Camryn Garrett
@dancingofpens.bsky.social
Writer and filmmaker. Author of five books, most recently IN BETWEEN DAYS. She/her. https://www.booksaremagic.net/item/k9JCycuDevqU8Ufpha6EHQ
"Art is the thing that helps us continue and allows us to find meaning and joy when life feels like it’s too hard or that something too terrible is happening." For @ebertvoices.bsky.social I spoke with Julia Hart about her new film DON'T SAY GOOD LUCK
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Julia Hart on "Don't Say Good Luck"
The filmmaker talks about working with Happy Madison productions, producing with her partner, and more.
rogerebert.com
sorry to be pushing this a lot but my finances took a hit last summer when I had to step away from things when my Dad got ill/passed, then took a bigger hit when my cats got ill/pissed, then again when taxes were higher than expected, and now many freelance gigs have dried up so this is about it
🏳️🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩@oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · last wk.If you’re a fan of my writing and would like to upgrade to a paid subscription now is the time: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/SilentSummer... With this discount, you’d greatly support my ability to keep working as a freelancer for less than a cup of coffee a week!
what a must-read piece. also, shout out to @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social @typeinvestigations.org and @floodlightnews.org, credited by the NYT for the work they did on this topic well before this published
Brian Lyman@brianlyman.bsky.social · last wk.A lot of what-the-hell moments in this story, but building a data center in a floodplain in Louisiana is inviting the wrath of Poseidon.
"Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33% more expensive in U.S. cities since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures. In the 7.5 years before that, prices rose 6.4%." (via @apnews.com) apnews.com/article/groc...
not the main Problem, of course, but it also doesn’t strike me as a good thing that so many substack posts sound like someone standing in the corner of a throbbing disco, on benzedrine, throwing hands at shadow people
🚨 News outlets are now using algorithmic pricing to decide how much subscribers should pay. Did your subscription renewal notice disclose that an algorithm determined your price? Let us know by filling out a short survey here: www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/this...
“This price was set by an algorithm”: News subscribers are surprised by a new line in their renewal emails
Outlets like Wired, NJ.com, and The Wall Street Journal are setting renewal prices just for you — and being forced to disclose it.
niemanlab.org
President Trump's face will appear on a new commemorative coin honoring the nation's 250th birthday. It's one of the many unusual places his likeness has popped up this year.
The new $1 Trump coin doesn't just buck norms. Experts say it also breaks laws
President Trump's face will appear on a new commemorative coin honoring the nation's 250th birthday. It's one of the many unusual places his likeness has popped up this year.
n.pr
Yes, difficult to discuss when so many Black women are unemployed right now. thegrio.com/2026/07/22/b...
Black women’s equal pay day hits different when everyone is worried about keeping a job
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day has arrived when job loss, systemic failings, rising living costs, and more threaten its progress.
thegrio.com
Two in five Americans believe the stock market isn’t for them and only benefits the top 1%, according to a new exclusive poll that surveyed investing habits and knowledge about the economy
Two in five Americans believe stock market only serves the top 1%
theguardian.com
Hey what’s a gig you can do once a week to make extra money
"On this day in 1854, Elizabeth Jennings Graham was removed from a New York City streetcar because of her race, beginning an eventually successful crusade to desegregate New York City’s streetcar lines." villagepreservation.org/2018/02/21/e...
Elizabeth Jennings Graham — New York’s Rosa Parks, A Century Earlier - Village Preservation
Exploring African American history in our neighborhoods, today we look at Elizabeth Jennings Graham, a woman who, in her simple quest to get to her church on East 6th Street sparked one of earliest ch...
villagepreservation.org
Just 3 Black students admitted to NYC's elite Stuyvesant High School, data shows gothamist.com/news/just-3-...
Just 3 Black students admitted to NYC's elite Stuyvesant High School, data shows
An advocate said the woeful diversity data felt like "Groundhog Day.”
gothamist.com
When the U.S. brokered a ceasefire last year, Israel controlled half of Gaza. Now Israeli forces have pushed deeper, and Palestinians are paying a deadly price.
9 months into a ceasefire, Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza
When the U.S. brokered a ceasefire last year, Israel controlled half of Gaza. Now Israeli forces have pushed deeper, and Palestinians are paying a deadly price.
n.pr
Black unemployment is still high, despite what Trump says www.fastcompany.com/91570348/bla...
Black unemployment is still high, despite what Trump says
Trump has continued to minimize the rising unemployment among Black workers, even as it climbs precipitously high in cities like New York.
fastcompany.com
More blockbuster reporting on Madison Square Garden’s surveillance apparatus from @wired.com An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, including labeling those identified as “LGBTQIA.” …! By @noahshachtman.bsky.social and @regret.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/madiso...
Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”
wired.com
"Black youth unemployment is particularly severe in the city. For people ages 16-24, 23.8% were unemployed in 2024, nine points higher than pre-pandemic, and the highest of all demographic groups, according to comptroller reports."
Black Unemployment in NYC Still Trails Nation Amid Competition, DEI Retreat
White New Yorkers were the only demographic group to make employment gains in the last year.
thecityreporter.nyc
The affordability struggle crosses party lines: about half of all Democrats, Republicans and independents say they are having trouble affording everyday necessities like gas and groceries according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian.
Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds
About 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian
theguardian.com
“for anyone trying to earn a living by writing, the world that tech has been allowed to build is a terrible one”
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · last mo.It's frightful the way tech billionaires are telling us to not bother experiencing most of human experience, starting with the exhilarations and uncertainties of making things with words. My latest words on this may resonate: buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
feels like a good time to repost this
Candice Frederick@candicefrederick.bsky.social · last mo.The novel-to-screen adaptation process can take years. But lately, too many narratives from Black authors aren't seeing the light of day at all. For @capitalb.bsky.social, I interviewed Black novelists who share their experiences and help demystify what's happening: capitalbnews.org/black-book-a...
More than 8K NYC renters evicted so far this year, as affordability crisis grows gothamist.com/news/more-th...
More than 8K NYC renters evicted so far this year, as affordability crisis grows
City data shows there were an average of 1,345 monthly evictions in the first half of 2026.
gothamist.com
