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I impatiently waited for Dilla Time to be published and immediately dove in three years ago.
Jay Dee influenced me so much in the time I was making music in Nashville.
With the recent passing of D’Angelo, I felt a huge draw to dive back into the book. ((More on ig @aplacetoflop))

Requiem for a Beam A journey across the lifespan of CDs, from the cafe to the landfill and back.

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Vinyl Record Collector Kornelia Binicewic On an island near Istanbul, reachable only by ferry, lives a very special storyteller. She is a record collector, an anthropologist, a curator. What might read like the premise for a modern fairytale ...

dustandgrooves.com/kornelia/

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YouTube video by Warner Classics Abel Selaocoe performs "Voices of Bantu"

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In Defense of Despair The feeling is most commonly framed as an end point, a level of despondency that cannot be overcome. But it doesn’t have to be so.

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Community scientists reveal the hidden powers of sea otters Twice a month, community scientists in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties -- all trained volunteers -- head out to Elkhorn Slough​, a 7-mile arm of Monterey Bay to observe sea otters.

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Here's how to retrain your brain to crave movement more than screen time If you're finding yourself glued to your phone these days, scrolling the news, here's how to change your habits and get moving instead.

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Poor Man's Feast: The Quiet Terror of Keeping a Journal – PRINT Magazine Elissa Altman on the trap of self-loathing when it comes to the stack of blank journals bought with the best of intentions, and how to treasure them instead.

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How Poetry Changes You and Your Brain Emerging research finds that poetry can help us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to each other.

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A powerful film chronicles one man’s last days within a loving community for all to witness. Explore the documentary 'The Last Ecstatic Days' that chronicles Ethan 'E3' Sisser's journey through his last days, highlighting love, community, and the importance of end-of-life care.

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Healing grief, connecting with closure How green burials return us to the Earth

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In “Dying for Sex,” Cancer and Kink Are Just the Beginning The Michelle Williams-led series, about a woman seeking erotic fulfillment amid a terminal diagnosis, starts off as an unorthodox comedy—then deepens into something far better.

Reading: www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...

The April 5 Anti-Trump Protest in DC Now Expects 20,000 People - Washingtonian Speakers, road closures, and everything else you need to know for Saturday's "Hands Off!" event.

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🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸

Today we march—nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!

What’s Next for America’s Largest Creative-Writing Conference Trump’s executive orders have made it downstream to authors.

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Places to Submit Flash Nonfiction Places to Submit Flash Nonfiction | Micro Prose | Prose Poetry 100 Word Story | 5x5 | *82 review | The Adroit Journal | AGNI | Anomaly | Atlas + Alice | Atticus Review | Authylum | autofocus | Back ...

NONFICTION WRITERS: a dear friend reminded me of this doc where we compiled a list of venues that welcome flash CNF | prose poetry | micro truths—perhaps it’s time to update it once again; please drop venues/links/updates in my replies + i’ll do my best 🖤: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

It is our honor to serve you. America, you broke through— the media is finally picking up on what’s happening. We love you!! 🦬 💚 🇺🇸

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Mothers and Daughters in a House “Lousy with Secrets”: A Conversation with Thao Thai Banyan Moon (Mariner Books, 2023) is an expertly crafted debut novel by Thao Thai (both h’s in her name are silent) that spans three generations of women from pre-wartime Vietnam to a rundown mansion ...

Let's celebrate the work of so many mamas as we head into an uncertain era.

Here's Jodie Sadowsky's profile of Thao Thai, author of Banyan Moon, from our Jan/Feb 2024 issue:

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A Revolution of Values Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech on the Vietnam War provides context for three teaching ideas on U.S. imperialism.

#tdih #MLKDay

Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism. . . --Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Ava Chin: Dimensionalizing Paper People Amanda Fields and Eva Langston chat with Ava Chin, author of Mott Street, about the Chinese Exclusion Act and her historical research into her family's journey to settle in the United States.

Listen to this week's episode of This Mama is Lit! Eva and Amanda sit down with Ava Chin and discuss her newest book, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming #podcast #writers #motherhood
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