I keep coming here to dump my different flavor of weird. Shared these pics in another digital space, but didn’t share the background of my October hike at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary, of my gasp at finding trees dancing, wondering if I needed an actual camera instead of my phone.

Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope. Yes, THAT Pope.

Let's begin ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a poem 💕 Contributor Jill Kitchen published a nostalgic poem in asteralesjournal.bsky.social. Find it here: buff.ly/ysScGZO

I think I’ve lost some practice being vulnerable or everything is just exhausting. But walking around town lately, this has been one of the most beautiful Falls in a long long time. The visuals are a welcomed sharp contrast to the news. I need these moments to recharge & keep going. 😭

As a film nerd and survivor of domestic abuse, you have no idea how freakin excited I am to be in conversation with Eleanor Johnson, author of Scream with Me, this Saturday 10/18 at 5PM at the local bookstore of a town I never could’ve imagined living in 😭 (Mount Kisco, NY) Join me at Curio Room 🥹

Smol reminder that I'm always accepting feature pitches for full-stop.net at [email protected]!

Call for submissions for an interconnected anthology. Speculative, science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural stories. Due 9/15. Payment is $300. More details here! drive.google.com/file/d/1_kLK...

white women need to keep doing this shit.

Today would have been my 20th wedding anniversary and I’m so glad it’s not. Dumping him was the best choice I ever made. You can read my NYT best seller that I wrote all about it. bookshop.org/p/books/this...

Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk. Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq

We all need a place where we feel safe… Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.

On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park. New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.

Would love to call my congressional rep about this illegal attack but my district has been rep-less since the death of Sylvester Turner in March bc the TX Governor refuses to hold an election to replace him in order to improve the GOP margin in Congress. www.texastribune.org/2025/04/07/g...

Hey YOU! Have you been longing to be a guest art contributor at @theflytrapmedia.com? Today’s your lucky day, because we are open to pitches!

...organizations are required to certify that they will comply with the Trump administration’s executive orders, which bar the promotion of gender ideology or “illegal D.E.I.,” along with any activities that “frame domestic violence or sexual assault as systemic social justice issues.”

I'm thrilled to have a new piece at Split Lip Magazine. splitlipthemag.com/memoir/0525/...

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

Absolutely horrible for museums and libraries. The arts continue to be decimated: bookriot.com/imls-gutted/

The men sent to do hard labor in a Salvadoran prison: - A tattoo artist seeking asylum who entered legally. - A teen who got a tattoo in Dallas because he thought it looked cool. - A 26-year-old whose tattoos his wife says are unrelated to a gang. - A barber whose family says he has no gang ties.

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

Your painful childhood, your relationship with one parent or another, the illness that almost sunk your marriage, the inconsolable loss that rocked your life at age fifty, are deep and worthy subjects for your pen, but that’s not all you have to write about. brevity.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/n...

Republicans in Congress are reportedly asking Musk’s permission to hold votes

Love this.

A Palestinian-Israeli film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see? #Oscars #NoOtherLand theconversation.com/a-palestinia...

Quit buying shit, write poems, live más

Folks considering submitting to the BIPOC-only short story collection call: don't self-reject! Even if your collection doesn't have everything in the "things I want" section linked here, that's totally okay. Just shoot your shot! cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

Sharing here because this is by a writer I greatly admire, someone who I refer to a lot as my first teacher. Right now we need to be real clear on our values, on what we’re willing and able to back. We need more art, more vulnerability, more community. If you’re able to, read, share, donate 💛

This is really good

Reminder for today: The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering the event, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

PSA: Words matter They aren’t “layoffs” It’s not about “efficiency”

Trump hiring freeze creating chaos at Yosemite National Park

"You're losing people that are keeping the bathrooms clean, the trails maintained. You're losing people who are teaching youth the value of protecting and preserving these places for current and future generations…”

Yosemite 2/14-2/16. Was lucky enough to hike roughly 20 miles of its 700k+ acres. (During days 1&2 of my period thank you very much 🙃)

remarkable bravery

People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency. (Photos shared with me)

The year I turned ten, my mother and stepfather joined Amway. Our lives spiraled into unreality, and we lost everything. I never got my mother back. Our experience prefigured the Trump era, with characters from my childhood later showing up in the White House. My story for the @theatlantic.com.

The Latinx Project invites you to the opening celebration of our spring 2025 exhibition: RicanVisions: Global Ancestralities and Embodied Futures. Join us January 31 for the opening with music by @djpagansounds and food by @cocotazocateringllc. RSVP: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/20242025/ric...

Intervenxions continues to accept pitches on U.S. Latinx realities for the academic year. We're looking for cultural criticism, interviews, and reviews of literature, film, performance, visual art, or any discipline. Learn more: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/submission-g...

Plucked this out of a longer thread ♥️ As Oscar nominations are announced, I understand the criticism of unnecessary award shows and self-congratulation. HOWEVER, for fucks sake you’re allowed to still enjoy movies and realize that an average movie takes hundreds of people to make.

the TikTok algorithm is so good that it even served up the perfect video to act as the background for its ban announcement

New on the site: Fashionably late to the party, our reflections on the best movies, and best movie moments, of 2024, featuring @franhoepfner.bsky.social, @dodgyboffin.bsky.social, @chadperman.bsky.social, @aheartofgould.bsky.social, @carriecourogen.bsky.social, & @frankfalisi.bsky.social

From January 6, first movie of the year. Watched it with my 19 year old 😬 Definitely memorable. Side note: he said that aside from the level of melodrama, for a moment it make him want to start a podcast. Ah, 1990.

Every so often I read something that I know I’ll recommend for years. This is one of those pieces.

One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California. In 1994, the Resnicks secretly seized control of California’s public water supply. Now their companies use 150 billion gallons every year while working class people suffer under drought conditions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B19...

Let’s see you at 21. Don’t usually do these, but I have this one on my phone! (I was actually 22 here) Senior in college spending a week in London for an international marketing course.