Managing Director - American Prison Writing Archive

A job opportunity at John’s Hopkins with the American Prison Writing Archive.

A lot about the world is very heavy right now but if a college football podcast that got jettisoned by Vox during the pandemic for not having a marketable audience can raise this much money for refugees in Atlanta in two days then just think of all the stuff we can all do together

helpful hint while Blooski fights off another attack--if that's what it is. go ahead and load the photo &/or video. & use alt text to explains what it is. or was meant to be.

#JournalismJobs

we are at $3,000 in just an hour and a half, almost halfway to the $7,000 goal!

help us help two families get their needs met and pay their rent!

Funny how all the nostalgia for the old days doesn’t extend to inoculating the troops

Freedom’s just another word for passing on the flu

Now, here's something special: The Provincetown Independent, a high-quality local news outlet, is hiring a managing editor. Pay is $80k-$100k, and it comes with housing, subsidized by its nonprofit arm, as well as a chance to earn equity. #journalism cdn.provincetownindependent.org/2026/04/Prov....

Tuesday Spill: An “It’s For You” Update An “It’s For You” Update

Tuesday Spill: An “It’s For You” Update.

This is such a fun, interesting piece!

Prince walks down 52nd St. in New York City in 2004, on his way to rehearsal, and on his way to history.

Today’s 10 years since Prince passed, and I just wanted to tell one of many personal stories, about why I have this wonderful photo by Afshin Shahidi (a friend, who was also Prince’s personal photographer for years) hanging in our home. It tells a very special story…

Bill requiring sex-based restrooms, dorms clears Missouri House • Missouri Independent A bill prohibiting state-funded entities from operating all-gender restrooms passes the Missouri House largely along party lines.

The Missouri House passed a bill Monday that would force entities receiving state funding to restrict usage of restrooms, changing areas and sleeping accommodations based on biological sex and codify definitions for “female,” “male” and “sex” throughout state statute. #moleg #mogov

Stanley Cup Playoffs edition

3-panel comic. (1) (A person with a picture of a spacecraft behind head.] PERSON 1: There are now three spacecraft headed to Europe: NASA’s *Europa Clipper*, which will investigate Europa’s subsurface ocean, (2) [Person is gesturing at a picture of a different spacecraft while talking to a person with a ponytail and a person with short hair.] PERSON 1: ESA’s *Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer*, which will study the topography and chemistry of Europa and the other moons, (3) [Person with a picture behind head of a Zamboni with a rocket launcher underneath] and the NHL’s *Zamboni Voyager*, which plans to resurface Europa. PERSON FROM OFF-PANEL: Oh no. PERSON 1: We tried to stop them, but the league is set on an expansion.

Europa Missions

xkcd.com/3234/

Businessman is first, and so far only, donor to St. Louis police chief's UMSL job Emerson, the Clayton-based technology and automation company, said it also plans to help in coming weeks.

Just really excellent accountability reporting from my @stltoday.com colleagues @monicaobradovic.bsky.social & @katiekull1.bsky.social www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Headshot of blond white woman in pink blazer. Text: Connie Ballmer is the co-Founder of Ballmer Group Philanthropy, which funds organizations and leaders to expand economic opportunity and reduce systemic inequities in America.

Connie Ballmer is the name in the NPR press release and on the Ballmer Group Philanthropy site

We're down to the last 24 hours to bid on any of these original paintings! 🥰💖 I don't do these often so make sure to check it out at @raremarq if you're interested! 🌈 (🔗LINK IN COMMENTS!)

2-panel comic 1st panel, titled UI. Mom and dad standing over a crib with the baby. A mobile with cute animals is turning over the baby. Mom says "I love it!" dad says "Me too!" 2nd panel, titled UX: From baby's POV only animals' assholes are visible.

UI vs UX

What if we prefer the grid for various reasons like storytelling (four-panel cartoons, for instance), display? Is there a way to lock it?

The Complete Philip Glass Piano Etudes featuring 10 Pianists YouTube video by UMS

I went to Ann Arbor today to see all of Philip Glass’ etudes performed by 10 different pianists & even in the 2d to the last row of the mezzanine at Hill Auditorium, it was amazing. They’re keeping the livestream up for a couple of days: www.youtube.com/live/e5VUO7a...

Seven-panel comic depicting me toiling away at the difficult task of drawing comics, considering quitting, and a rather conveniently received email from a 5th grader that encouraged me to continue. Comics can be hard work, often with setbacks and challenges, but the inspiration they might give to others can make all the toil worth it.

True story.

Cards announcers just had an entire conversation about the origin of the term "poop deck"

🧵

I appreciate this model for being a researcher so much. It's why I don't care if someone thinks I spend too much time on the impacts of my work or listening to what students and activists tell me are problems with higher ed.

A Shabbat table in front of a window at night, a tall pair of candles, a filled wine glass, a challah. A vase of pink-orange tulips.

Shabbat shalom. When we light the candles, I bring light in before saying the blessing with eyes closed - and then our household's custom is to wave it out in every direction. Hope some reaches you.

A Shabbat table in front of a window at night, a tall pair of candles, a filled wine glass, a challah. A vase of pink-orange tulips.

Shabbat shalom. When we light the candles, I bring light in before saying the blessing with eyes closed - and then our household's custom is to wave it out in every direction. Hope some reaches you.

If y'all are wondering why I'm relentlessly posting about my book, it's because I have no publicist and my press didn't have it displayed at a major history conference. .🫠 Having sold 850 hardback/paperbacks combined by the day of publication, it would have been nice to see it there...

Newsrooms should not block the Internet Archive. Any public service publisher should not block the Internet Archive. If anything, we should all be directly supporting the Internet Archive.

Campus windows pose a hidden danger to birds Each year in the United States, up to one billion birds die after colliding with buildings. Most people never notice this issue, but on UMSL’s campus, I did. Recently, I found a small song sparrow (Me...

Proud to see my daugher Ludi's commentary about bird strikes pulished today by The Current, UMSL's student newspaper. That's now two generations of Renauds with work in The Current!

thecurrent-online.net/1696/campus-...

Join Rom-Com for Dummies author Tom Diggs at the LA Times Festival of Books, April 18th, 12:30 - 2:30, Booth #361, Teal Zone

THE HOUSE JUST VOTED TO EXTENDED TPS FOR HAITI!!! Thank you, Rep. Ayanna Pressley for your leadership on this. Proud to help co-lead this effort for our Haitian brothers, sisters, and siblings. What a day.