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OPINION: "I find myself asking one simple question: What if (Trey Reed) were my child? "This question sticks with me because today, I’m a mother myself. I know what I would want to know," Erica Powe writes.
Opinion | Families Don’t Stop Grieving When Headlines Fade. Neither Should the Reporting.
Erica Powe writes about Trey Reed’s death reminding her of her brother’s death and how she understands why Trey Reed’s family wants answers.
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Animal narrators in fiction have a long history, but they seem to be having a contemporary moment. Rachel Vorona Cote on Paul Yoon's "Etna" and the instructive journey of a very good boy:
When the Narrator Is a Very Good Boy
A new novel helps explain why so many storytellers enlist animal narrators to explore humanity.
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AIPAC is once again going big to shut down former Rep. Cori Bush in Missouri’s Democratic primary next week, as the progressive Squad member seeks a comeback. More at www.levernews.com/midterm-madn...
the ideal academic life is being an eccentric Victorian lord. Invent a stamp licking machine at 22. Get elected to the Royal Academy for counting the beetles on your estate. Die in an arsenic explosion. The perfect life.
The Toast is back up?! Come read my important literary criticism. the-toast.net/2016/05/03/h...
How To Tell If You Are In An E.M. Forster Novel - The Toast
Find out if you're living in an E.M. Forster novel.
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This should also apply to owners of book pirate sites.
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 4w agoWhen Lucy from Compass Books in Dartmouth, Devon, was victim to shoplifting people told her to install CCTV. Instead she put this ancient book thief curse on the wall from the Monastery of San Pedro in Barcelona so book stealers would be consumed by "the flames of hell" with "their members blasted".
I know it's an ass pain and a slog but Ghost and buttondown exist and are right there and even have tools to help you transfer your old posts and subscribers. Please leave substack.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last mo.substack is not a neutral actor
This is Harley. She's never rolled down a hill before, but she's super proud of her first attempt. 13/10 nailed it (TT: jesskoselke)
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From Reddit: pride train crushes Tesla with Virginia plates, lololol.
A groundhog named Chunk has been stealing a Delaware farmer's crops for four years and eating them in front of a camera
The Monterey Bay Aquarium PROUDly presents “Otter This World,” written and performed by Monét X Change with special guest Trinity the Tuck.
“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed. “As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 🩷🤍🩵🤍🩷 Many in-person events aren’t accessible to people with disabilities. 🩷💜💙 🩷💛🩵 So come celebrate Pride with The Sick Times! 💛🤍💜🖤 🖤🩶🤍💜 Drag artists! Musicians! And more queer performance art! We're excited to see you there! luma.com/ih0oq3yw?mc_...
Jack Pierce transforms Glenn Strange into Frankenstein's Monster during production of House of Dracula (1945)
Thought you guys might enjoy this enormous cat who manages a butcher shop
Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals. As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them. Go Knicks.
Shout out to one of the more boutique sexualities “ he’s an unstoppable pussy hound until he hits 35 and then settles down with a nice man.”
When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to.
It's back!! The Wild Ramp Publishing Disability Justice Microgrant is back for the summer! This July, Wild Ramp will give out (at least) two microgrants to zinesters! (US only, sorry!!🙏🏿) Learn more: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Disability Zine Microgrants 2026
Wild Ramp Publishing offers at least two $250 grants per year to cover printing costs for zines with a disability justice focus. Our grants support zine production and distribution, focusing on margin...
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If you've never seen Silkwood, stop everything and sit down. One of Mike Nichols's best films--and it remains maddeningly difficult to obtain, for no good reason.
scenarist / Chris@scenarist.bsky.social · 3mo agoHey you really should catch this one if you can because the last I checked it’s not really streaming or on physical media and it’s definitely a great picture worth your time. cc the right smart bloke @markharris.bsky.social
Black urban romance deserves to be taken seriously baltimorebeat.com/black-urban-...
Black urban romance deserves to be taken seriously
In 2025, Sweet Nothings Book Co. opened as Baltimore’s first romance-only bookstore. It’s truly a romance book lover’s dream — it’s cozy and welcoming, clearly created with readers in mind. The…
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Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving! Catch the new 4k restoration of AUNTIE MAME at The Frida and you will be FEASTING! 🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/aunti...
