PUPPETS TAKE LAKE MERRITT! Jolene Tarr took the vibes, and reported them, at the Lake Merritt Puppet Parade: www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/puppets-take...
Puppets take Lake Merritt
A Joyful Absurdity.
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Jolene Torr
@jolenejolene.bsky.social
Alright, fine. Books + art + music + cats + Bay Area + goofin' + despairin'. I’m in the book biz.
For the @oaklandreviewofbooks.org, I wrote a vibe report on a wild hot pot of Oakland goofin’ — a puppet parade! www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/puppets-take...
IN A WORLD WHERE TWO ROADS DIVERGE ONE CHOICE CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · last wk.Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now
"Before he was Prufrock, he was ... J. ALFRED."
Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · last wk.Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now
The new @therumpus.net is so prettttty therumpus.net. Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman have done good.
Home - The Rumpus
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For @oaklandreviewofbooks.org, I wrote a vibe report about a freaky, freaky night of my two favorite things: tits and magic. www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/tits-magic-a...
"Tits, magic, and shock tactics": a vibe report from a night of alchemy and anarchy at Eli’s Mile High Club: www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/tits-magic-a...
Tits, magic, and shock tactics
A night of alchemy and anarchy at Eli’s Mile High Club.
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Hello computer friends, I've set up a meal train for my grandpa, who is going into hospice care, along with my mama, his caregiver. If you’d like to contribute, providing a meal is a simple but deeply appreciated way to support our family during this time. 🙏 www.mealtrain.com/trains/oeom0l
Meal Train for Raymond Jay
Note about dropoff: If Martinez is too far, I can come pick up meals. I'm in Oakland. My grandpa is going into hospice care. Our family is coming together to support him as he settles into my mom’s...
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Adult emotional crying. online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
Effects of Crying on Affect: An Event-based Experience Sampling Study of Adult Emotional Crying
Despite being a common and almost uniquely human behavior, systematic knowledge about adult emotional crying remains limited. We therefore conducted a pre-registered experience sampling study of adult...
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Spread the word, friends! I’m excited to share that I'm hiring for TWO roles in marketing at @ucpress.bsky.social. A Marketing Coordinator & a Marketing Manager. Know someone who’d be a great fit? → www.ucpress.edu/about/careers
In urgent times, UC Press publishes ideas that matter to champion new voices, expand global reach, and amplify bold scholarship that shapes discourse and drives change. Dive into the UC Press 2025 Annual Report: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/u...
UC Press 2025 Annual Report
Highlighting UC Press’s accomplishments during the 2024-25 fiscal year and our vision for the future.
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I saw the new Tom Cruise movie and I'm beginning to believe these missions *are* possible
I didn't know Clarice Lispector wrote children's stories! Love that they're "less linear, more unusual" than traditional children’s lit because of course they are. AND about the intimate lives of animals? 🖤 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
NYRB to Release Clarice Lispector’s Children’s Stories as Picture Books
Two of the late Brazilian author's stories for children—originally written for her young sons—will come to life as picture books courtesy of New York Review Books' NYRB Kids imprint.
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Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging? Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do! www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon
"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.
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Is it bad form to repost my own banger tweets into Bluesky?