DW Gibson

Snap quiz that’s perfect for today: can anyone name the chancellor of Germany?

You will always be missed, Ngugi. Thanks for changing how I see the world.

Probably one of the fundamental structural flaws with current culture.

There is no debate in this conversation. Sugar is #1 and it’s not even close.

This is precisely what the ‘99 protests in Seattle accomplished. WTO never succeeded at reaching the BIG agreement that would have given it enforcement authority. Now Trump is harnessing the energy of those protests in the most perverse way! The left totally lost its argument against globalization.

I don’t like it when Duolingo threatens me late at night.

Definitely confused that Sam Walton’s book from generations ago is still in print. Definitely bothered that it’s next to Hansberry. Alphabetical order and respect for the human condition be damned.

Kurt Vonnegut writing about the hypocrisy of so-called Christians.

#Vonnegut #Writing

Love that image

She’s Raising Her Daughter in Her Own Childhood Apartment It took a ruling from New York State’s highest court, and a critical renovation of the building, to make a dream come true.

Lunchtime timeline cleanse. I love any time @dwgibson.bsky.social writes about real estate for the NYT. This colorful apartment brought sunshine to my day. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/r...

Here, here.

Good news. Workers have power and need to flex it more like this.

Curating a Two-Bedroom Museum of Her Own Life (Gift Article) Betti Franceschi has lived in her art-filled Upper West Side apartment for decades. For her latest project, she published a book of photographs featuring dancers from her generation.

I met Betti Franceschi

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