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- "One of the troubles with our culture is we do not respect and train the imagination. It needs exercise. It needs practice." —Ursula K. Le Guin. Thank you for sharing your imagination with us. lareviewofbooks.org/article/writin…
- "When both were participating in an anti-apartheid poetry reading in 1986, June Jordan approached Adrienne Rich and said, 'I completely and absolutely detest your views on Israel and I love you.'" @m_myglory examines a Black feminist falling-out. lareviewofbooks.org/article/moving…
- From Octavia Butler's journals: her list of what is "sexy," via @clockshopla 's amazing archival project: ow.ly/vRSR306LDJz
- “One of the troubles with our culture is we do not respect and train the imagination. It needs exercise. It needs practice.” An interview with Ursula K. Le Guin
- "One is left feeling compassion for a generation that feels doomed, that is waking up to its identity only to have it recede before their very eyes at the moment of their awakening." @grossloh on "Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink" by Jeff Wasserstrom:
- From Octavia Butler's journals: her list of what is "sexy," via @clockshopla's amazing archival project: ow.ly/vRSR306LDJz
- “At its core, ‘Hades’ is a story about the particular cruelties only those closest to you can inflict.” Vivian Lam explores how @SupergiantGames’s “Hades” turns Greek myth into a subversive allegory of resistance. lareviewofbooks.org/article/there-…
- ODD BIRDS is a “delightful short memoir” by @ianmharding, an unfussy meditation on acting and birding: ow.ly/H1i030crInO
- "Orphan Black is a feminist show." Cosima Herter, the show's science and story consultant: ow.ly/gOOX30f507x
- "Whether or not an explicit agreement existed between the Russians and Trump himself, we can broadly call Trump’s public response to Russia’s election interventions collusive.” @SethAbramson discusses his book “Proof of Collusion” with Andy Fitch: ow.ly/Y5Js50qQMqR












