The Meadows Museum Education Dept. has created a new online opportunity: monthly Book Club! Right up the old alley. Their first two selections are Optic Nerve (Gainza) and The Atocha Station (Ben Lerner). The Atocha Station has been selected, I assume, primarily for its being set in Spain. There is a vivid art museum scene
I think the art is doing well as nature has provided another beautiful volunteer at the base of “Was it worth it?” — the garden is such a productive audience! It’s easy to escape some of the horrors this week when I lean into the season – I hope the colors help.
Cory Doctorow is usually referred to as a science fiction writer, but I think of him more as a prescient fiction writer. He takes a current trend or reality and extrapolates it out just a few years and, in doing so, shows us our probable or possible futures. They are often frightening, but always hold
Sunday, Oct. 4, is Virtual Festival Day. The choice of several events for each hour of the day. You can see them & sign up here: https://brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/virtual-festival-day/
Just to say that this starts tomorrow morning at 9AM EST. You can register HERE: https://www.nationalbookfestival.com/series/lobby28/lobby
I learned about this screening and thought it may interest some of you. Here’s a LINK From the website: Western Michigan University – in collaboration with Iowa State University, Michigan Technological University and North Dakota State University – is hosting a virtual film and panel discussion to enhance awareness of gender bias and continued lack
I read The Chicken Chronicles by Alice Walker over the weekend, finishing it up early this morning– the chill of autumn in my toes. This book lifted my spirits and had some surprises that kept me moving through it. I’ll admit, I read the first chapter without thinking much about who wrote the book. I
I was introduced to this book during an OnBeing interview with the author. The interview was very thought provoking and motivated me to read White Fragility. DiAngelo writes for a White audience. She is an experienced diversity workshop facilitator, and she and her colleagues work primarily with corporations and educational institutions. White Fragility is a
Trapped in smoke – with so much of the west on fire – no sky, no stars, no distance. We are in a murky gray bubble, a smudged sphere, and I keep coming back to this piece I read in Orion magazine a few months ago. I have linked it here previously – Brilliant Forests,
During our meetup last weekend, @bnsunshine introduced me to aeon.co — thank you B! I have signed up for the weekly newsletter and am enjoying the diverse content. They also have another site https://psyche.co/ that I’m going to check out now. Happy weekend 🙂
