NPR has received one of the largest charitable gifts in its history.
"I support NPR because an informed public is the bedrock of our society" philanthropist Connie Ballmer said.
She and her husband Steve, former Microsoft CEO, have given away more than $3 billion.
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Whatâs unfolding across the news is heartbreaking. When we name them, we remember them đ€
Dr. Cerina Fairfax, Pastor Tammy McCollum, Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer, Ashly Robinson (Ashlee Jenae), Qualeshia âSadittyâ Barnes, Davonta Curtis, Barbara Deer, Ashanti Allen.
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i believe the poets when they say beauty is our birthright but the trick is in not worshiping its physical fleetingness. the tangibility of beauty is in the art; the pursuit of something.
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physical beauty is not a measure of morality. it is not the only pursuit we are on earth for.
to live by anotherâs definition is to die when they no longer believe.
One of the strikes hit the building where I used to live, and another one hit one block over from my current apartment. Both in very normal residential neighborhoods.
Israel strikes central Beirut without warning after saying Iran ceasefire doesn't apply there: apnews.com/article/isra...
charles burnettâs âmy brotherâs weddingâ 4K restoration is making its U.S. premiere at TCM film fest. â€ïžâđ„
thank you to @milestonefilms.bsky.social, @kinolorber.com, @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, BAMPFA, and the TCM programmers.
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statements from Iran about the ceasefire coming in a minute
âI think those of us who care about the future of the human raceâand want equality of human life and want people to be able to live in a just manner and take care of their familiesâwe want it for all people.â â ta-nehisi coates in a new interview
I wrote about the life of Harry Haywood and his newly republished book, Negro Liberation, for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The W. Post âshifted toward relying more heavily on freelancers and, in some cases, publishing combined reviews that cover multiple shows in a single article (i.e., the âcollectionsâ of reviews published under Floydâs byline).â
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Today, my fellow founding worker-owners and I are launching a subscription drive to @feedravenous.bsky.social. We are a group of experienced and award-winning food journalists here to publish thoughtful writing and incisive reporting from around the food world.
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many congrats!!!!
Iâm surprised by how often I think about a line from Toni Morrisonâs SULA: ââŠmore tranquil than the curve of eggs.â
What an image. The first time I read it, I was so startled that I went in the kitchen and got an egg out the damn fridge to look at its curve.
poem by derek walcott that reads: Love After Love The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your life, whom you ignored for another, who knows you by heart. Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, the photographs, the desperate notes, peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life.
april is poetry month so i often take the months to read work my favorite poets.
derek walcottâs âlove after loveâ is one of the greatest ever poems :-)
to be overly critical of enjoyment (âi could never be seenâŠ.â; perceiving an age limit to pleasure or merriment) is to trap yourself of a prison of your own design.
deep solitude gives fascism a place to take root in your psyche.
Poynter found more than 70 stories dating back to October that included reporting, writing and photography from local journalists without attribution. www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
â« Batter up! Hear that call! Now's the time... to plaaay ball! â«
The real-life Rockford Peaches make an appearance in this 1943 home movie from the Dean Collection. The family brought their 8mm camera to this All-American Girls Professional Baseball League game during the Peaches' inaugural season.
many congrats to @mcastimovies.bsky.social â€ïžâđ„â€ïžâđ„â€ïžâđ„â€ïžâđ„
Happy Celestial Birthday
Gil Scott-Heron
April 1, 1949âMay 27, 2011
Craziest casting fact about âJudging Amyâ? Her mon was played by Tyne Dalyâwhose daughters played both of Richard T. Jonesâ love interestsâRhyon Nicole Brown played his ex-wife & her sister Kathyrne Dora Brown played his girlfriend. Weâd watch the show thinking âI guess Bruce has a type, huh?â
omg i thought they looked alike hahah woooow i genuinely did not clock. the showâs interracial politics are so interesting for the time.
genuinely competent tv!!!!!!
my ideal tv these days are shows that are a good companion to writing/working. âjudging amyâ checks that box.
âjudging amyâ is the ideal product of liberal machineryâ the belief that the system wonât fail those when they need it the mostâ the american procedural is based on. a true work of fantasy but a compelling one.
sunday
i often say to my friends âwriting is walking, writing is talking with friendsâ jokingly but itâs true. walking, talking, and doing has allowed me to write myself out of a cave.
