has bari weiss published an article sympathetic to the chase center assistant prof yet

“I mean, what else am I going to do? If it fails, it fails.. … And I knew it was a massive gamble. But I’d rather have gambled on the culture that exists here, and that can exist and thrive here, than have not.” matternews.org/culture/art/...

columbus!

on the lookout for a new labor columnist. feel free to message me or drop a comment if you know of any local writers who might be a good fit.

Crime. “Crime.” “Crime!” It is a conceptual delivery system for an unhappy life of fear. Reject it as a category of being. Reject it as an intellectually coherent object. Reject it as a lens with which to view the world. always read hamilton nolan. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...

“I did not provide any clinical care for Jeffrey Epstein or any of his victims,” Landon wrote in a statement issued in response to an interview request sent by Matter News to the Wexner Medical Center, which declined further comment. matternews.org/community/lo...

“Having a job is horrible. Not having a job is horrible. … And that sort of thing used to bog me down, where now I’m like, this is actually kind of fucking hilarious. We’re just these horrible little meat puppets that drive to work and pay taxes to pay for terrible wars all over the world.”

Collective bargaining can protect journalists from arbitrary firings, stagnating wages, and unsafe or exploitative working conditions. But a union contract cannot fix a broken funding model argues Will Klatt. matternews.org/voices/opini...

Collective bargaining can protect journalists from arbitrary firings, stagnating wages, and unsafe or exploitative working conditions. But a union contract cannot fix a broken funding model argues Will Klatt. matternews.org/voices/opini...

“Having a job is horrible. Not having a job is horrible. … And that sort of thing used to bog me down, where now I’m like, this is actually kind of fucking hilarious. We’re just these horrible little meat puppets that drive to work and pay taxes to pay for terrible wars all over the world.”

nine years ago today www.columbusalive.com/.../the-whit...

In America’s most famous Haitian community, everyone is now forced to just hunker down and wait for the Supreme Court to say when it is okay to come and try to deport them. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/waiting-fo...

“Some of these more simplified [paintings], they’re cool, but they’re more focused on formalist aspects: tone, perspective, weight – that kind of thing. And I wanted to focus more on plants as characters, thinking about them as going through the same strife and struggles that we do.”

“We want this to be a hub where people can meet and share their art,” Theresa Ann said, “but also a launching pad to bring music and art to places it typically wouldn’t be able to go.” matternews.org/community/th...

“We want this to be a hub where people can meet and share their art,” Theresa Ann said, “but also a launching pad to bring music and art to places it typically wouldn’t be able to go.” matternews.org/community/th...

“We tell them to continue to lay low. Because you cannot give yourself the luxury of living as if everything was normal,” Dorsainvil said. New at Matter News from Hamilton Nolan, originally published at How Things Work. matternews.org/community/wa...

“We tell them to continue to lay low. Because you cannot give yourself the luxury of living as if everything was normal,” Dorsainvil said. New at Matter News from Hamilton Nolan, originally published at How Things Work. matternews.org/community/wa...

As a region, we brag about our growth, but we have a small-town view of our transportation needs. Columbus remains one of the largest cities in the world without intercity rail connections – largely because of recent governors who were indifferent or even hostile to rail. New from Brian Williams.

As a region, we brag about our growth, but we have a small-town view of our transportation needs. Columbus remains one of the largest cities in the world without intercity rail connections – largely because of recent governors who were indifferent or even hostile to rail. New from Brian Williams.

shams on twitter/shams on tv

“Even in this crazy environment and in these crazy times, I feel like a really fortunate person, because I love my family so much. And so, I was just trying to juggle those two emotions, where half the record is what the hell is happening? But the other half is love.” matternews.org/culture/musi...

Given the WaPo disaster, I’m re-posting my starter pack of indie journalists—it probably needs an update so give me a shout to add folks. #wapo #journalism go.bsky.app/A2UpMn5

There’s a long history of this kind of work in communities across America – underground mutual aid that often cuts against laws and norms. New from Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/just-...

There’s a long history of this kind of work in communities across America – underground mutual aid that often cuts against laws and norms. New from Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/just-...

These back to back comments are just *chef’s kiss*

the guy sitting next to us said he’d switched to “whites only” but he was talking about eggs and it seems there’d be a better way to phrase that?

“Many of our rights have been won through peaceful disobedience, working-class struggle, and people demanding an end by withholding their labor,” Pham said. New from Jen Bryant. matternews.org/community/ac...

“Many of our rights have been won through peaceful disobedience, working-class struggle, and people demanding an end by withholding their labor,” Pham said. New from Jen Bryant. matternews.org/community/ac...

I know the kids have been out of school too long because today Claire made “a cow you can actually milk”

me talking about how schools in columbus used to open

In preparing for “Grindstones & Rhinestones,” Caroline Crow began to revisit Dolly Parton’s version of “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos).” “And I’m definitely thinking about the ICE presence in Columbus and Minneapolis, especially this past weekend, with the second shooting in two weeks.”

the thrill of working from home with the kids snowed out of school and the events you did interviews to feature getting called off one by one due to road conditions

oh hey spoon/the beths playing kemba in columbus on june 28

There’s certainly some irony in a visit from "The War on Cars" podcast hosts Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon being canceled by a Level 3 snow emergency that prevented drivers from taking to the road on Sunday. matternews.org/community/de...

This week at @matternews.bsky.social : Columbus received a fat check from the state this month, because for the past two years, people here have sold weed. And nobody seems to know what we’re going to use it for. matternews.org/voices/local...

Adding to the work’s complexity, there’s a stone hidden in the sand, buried at such depth that the mechanical arm could not hope to reach it. “And I was thinking about how power occupies other ethnicities and tries to displace them. But there is always a piece of memory the power cannot reach.”

more context/detail in this matter news report from april matternews.org/community/fo...

“No matter how much profit is happening as a result of human misery, these institutions are going to ... frame their development as this logical progression of where Ohio should be going, when in actuality it is a moral choice,” Prince Shakur said. matternews.org/community/in...

“No matter how much profit is happening as a result of human misery, these institutions are going to ... frame their development as this logical progression of where Ohio should be going, when in actuality it is a moral choice,” Prince Shakur said. matternews.org/community/in...

Columbus received a fat $4.24 million check from the State of Ohio earlier this month, because for the past two years, people here have sold weed. But that’s only half of what we should be getting. And nobody seems to know precisely what we’re going to use it for.  New from Jules Roscoe.

Columbus received a fat $4.24 million check from the State of Ohio earlier this month, because for the past two years, people here have sold weed. But that’s only half of what we should be getting. And nobody seems to know precisely what we’re going to use it for.  New from Jules Roscoe.

“Here, I feel Aminah’s spirit and her permission to be bold, to try things I’ve been hesitant to attempt in my own studio. … I feel like she’s giving me permission to get funky.” New from Sam Risak. matternews.org/culture/art/...

Tomorrow!

Not author's fault I imagine, but loathe the growing tactic at mainstream outlets of refusing to link to external outlets for SEO reasons, even when using a quote (happens to us all the time) @matternews.bsky.social and @andydowning33.bsky.social did the work! Don't duck them on a link @nbc4i.com!

we reported this in detail at matter news more than nine months ago. matternews.org/community/fo...

ripped a dollar in half to make earplugs for this golomb/greg freeman show in cincy I’m sure that’ll do the trick

"[OSU] repeatedly talks about values related to inclusion, to care, to compassion, integrity, respect – all of those things. And given what is very publicly happening in the news right now, to bring in Customs and Border Protection for any reason, to us violates those values."

If I had any time to write about art, I'd definitely be writing about Akeylah Wellington's show "Soft Power" at Brandt Galleries. Fortunately, @andydowning33.bsky.social and @matternews.bsky.social have us covered. So go see this amazing work. Support local art and support local journalism!