Toni Morrison poem "The Dead of September 11" —— Some have God's words or songs of comfort for the bereaved.… I would like to speak directly to the dead… Speaking to the broken and the dead is too difficult for a mouth full of blood … the dead are free, absolute; they cannot be seduced by blitz. …

THE DEAD OF SEPTEMBER II | Vanity Fair

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Alina Stefanescu@alinaetc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Those who read or hear a poem should remember that a good poem has two audiences; it is addressed to the living and the dead at the same time. If a poet dismisses the living he becomes morbid. If he dismisses the dead he ceases to be a prophet. – Vernon Watkins

Things are different but ok. Perennial truth.

I'm bummed that Bold Fork Books is closing, I went there for @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social's DC event for No Meat Required and was so impressed by their expansive non-cookbook food writing selection www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...

Bold Fork Books, Washington, D.C., Closing

Bold Fork Books, a culinary bookstore in Washington, D.C., will close at the end of September, City Cast DC reported."This has been

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Lit Hub@literaryhub.bsky.social · 2w ago

Emily Wilson is translating The Odyssey (again). lithub.com/why-is-emily...

my worlds delightfully collide, the La Cuenta newsletter, who are @beaconpress.bsky.social authors interview NYIC (where I volunteer) president Murad Awawdeh lacuenta.substack.com/p/family-pre...

Family Preparedness with Murad Awawdeh

A conversation with Murad Awawdeh President and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, on family preparedness and how to handle hard conversations with our kids.

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i can't tell you what Rocky Horror alone meant to me as a young queer freak

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has issued a call for donations in the place of flowers. lithub.com/in-lieu-of-f...

In lieu of flowers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is accepting donations.

The queen is dead, long live the queen! Dolly Parton—perhaps the most universally beloved American—died at 80 yesterday. She went peacefully, surrounded by family. Known as a formidable singer-song…

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Tim Curry now too WHY

Imagining myself spending a few transformative days with Gillian Anderson and endless candy (I have finally seen Camp Miasma)

I watched the Club Kid trailer so now I’m listening to Thoroghfare on loop with misty eyes while I do some meeting notes

I'm finally allowed to reveal the cover for my book! This is Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies. It's coming from @beaconpress on September 29. Isn't it beautiful? Dan McCarthy is the artist and Louis Roe is the designer.

Summer is bad. I guess I went too hard cleaning and now I need to lay down at 3pm

This is a really helpful deep dive and also explains how and why the price of my beloved canned seltzer has been going up little by little. www.budgetbytes.com/the-almost-t...

🍅 From Tomatoes to Beans: Why Groceries Cost More & How to Save

Why are groceries getting more expensive? Explore how tariffs affect food prices and find strategies to stretch your grocery budget further.

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When the bartender at the gay bar decides to just play anime soundtracks

Once again rereading Box Office Poison, a graphic novel I’ve had in my life since high school

Talitha L. LeFlouria’s SEARCHING FOR JANE CROW goes on sale tomorrow and it’s in @literaryhub.bsky.social’s August nonfiction roundup! 🤩 buff.ly/9E6Y4K8

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

From the hard, hard courts of professional tennis to the mean screens of social media to the life and times of an iconic indie rock songwriter, this month has something for everyone. * Matthew Futt…

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today's Glacial Errata @colindickey.com is the most "relevant to my interests" email I've opened in a long long time. glacialerrata.beehiiv.com/p/glacia-err...

Glacia Errata, No. 82

Five Things for the Week of August 3, 2026.

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My most Carrie Bradshaw thought of late is that maybe the relationship anyone is in the longest is the one that they deserve, in a neutral face value way

Hi folks, please share this around for my good friend and loved one Eli. He is currently facing housing insecurity.

Donate to Help Eli Stay Housed and Secure a Job, organized by Ian Murray

Howdy! My name is Ian Murray, and I'm making a Go Fund Me on behalf of my friend an… Ian Murray needs your support for Help Eli Stay Housed and Secure a Job

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The Jacob Riis Bathhouse will soon become the Rockaway Ocean Club, a member's club, hotel, + suite of bars and restaurants. But not everyone at the People's Beach is excited about their new neighbors. Follow us inside the club—and down the rabbit hole. hellgatenyc.com/the-rockaway...

Sunday cooking/week prep: beet juice, pickled red onions, 3 bean salad, chilaquiles for dinner

It’s death heat hot outside. I’ve never felt anything quite like it. Also, the fascists are marching down public streets on the 250th. So basically too much is happening outside for me to be out there.

I just went to Taco Bell. I got two chalupas and a small drink. It was $18. This it's what people mean when they talk about the economy feeling bad right now. Everything is expensive. Cheap things are no longer cheap. You can't leave your house without spending $50.

Happy 4th in a heatwave, I’m inside with all the blinds closed, the AC on, watching a bear try to catch fish on the national park livestream

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3mo ago

“As Microsoft described it to PC World: ‘when users connect to their company’s Wi-Fi, Teams will soon be able to update their work location to show the building in which they are working.’”

Sunday summerish cooking/prep: buffalo tofu for salads, beet juice, blueberry chia seed pudding

I.C.E. maintains a strict dress code for people seeking to visit their loved ones caged at Delaney Hall. It’s clear the strict rule is useful pretext to deny visitors entry. #ICE #DHS

Immigration camps are not untouchable federal abstractions, they depend on a lot of local infrastructure. It is up to us, neighbors, community members, and we have the actual power to shut them down.

ICE Camps Are Not Untouchable. Here’s How Communities Can Push Back

“You can do something. It is within reach. You can have an effect,” says journalist John Washington.

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ICE agents pepper-sprayed Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey.

ICE agents pepper spray protesters, N.J. senator in clash outside Delaney Hall in Newark

“It’s sad, it’s a sad day," says pepper-sprayed senator.

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