I recently discovered the art of Genieve Figgis, and I must say I adore it!

Fiction by the late Yasushi Inoue, translated, from the Japanese, by J. Martin Holman: Every child in the village knew about Omitsu and had learned the unfamiliar word “mistress.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

“The Death of a Certain Woman,” by Yasushi Inoue

Fiction by the late Yasushi Inoue, translated, from the Japanese, by J. Martin Holman: Every child in the village knew about Omitsu and had learned the unfamiliar word “mistress.”

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water slide, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978

SELFLESSNESS IS THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT

We foughte the cybertrucke And the cybertrucke lost

a very happy Making Marie Antoinette Documentary Release on MUBI Shabbat to all who celebrate 🥂

if you're a writer the single most valuable thing you can do for your mind is put it to as much non-writer-specific stuff as possible. do not hang out with other writers exclusively. do not for the love of god publish something called like 'What We Write About When We Write About Writing'

✍🏻 i started as the new blog editor at @jwaonline.bsky.social this week!!! i’ve been freelancing for JWA since this exact week in 2020 (!!!) and i’m so excited to work with new writers! 🥯 if you’re a jewish woman or you have something nice to say about jewish women, pitch me at sleiber@jwa.org!

Vote for Nithya Raman today!

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more

today’s the day! I took LABZIK to the polls—did you? 🗳️

Miriam Udel@miriamudel.bsky.social · last wk.

Today’s the day! LABZIK knows democracy is not a spectator sport—shtimt! שטימט

November 1st 🍂

November 1st 🍂

Howl, howl, howl!

permanent daylight savings doesn't go far enough

worked on something really fun for LABZIK in the Bronx yesterday with @miriamudel.bsky.social — capped off with a pumpkin spice latte served IN a pumpkin. some serious innovations happening on the kosher dairy circuit in the city 🎃

worked on something really fun for LABZIK in the Bronx yesterday with @miriamudel.bsky.social — capped off with a pumpkin spice latte served IN a pumpkin. some serious innovations happening on the kosher dairy circuit in the city 🎃

The prolet-pup himself 🐶🐶🐶

Miriam Udel@miriamudel.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our first round of character studies are drawing to a close with--well, who else? Meet our hero, Labzik. Proletpup. Leftist Lassie. Four-legged defender of democracy. Woofing class hero for our time. cc: @sunypress.bsky.social

I know there’s a lot going on, but it should be a bigger deal that the Attorney General of Florida said he’s meddling in surrogacy cases as a way to get courts to recognize fetal personhood—which would ban abortion, IVF, and more. @autonomynews.co

Florida AG Admits Surrogacy Lawsuits Are Vehicles for Fetal Personhood: October 26 News Roundup

Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.

autonomynews.co

November is the time for feeding the pigs on acorns knocked down from the tree. #medievalcalendar BnF NAL 3055; Livre d'Heures de Jean Sans Peur, duc de Bourgogne; 15th century; f.11r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Brat of yore caught on film.

absolutely outrageous levels of autumn happening right now

If the real priority was actually protecting girls from actual men who pose a risk to them in sports, it would make much more sense to advocate for banning male coaches and male doctors. And I’ve never, ever ever heard that suggestion, because that’s not really what this is about.

Samantha Brennan@samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 2w ago

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.

absolutely outrageous levels of autumn happening right now

AT TIMES YOUR UNCONSCIOUSNESS IS TRUER THAN YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND

a flurry of activity in the last week and I somehow neglected to amplify this VERY exciting development 📣we’re coming to you in FEBRUARY 2027 (on a Tuesday, no less!)

Miriam Udel@miriamudel.bsky.social · 4w ago

Big big news in LABZIK world: we are moving to a Tuesday (primetime!) release in February 2027! @sunypress.bsky.social are such excellent champions of the proletpup that we are extending the runway just a tad and getting ready to really soar! 🐾