Devi Bhaduri

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

My husband on Alyssa Liu’s beautiful short program: “it’s like there are some people who are really good at swimming, but then you see a fish.”

‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions? Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I love that analogy--an eye without a twinkle. And yes, an artist using AI to bypass the work of creation makes as much sense as telling a robot to eat a sandwich because you're hungry.

Big news! My story “Psychomanteum” has been named one of 10 semifinalists in the Everard Entertainment + Roadmap Writers Short Story Competition! I’m honored to have my work recognized alongside such talented writers. 📖➡️🎞️

Woo hoo! 👏🏾🎉 Congrats Andrea! ❤️

No, I will not be getting up today.
But thank you for your suggestion
#DogsOfBluesky

“Not to punish evil is equivalent to authorizing it."

Leonardo da Vinci

a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

SO…NIGHTTIDE IS GROWING, AND I’M REALLY PROUD OF IT NightTide is growing -intentionally. This piece introduces our evolving staff structure, why we chose depth over news churn, and how NightTide has become a home for horror criticism, identity, and …

NightTide is growing. 🖤
I wrote about why we chose depth over news churn, how the magazine has evolved, and why NightTide is becoming a home for long-form horror criticism, identity, and thought leadership.
Proud of this team. Proud of this work.
Welcome home. 👻
nighttidemag.com/2026/02/02/h...

Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly underestimated, study finds A new study comparing deaths of pregnant people and of those who have an abortion show that risk of death due to pregnancy is three times higher than previously estimated.

"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.

Oh look, another book nook! Phenomenal way to channel stress into creative work.

GDT's Frankenstein is coming back to theaters beginning tomorrow for one week.

Paris Theater in NYC and the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. Also, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Washington DC, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Orlando, and Springfield, VT.

Wow! I love the juicy colors and the disco ball effect of the teacup.

Really happy that @storystudiochicago.bsky.social is co-sponsoring a fundraiser to support the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights on Saturday, January 24th at 4:30pm 🧵
www.eventbrite.com/e/fundraiser...

I want to be living in a period of time where English majors and fine art majors study for their dissertations.

I do not want to continue living in a time where I know history majors will be studying us closely.

Amber Glenn wearing her gold medal after winning the US National Championship Women’s Singles Competition. She is dressed in a black short sequined gown and proudly holding a progress pride flag behind her. There is a gaggle of photographers in front of her.

Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.

North Carolina, come see me this Thursday at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social with @polkfiction.bsky.social !!! flyleafbooks.com/event/morgan...

Why It’s Healthy to Like Horror Horror fans might actually be more caring than the average person, new research finds.

This made me feel a little better about myself. #Horror #HorrorCommunity #ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #HorrorFamily #ScriptSky+

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stra...

Remember, there are still good people in the world. We all have the power to make a corner of our planet or community a better place.

This is one of our favorites!

I was marveling at the lack of traffic to the airport today.

Michelle Obama talks to Jimmy Kimmel about Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner.

This is from tonight’s episode.

"Emblematic of Chicago's Literary Community Today": Adam Morgan on Literary Pioneer Margaret C. Anderson - Chicago Review of Books IIn Chicago, you can feel the weight of history everywhere. The architecture bears the marks of a great fire. The city meets at the intersection of an ancient glacial lake and a river that once flowed...

"Margaret is in many ways emblematic of Chicago’s literary community today and what makes it wonderful."

Huge thanks to @mbwwelch.bsky.social for this full circle moment a few weeks before the 10-year anniversary of @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/12/09/e...

Sinners is a period piece horror film that cost about $95 million. it brought in $367 million worldwide. don't tell me people don't go to the movies anymore. they do. they're just tired of constant remakes.

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction. Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

Indian speculative fiction evolved through Bengali "kalpavigyan" and post-Independence "scientifiction." Today, as this piece shows, Indian SF is finding its voice anew—bridging caste, gender, and global imagination with universal storytelling.

By @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old

BREAKING: The House just passed my bipartisan legislation to help make it easier for moms to get through airport security and travel with the breastmilk they need for their newborns.

Now it heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.

Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

They take their sweet time, don't they? I know that's more frequent than getting two royalty checks a year from a traditional publisher, but ugh.