The Secretary of Education has been spotted at Summerslam
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Flutist, Musicologist, runner, cat rescuer, history enthusiast, bad birder, philosopher, Sicily, women, LGBTQ+, she/her/hers
This is amazing! I didn’t know I had it until the offending organs were removed! This disease nearly killed my mom too (she’s ok, but 1989 was a bad year).
Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · 5d agoEndometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo
Imagine the conversation we could have about this travesty if NCTE didn’t require Cs officers and executive committee members to sign confidentiality agreements. Folks should also ask NCTE about how and whether their lucrative grant/partnership with Google was part of what Cs “culture” threatened.
NCTE Dissolves 77-Year-Old Composition Association
The National Council of Teachers of English’s decision was met with swift backlash from Conference on College Composition and Communication members, who say their organization is vital to advancing co...
insidehighered.com
Thanks to @insidehighered.com for reporting about how @ncte.org has abruptly and unceremoniously dumped the CCCC: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
NCTE Dissolves 77-Year-Old Composition Association
The National Council of Teachers of English’s decision was met with swift backlash from Conference on College Composition and Communication members, who say their organization is vital to advancing co...
insidehighered.com
I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
lrb.co.uk
Emily is channeling a LOT to academic rage at our impotence.
Important petition re CCCC "If you are currently a CCCC member, we ask that you commit to cancelling your NCTE membership should these changes be made." Petition: "Join us in calling on the NCTE to halt any actions leading to the dissolution of the CCCC member group." www.change.org/p/halt-disso...
Sign the Petition
Halt Dissolution of CCCC and Call for Transparency from NCTE #SaveCCCC
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Arts and culture contribute $1.2 trillion to the U.S. economy and employ nearly 5.4 million people. You wouldn’t know it from the way the federal government funds them. @leftiecowboy.bsky.social on what it would mean to treat art as a public good.
The Big Idea: Publicly Funded Art
Art is how we make sense of ourselves. But the U.S. government, unlike many other countries, is investing in it less and less.
inthesetimes.com
Here it is, folks. @ncte.org Executive Committee votes to "de-charter its special topics conference CCCC," i.e., to shitcan the Cs. mailchi.mp/ncte/ncte-up...
NCTE Update, Decision by NCTE Executive Committee
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20 years teaching the Odyssey to college freshmen who didn't do the reading have emotionally prepared me for Twitter this week.
India’s Cockroach party supporters march on parliament in New Delhi
India’s Cockroach party supporters march on parliament in New Delhi
Tens of thousands of protesters have defied police orders and descended on Delhi to demand the resignation of India’s education minister in one of the largest anti-government demonstrations in years Continue reading...
theguardian.com
Everyone coming on my feed and explaining to me that all is lost, I note what I have noted before, that there are no Negro Spirituals entitled, “Welp, I Guess It All Sucks and I Am Giving Up.”
#tdih 1881, Atlanta washerwomen’s strike for higher pay, respect, & autonomy over their work. Listen to historian Tera Hunter on #SeizingFreedom (by @kidadaewilliams.com) about this Reconstruction era labor activism ⬇️. Learn from their organizing strategies. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/at...
July 19, 1881: Atlanta Washerwomen's Strike
Black women in Atlanta who washed clothes for a living organized an effective Reconstruction era strike — with clear demands, strategic timing, and door-to-door canvassing.
zinnedproject.org
"Perimenopause refers to the journey that a woman undertakes to lift the monthly moon curse from her secret cave of delights and suffering. This curse was originally inflicted on women by an angry god as punishment for eating apples or being witches or some other bullshit excuse."
Thank You for Calling the Perimenopause Hotline, Where Our Hold Times Are Completely Unpredictable
“In plain language, perimenopause refers to the epic journey that a woman undertakes in order to lift the monthly moon curse from her secret cave of delights...
buff.ly
WWF Rumble guy announced the home run derby and now they have him doing the World Cup final. A disturbing infiltration of that very fake sport into football/baseball.
Dave Kendall, who as the taste-making creator and former host of the long-running MTV music video show “120 Minutes” introduced alternative rock and underground music to a generation of fans in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. He was 63.
Dave Kendall, Creator and Host of MTV’s ‘120 Minutes,’ Dies at 63
With his English accent and ubiquitous leather jacket, Mr. Kendall was the face of alternative music on MTV from 1989 to 1992.
nyti.ms
Kimary is the best! #flutists #18thcenturymusic #musicology
College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University@liberalartsosu.bsky.social · 3w agoMusic for the many: Musicologist Kimary Fick uncovers the overlooked histories of everyday musicians and reshapes how students and audiences understand classical chamber music Read more:
Gloria and Emily Estefan's "Basura" musical was so great. Way to go, Alliance Theatre, for putting it on.
Sharing a gift link to this because I know when I was caretaking my mom every ounce of validation that I was doing something emotionally, physically, professionally and financially impossible helped me feel less alone
Opinion | This Is One of the Hardest Jobs in America. Millions Are Doing It Alone. (Gift Article)
Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents.
nytimes.com
When Jess is having trouble staying upright, I either hand her pickle juice or I whip up this perfect concoction (though I wish I could get Sicilian lemons). It’s like handing Popeye a can of spinach.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4w agoThis shockingly refreshing drink is a mainstay of kiosks in Sicily. You could think of it as a natural Gatorade: crisp, assertively salty-tart and replenishing after a day under the intense Mediterranean sun. nyti.ms/4aHqBfD
In Liguria scoperta l’ultima “casa” dell’uomo di Neanderthal prima della sua scomparsa dall’Europa https://genova.repubblica.it/cronaca/2026/06/25/news/liguria_ultima_casa_in_europa_occidentale_uomo_di_neandhertal_homo_sapiens_fabio_negrino_universita_genova_bologna_montreal_-425434071/?rss
My great-grandfather worked for the CCC. I still need to go find records of where. Bucket list research
250 to 250@250to250.bsky.social · last mo.Harrison Ford is an award-winning actor whose iconic career spans more than six decades. Ford looks back at the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program that put thousands of unemployed men to work improving America’s parks and natural lands. #WeAreAmerica250