On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂↕️
dan friedman
@danfriedmanme.bsky.social
From Leeds he/him. Drinks whisky. Reads books. Writes culture. Organizes stuff. At times funny. @danfriedmanme on platforms Ebook http://bit.ly/shout2change
"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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Yes Zendaya and Lupita Nyong'o in The Odyssey are people of color but if we're worried about casting, then where are my Greeks? bookandfilmglobe.com/film/the-rea... #TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #Movies #Film
The Real Scandal Is the Whitewashing of 'The Odyssey' - Book and Film Globe
“All Odyssey, all the time,” is how my friend described the news coverage of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey . The film grossed over $100 million on its
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More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
In Dec 2024, Mazraoui refused to use a Man Utd jacket with support to the LGBT cause because it was against his religion. Today, Man Utd has announced a partnership with a betting company & yes, he was seen wearing a shirt with the sponsor on it So just a raging homophobe hiding behind religion
Mazraoui recusou-se e jogadores do United não usaram casaco de apoio à causa LGBT
Campanha da Premier League envolta em polémica
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Roland Orzabal from Tears for Fears has written an “astrological memoir” — I reviewed it for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/rola...
Sowing the Seeds of Apology | Los Angeles Review of Books
Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears makes amends in his new ‘astrological memoir.’
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Not only do we stand by our reporting. Madison Square Garden’s ridiculous lawsuit actually confirms it, noting the company did, in fact, track the sexual orientation of LGBTQIA celebrities in its talent database.
WIRED@wired.com · 3w agoA statement from WIRED leadership.
Harry Kane scored 6 goals for England in the World Cup. After he admitted he went golfing with Donald Trump he did not score again the rest of the tournament, and England are out. The Trump sports curse remains undefeated.
Trump recently pushed out the last members of the federal Election Assistance Commission, which had not yet complied with his demands to meet the longtime goal of requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources...
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The World Cup asks people to spend years planning, thousands of dollars traveling, and weeks gathering with strangers in pursuit of a shared transcendent experience. Sounds a lot like a pilgrimage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmoS... #WorldCup #Football #Pilgrimage #SportsCulture
Pilgrimage to the World Cup
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Two parter on the World Cup --https://arcmag.org/the-beautiful-games-crisis-of-faith/ arcmag.org/pilgrims-and...
Pilgrims and Holy Wars at the World Cup | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
With five billion fans, soccer is less the world’s favorite sport than its largest religion, and the FIFA World Cup Finals (which begins on June 11 across North America) its ultimate pilgrimage. Strip...
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First part of a two parter about religion and the World Cup for Arc #lovefootballhatefifa arcmag.org/the-beautifu...
The Beautiful Game’s Crisis of Faith | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
There are no time-outs in soccer, but in the thirteenth minute of Manchester City’s recent English Premier League match at Leeds United, a number of players ran to the sideline and had a bite to eat w...
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The BFG Podcast goes from Gen Z horror to the French Riviera to a galaxy far, far away. Neal Pollack, Stephen Garrett, Daniel Aaron and @danfriedmanme.bsky.social • "Obsession" • Cannes 2026 • "The Mandalorian and Grogu" bookandfilmglobe.com/film/bfg-pod... #Movies #FilmPodcast #Cannes2026 #Horror
BFG Podcast #308: ‘Obsession,’ 'The Mandalorian and Grogu,' and a Whole Cannes of Worms - Book and Film Globe
The BFG Podcast leans into the summer season this episode, with a heap of praise for one of the two surprise horror hits that have changed Hollywood
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Important and inspiring from @edafeokporo.bsky.social at @advocate.com www.advocate.com/opinion/oreg...
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The new Mandalorian film featuring Baby Yoda is out, and we sent @danfriedmanme.bsky.social to see it. bookandfilmglobe.com/film/what-a-... #StarWars #Mandalorian #Grogu #LucasFilm
What a Slugfest! Baby Yoda and Mando are Back - Book and Film Globe
I grew up with Star Wars. I saw the first movie aka Episode IV in the cinema at a friend’s 8th birthday party. With varying levels of anticipation, I’ve
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We can outsource more and more of our lives to AI, but what would that look like and why would we want to? I went to chat to @joannastern.bsky.social about her new book for @forward.com and to see if her robot would cook us some potatoes for Seder. forward.com/uncategorize...
How Joanna Stern gets it done — with some help from AI
The author of 'I Am Not a Robot' enlisted some high-tech help to make potatoes for Seder
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Our podcast looks at The Pitt season 2, guests Neal Pollack, Jessica Babbitt and @danfriedmanme.bsky.social bookandfilmglobe.com/streaming/bf...
BFG Podcast #304: Diagnosing 'The Pitt' Season 2 - Book and Film Globe
We have a Caucasian male, late 50s, presenting as overly snarky and cynical, complaining of excessive exposure to hot doctors on TV. Another white male,
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The World Cup in America should be a celebration of the Beautiful Game in the triple brotherhood of the Land of the Free. It doesn't feel like that. My latest for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/worl...
World Cup Nausea | Los Angeles Review of Books
With the World Cup looming in North America this summer, Simon Kuper offers a compelling—and depressing—history of this unique tournament.
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Latest in our round up of books from 2025, the sci-fi novel @danfriedmanme.bsky.social says you shouldn’t miss: Exiles by Mason Coile (aka the late, great @andrewpyper.bsky.social) A locked planet murder mystery! bookandfilmglobe.com/books/exiles...
'Exiles' Is the Sci-Fi Novel I Need To Tell You About - Book and Film Globe
I missed reading Exiles by Mason Coile this year until I was given it as a holiday gift by my daughter. This horror/thriller about an expedition to Mars
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Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds takes classic noir mystery into deep space — private investigator Yuri Gagarin (right!!!) at the center of a generation ship case. @orbitbooks.bsky.social #HalcyonYears #SciFi #SpaceOpera @danfriedmanme.bsky.social review bookandfilmglobe.com/books/halcyo...
When Yuri Gagarin Solves Who Killed Romeo and Juliet - Book and Film Globe
For my last review of 2025 I looked at an escape room mystery that took the form of a SF adventure novel with a trip to Mars. For my first review of 2026,
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A great filmmaker has passed. #FrederickWiseman forward.com/culture/8054...
Forever curious, never daunted, Frederick Wiseman sought to repair the world through film
The great documentarian, who has died at 96, leaves behind a legacy of films that offered a moral accounting of the American soul.
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For anyone who is ever annoyed with the Spelling Bee. danfriedmanme.substack.com/p/why-i-dont...
Why I Don’t Care That the Spelling Bee is Incompetently Run, but Why It Matters for the Future of Journalism
NY Times mismanaging its puzzle is not a stake in the heart of truth, but it is a toothpick stabbing the eyes of fairness
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Great piece!
@bookandfilmglobe.bsky.social · 8mo agoOur writer @gilliangaarwriter.bsky.social talks to Kerri O'Kane, the director of The Gits (the documentary) about The Gits (the band) and the legacy of Mia Zapata. The conversation is a must read (& excellent, brief concert footage). @thegits.bsky.social 🔗 bookandfilmglobe.com/film/a-voice...
Today is Samuel Weisberg's centenary, better known (barely) as poet Samuel Menashe. Despite talking beautifully & deeply about everyday things using everyday words, he was so neglected, they gave him a Neglected Master award of $50k. Here's how I knew him. danfriedmanme.substack.com/p/an-undisco...
An Undiscovered Poem of a Neglected Master
Discovering Samuel Menashe Anew at 100
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As per JB Pritzker: "thirteen of the top twenty cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of these cities is Chicago. Eight of the top ten states with the highest homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states is Illinois.”
On one hand, Republican officials call themselves "warfighters." On the other, they become whiny crybabies at the thought of setting foot in DC streets and New York City subways that literal schoolchildren navigate every day without incident. Real macho stuff.