How this resonates: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 1925

#USPol
#KennedyCenter
#Washingtonpost
#Constitution
#Democracy
#books

The new book The Wall Dancers explores the uneasy relationship between Chinese internet users and a government that is always watching.

How this resonates: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 1925

#USPol
#KennedyCenter
#Washingtonpost
#Constitution
#Democracy
#books

The new book The Wall Dancers explores the uneasy relationship between Chinese internet users and a government that is always watching.

JACKSONVILLE, FL—Sighing in frustration as she turned another page devoid of sexual content, Lord Of The Rings reader Adrienne Heeren told reporters Wednesday that she couldn’t believe how long it was taking for Sam and Frodo to fuck. “Don’t get me wrong—I love a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers kind of thing, but I’m on the third book, and they […]

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#3GoodThings (words I [re] learned after [re]reading Tom McCarthy's Remainder, which is all about repetition, among other things, and one of my favorite novels):

1. Runnel
2. Fulgurate
3. Dehiscence

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#reading

JACKSONVILLE, FL—Sighing in frustration as she turned another page devoid of sexual content, Lord Of The Rings reader Adrienne Heeren told reporters Wednesday that she couldn’t believe how long it was taking for Sam and Frodo to fuck. “Don’t get me wrong—I love a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers kind of thing, but I’m on the third book, and they […]

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Midnight stories. #grickledoodle #horror #reading #books #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

Is Modern Society Addicted to Drama? What a TikTok Joke Reveals About the Brain, Addiction, & Our Hunger for Intensity How a #RomanEmpire TikTok Trend Exposes the #Neuroscience of #Addiction and Escapism #SocialMedia #Psychology #Culture #Society #Lifestyle #Books maniainc.com/lifestyle/is...

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Is Modern Society Addicted to Drama? What a TikTok Joke Reveals About the Brain, Addiction, & Our Hunger for Intensity How a #RomanEmpire TikTok Trend Exposes the #Neuroscience of #Addiction and Escapism #SocialMedia #Psychology #Culture #Society #Lifestyle #Books maniainc.com/lifestyle/is...

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Academia.edu emailed me today asking, "Cindy Weinstein ✏️ Did you write "The Scarlet Letter"? The absurdity, idiocy, and utter inaccuracy of this cracks me up (and worries me a little for sure). Would that it were true, but I only wrote the introduction to the Oxford Classics edition.

#Hawthorne
#humanities
#books

The KUOW Book Club is embarking on a winter series of book talks in partnership with The Seattle Public Library this month. Our first pick is Coll Thrush's "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific."
Thrush will join us for a live interview at the Seattle Central Library on Feb. 26. Register for free here.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-seattle-public-library-live-series-coll-thrush-wrecked
#KUOW #News #Books #Literature #Arts #ArtsAndLife #Life #History #Books

Academia.edu emailed me today asking, "Cindy Weinstein ✏️ Did you write "The Scarlet Letter"? The absurdity, idiocy, and utter inaccuracy of this cracks me up (and worries me a little for sure). Would that it were true, but I only wrote the introduction to the Oxford Classics edition.

#Hawthorne
#humanities
#books

The KUOW Book Club is embarking on a winter series of book talks in partnership with The Seattle Public Library this month. Our first pick is Coll Thrush's "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific."
Thrush will join us for a live interview at the Seattle Central Library on Feb. 26. Register for free here.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-seattle-public-library-live-series-coll-thrush-wrecked
#KUOW #News #Books #Literature #Arts #ArtsAndLife #Life #History #Books