Claire Miranda

Rebecca Solnit on the "stupid coup" Rebecca Solnit on the silver lining of this chaotic, incompetent authoritarianism. Plus: resistance, coalition-building, purity politics, hope, gathering, and roses

I had a conversation with @Anand Giridharadas this morning he dubbed "The Stupid Coup" after what I've been calling it. If you would like me to be cheerfully intransigent about the clown-authoritarians, here we go: the.ink/p/the-stupid...

Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is arrested on International Criminal Court warrant Duterte has been accused of crimes against humanity in connection with his war on drugs, during which rights groups say tens of thousands of Filipinos were summarily executed.

BREAKING: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrested after International Criminal Court issues warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity.

BBC radio drama is in grave danger. Without it we may lose the next generation of writing talent Hundreds of hours of original plays have been cut from the corporation’s programming in recent years. If the trend continues, a valuable training ground for writers will be lost

“But the small single play that allows a writer to be themselves or rather – crucially – to become themselves is increasingly rare. A writer’s loss is an audience’s loss too…”

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Wish I could be in town for this! Signed, a once-Chicagoan now living in Asia

‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed

‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon

“The Last of the Nightingales” Tells the Story of How Soundscapes Change After a Fire Masha Karpoukhina’s documentary follows a soundscape ecologist who lost everything in a California wildfire.

Love this beautiful short doc film about Bernie Krause. Musician, Hollywood sound engineer + pioneer of soundscape ecology. For decades, he's recorded the planet + noticed things going quiet due to climate change. “The Last of the Nightingales” by Masha Karpoukhina www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Timeline cleanse.
Deep breath.
Did anyone else have this dog?

'Chilling effect': Arts organizations react to end of DEI initiatives from fed agency The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.

The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.

What a good name

Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage

The always amazing Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’ve just come from four days in a surf town north of Manila. The seaside has always been a refuge for me. But being around happy people did my heart and mind so much good.

NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA Lee esta historia en español aquí

This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake

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After lurking here for a few weeks, I'm finding a few old connections from Twitter. Loved those haiku and tanka challenges, the "follow Friday" ritual, those virtual good mornings/good evenings that made the old platform so much fun in the Aughts. Finding some great audio people too. Hello, all.

Happy 45th birthday to London Calling. Released by The Clash on this day in 1979
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The Best of 2024: Our favorite movies, TV, books, music and games, all in one place Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.

Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.

Sometimes I think my hands contain a novel. But my hands are quite small.