Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. n.pr/4nWXXfN

Why is Kelly treating him with kid gloves? Blindly following statue is not an excuse from accountability and duty to constituents.

Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/

It feels like Lena Dunham and Dave Chappelle desperately grasp at news headlines for the same tired reasons every few months: Lena: Why does everyone hate me? and Dave: Why can't I tell Transphobic jokes? Please go away.

My Bluesky engagement strategy

My Bluesky engagement strategy

Need this to assess the threat level of those Southern "Bless Your Heart-isms".

We are so lucky to have this caliber of talent in Durham. I wrote a piece about experiencing the debut performance of The Sistering, a Jazz collective featuring Nnenna Freelon, Lois Deloatch, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, and Kate McGarry. Many thanks to @indyweek.bsky.social!

Brackets. Busted. #stjohns #sweetsixteen

The photog in front trying to get these aesthetic shots is doing the absolute most.

Oooooooooooh. Playing off the K-Pop Demon Hunters crew was foul. #oscars

Joachim Trier quoting James Baldwin has me a little choked up after Javier Bardem's Free Palestine comment. Well done. #oscars

Javier Bardem: "No to War." (Message on his lapel, too) "And free Palestine." The crowd roars. #oscars2026

(Notice how diverse the winners are who are accepting for Sinners v the other winners. Not lost on me…)

FIRST FEMALE OSCAR WIN IN CINEMATOGRAPHY EVER

Absolutely loved Autumn Durald Arkapaw's speech for winning the Cinematography category for Sinners. #oscars

These jokes by the #oscars presenters are giving me the worst second hand embarrassment. Ooof.

QuiltCon is a marvel. Thank you to @cultureshockart.bsky.social for capturing this exciting aspect so well. The resurgence of resistance quilts is unnerving but invigorating. We are angry yet hopeful and there are a hell of a lot of us. Quilters have always been badass—thanks for spreading the word!

Beautiful piece by @cultureshockart.bsky.social “I saw messages on quilts that contained quotes from James Baldwin and Fannie Lou Hamer about liberation and justice; others called for the protection and preservation of transgender rights; many questioned the censorship and erasure of culture…”

Nightmare is an understatement. Managing a prescription fulfilled by Accredo is a part-time job.

Man, if you are a person who needs specialty medication, do anything in your power not to be on insurance that uses Express Scripts and Accredo. These people are the biggest nightmare I've ever dealt with in my life - I got my pre auth on the 18th and am STILL battling to get my meds.

I rewatched the last few eps of the last season to prepare me for THIS season and I re-traumatized myself. This show is so damn good.

Spent three minutes of my life I will never get back figuring out which journo is having a snit fit now and why and I think going forward I'm just going to let this stuff burn itself out. It's just weeds in the back of the garden between the shed and the fence.

Written by yours truly. Can't wait to see the Gee's Bend quilts tomorrow. Love to see the city's arts orgs rally together to celebrate the community that QuiltCon draws out.

That was goooood. Dominoes, Power grid, coquito shots and Ricky Martin. Well done.

This is the one.

I still cannot get over this detail reported by the Financial Times: www.ft.com/content/5fa6...

Read # 7 first, then read this post again.

Banging the same gong as everyone else about the need to support independent media & locally owned publications, but: For the love of god, please support us!! If not the @indyweek.bsky.social, support wherever you get your news from. Being owned only by the powerful does not work.

Bezos and Trump are at war with the arts and humanities. While trying to force “AI” on us to let machines steal ideas from the past so we can all let our critical thinking muscles atrophy in the present, they are destroying the anchors of artistic and journalistic community

And it shouldn’t miss notice that they’ve done this to the Blackest city in the country. Yes, white libs were the intended audience of WaPo & Kennedy Ctr…but the loss of teaching artists, restaurant reviews, school board coverage, public school outreach programs will harm Black DC

Bernie hit 'em with the, "uh uh", let me ask again, because

Ms. Shirley has touched so many lives. She had an astute understanding of addiction, loss, and mental illness that guided her profound sense of empathy. I closely followed her Tuesday feeds which taught me more about the unhoused than anyone could ever hope to do. Rest in sweet peace Ms. Shirley.

please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.

"A writing career is not a sprint. It is also not a marathon. A writing career is one of those wilderness survival challenges where they dump you in the woods without a map or a compass or food and whoever finds their way out wins." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...

That's because we're going outside to engage with art now! There are over 80 artists represented in this show in Durham (chosen by yours truly). Support artists and buy their work! www.durhamartguild.org/71juried

Yet...(checks notes) DEI is a problem?

Charlotte, NC: Alma Adams is first on this list.

My God, this is UNACCEPTABLE behavior. Go ahead and pick who you think I'm talking about. There are TOO MANY OPTIONS and you'd be right.

There isn't enough neon happening with this Body Glove wetsuit. #strangerthings

If you're looking to shake things up in the new year, these streaming platforms will help you diversify your music-listening habits. n.pr/3MFVckn

Picking this childhood pic of Venus is frying me!

Pilar Tompkins Rivas's exit from the Lucas is the latest shakeup at the $1 billion museum, following May's layoffs of much of the education team, via @hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/lucas-museum...

I just added SO many books to my list! Hats off to @miriamgershow.bsky.social and all the reviewers and @literaryhub.bsky.social for putting together this incredibly vital, necessary, and good guide to the indies this year. Please do read! lithub.com/100-notable-...

Conservativism is a rejection of imagination. We’re in a time where the act of imagining a better world is a threat to society.

A little heavy handed with the Gatorade product placement on Stranger Things.