times and other connected members of the commentariat for engaging, with the help of traitorous fifth columnists within the institution, in an organized, years-long campaign to make Harvard less Black.

This one killed me today.

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I wrote about Michael Mann’s Thief

Oh nothing just KING OF ASHES at the New Obama Library in the Obama Center!

Chicago History Museum is doing an ad hoc free admission day tomorrow for Chicago residents in order to give people an air conditioned place to be during the day, which is a lovely move. Do other local museums do the same during extreme temps? I hadn't heard of it before.

Sony and T-Mobile are making some wild choices.

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING. IT'S REAL. YOU CAN PRE-ORDER NOW!!!! amzn.to/4b2iESb

To be crystal clear here -- the nun was **wearing her habit** and walking to Sunday mass when ICE arrested her and hauled her off: apnews.com/article/nun-...

I'm spending this summer drafting my next nonfiction book: TYPO, coming soon from Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series! As part of my research, I'm collecting stories and anecdotes about memorable typos and similar errors from other writers/readers, if you'd like to contribute. More at the link!

Prisoners at a jail in Eastern North Carolina overpowered staff and have seized control of the facility, authorities said www.wral.com/news/state/b...

youtube.com/shorts/JN2K6... Josh Johnson does a great Kash Patel, too.

reopened donos to our rent gfm because the bullshit doesn't end and my wife STILL has not been paid for medical leave 🫠 www.gofundme.com/f/support-mo...

It's always a pleasure to be a guest on Tami Gouveia's show... now titled LA OFF THE RECORD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzUt...

For the night crowd, my review of @curtisippolito.bsky.social’s excellent new novel, WAVES OF BURDEN: vautrin.pub/2026/06/shad...

I can finally share this! Catch me, Jorge Enrique Paz, and @nikkorpon.bsky.social at @milmundosnyc.bsky.social on Saturday, August 1st. If you're in NYC and have/know young readers who'd like to hang out, hear some fun book excerpts, and even get their books signed, RSVP via milmundo.com/events!

Stephen Miller was reportedly the driving force behind the DOJ's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care

I'd like to share a few updates, including upcoming events and writing classes. Perhaps you will find a new crochet pattern to love or a new book to read. maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/the-...

Alan Greenspan, the economist who served as Federal Reserve chairman under four presidents, has died at the age of 100

Hey, it’s Thursday! I wore pants! Here’s some books I liked. You might like them too. #BookSky @nikkidolson.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social @christafaust.bsky.social @lauramchugh.bsky.social @laurelhightower.bsky.social @alanbaxter.bsky.social @cullenbunn.bsky.social @caseystegman.com

This is like the 104th thing that needs to be done about the whole thing, but I truly believe that the person who called in the alleged shoplifting should go to prison for the rest of their life.

Friends: Paperback pre-order link is below. I’d just as soon you order it from your favorite bookstore (Newnan Book Company and Virginia Highlands Bookstore are great choices), but hey, a purchase is a purchase and I’m grateful for them all.

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I’m very excited for this! On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse. The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:

The Authors Guild are in partnership with an AI Licensing company. They're trying to funnel members to this company in the guise of 'earning more' from their books. But even if an author is paid for a 3 year licence, their books are in the meat grinder for good. There's no way to extract titles.

I think this should lead to a crisis in faith to Nintendo corporate about the use of information being collected and who they work with, but the same Saudi Arabian government also holds a percentage of stock in Nintendo itself and Niantic Games mints them money.

I think contextually it is important that Niantic Games was sold off and acquired by Scopely who are owned by Savvy Games which is an investment branch of the Saudi Arabian government. This was a strategic investment to get access to the data by a foreign government with no ethical concerns.

Here's the full article for those interested. Insanely bleak stuff, I don't think I'll ever be able to look at the Pokemon franchise the same way again dronexl.co/2026/06/09/p...

This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines

THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER wins the genre fiction triple crown - Locus, Stoker, and Nebula awards! Maybe the first horror novel ever to do so? Way to go, @stephengrahamjones.com, and thank you for writing your heart out for us! 🦬 www.stephengrahamjones.com/two-trophies...

A volunteer firefighter has been arrested for allegedly setting fires and then responding to them with his fire department, officials said

Welp there’s no unseeing this

It’s only been a little over 3 years since I started getting my fiction published (which is wild). It all started with this flash story over at @mysterytribune.bsky.social: mysterytribune.com/chet-dont-le...

We are excited to announce the winners of our 2026 One Teen Story Writing Contest! This year, we received nearly 900 entries from teen writers across the world. Each winner will receive $500 and publication on our website. To read excerpts & more about the winners & runner ups, visit: bit.ly/4x4wlcO

Graduating Gemini Harvard to unveil this secret (and many others 👀) in 2027!

SinC membership dues for the rest of 2026 have been discounted 50% to $30 for the next six months. Use the code SUMMER26 at checkout Bonus: this special price will also give them access to our Summer Scrawl (members-only), coming in July! www.sistersincrime.org/page/join-now

Alex Jones’ oft-told origin story is that he discovered a conspiracy in the local police and had to change schools. @jonronson.bsky.social discovered the truth- he was a violent bully, and eventually his victims beat him up, so he had to move. www.thisamericanlife.org/670/beware-t...

Casual reminder that @escapepod.org closes for the summer at the end of May! You've got one more day to drop your story in the pneumatic tube and launch it into our portal. Our Democratic Futures submission window, however, will remain open longer. escapepod.org

This is the environment in which people are still absolutely perplexed by the idea racism is central to the current reactionary project.