Seasonal Reading

I am just finishing up a course on the history of journalism which has dealt a lot with reporter bias and fake news. The final issue the course members are discussing today is AI and the future of journalism. It really is a more global issue–AI and the future. This hour long webinar was very

I recently read an article in LitHub about the 2023 Best of American Poetry and was inspired to investigate the lineage. The series is new to me so I have put several anthologies on hold at the library and invested in a few – such as this first Best of the Best – from Better

I learned about this series while riding the train to Los Angeles in the spring- I ate in the café car for the first time in ages and sat next to an Irish woman for lunch who was reading this book. It took a while to get in my hands but here we are. I

What is it about these that makes them so pleasurable? Everything, probably. Color. Pattern. The juxtaposition between rough concrete and all that sensory bliss. The unexpectedness of it all!

An inspiring, riveting, eye opening, delightful gem from AEON.  17 minutes of giddy delight. https://aeon.co/videos/a-mindbending-trip-that-summons-the-forgotten-women-of-surrealism

I just wanted to bring this book forward again because it is a brilliant and creative book. Didn’t want it to get lost in older posts.

I received this link which I think is worth sharing. The news was so chaotic around 9/11. I missed this story; the video is very moving. It’s about boat rescues at the tip of Manhattan. It is only around 10 minutes long.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/160965/my-totally-normal-crisis A remarkable interview. A remarkable conversation between two remarkable women. I laughed out loud. I cried. Soooooo worth a listen.