So fricken disrespectful. These people should know better. I have never watched and probably won't. I don't think after this latest screw up and the permitting process they didn't think it applied to them?
Check out this article www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/reno...
speaking of merrie monarch, this still remains my favorite performance ever for miss aloha hula.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo32...
💕 glad you're all okay!
when i was a teenager, i used to be so in love with kelly hu lol. I thought she was the most gorgeous woman alive. 😍
'She has lain forgotten': the Māori composer whose 110-year-old song features in Hollywood blockbuster
typhoon!? omg, i hope you all are safe!
i just realized that the notes app i use on my phone for my japanese fantasy wip has nine pages! omg?
(i realized that whenever an idea came to me i needed to jot it down immediately because i usually forget them later)
i think i probably need to write ~30k more and a first draft might be done...
HOUSTON (AP) — Artemis II’s astronauts return to Earth, ending a record-breaking trip around the moon with a splashdown in the Pacific.
the astronauts are coming home in less than thirty minutes!
you can watch the livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhD...
This is the same aggrieved old white man behind attacks on Kamehameha Schools and the scholarships for Kanaka Maoli training to be doctors and nurses.
This bullshit needs to end.
FACTS! soft-serve or nothing!!!!
merrie monarch festival today with miss aloha hula!
watch the live stream here!
www.merriemonarch.com/2026-festiva...
does anyone else enjoy dipping their french fries in ice cream? i love the salty and sweet combo but my boyfriend looks at me like i'm a demon. LOL.
srs, i'm waiting!
the solar eclipse from the moon and the flyby was amazing to see!
Our associate editor Ghazal is looking to leave Tehran as soon as possible, so if anyone knows of an art residency or work opportunity or uni posting that they can apply to, please let us know (dm or email). These are scary times, and we must protect each other as best we can.
oh! @kateelliottsff.bsky.social has a lot of her audiobooks for her series on sale for under $5 on audible's giant sitewide sale! you can snap them all up and catch up on her backlog if you wished rn!
i think the audible sale ends on 4/8.
Violet Lichen Books is excited to announce the acquisition of THEY CALL THE PLACE WILD by @raemariz.bsky.social! 🐦⬛🌳🔪
Richard Powers’ THE OVERSTORY meets the Brothers Grimm in this lush dark fantasy, a masterfully woven love letter to refugees, the natural world, and folklore.
i think it's neat we can see the astronauts in space on a livestream all the time and outside of the spacecraft. but i feel like a voyeur sometimes lol. i think it's good they turn off the cameras when the crew requests privacy.
POTUS Proposes Elimination of Federal Library Funding. The President again requested that Congress eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. We've seen this before, and we're not going away. Fund Libraries, ALA 150, American Library Association.
!["We are not surprised that the White House FY27 budget zeroes out funding for IMLS and IAL. The president’s intentions for IMLS were clear last year with the executive order to dismantle IMLS and cut off its funding [...] ALA members have a solid track record of defeating the president’s threats, but we do not underestimate the lengths to which he will go to undercut support for America’s libraries. ALA is working to make sure decisionmakers continue to hear from library advocates.” - ALA President Sam Helmick](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qyswhppr7tiskw43xhcv7f/bafkreickyturajq3zv6n65qgp3wg2mexkm3x4lduf5a5armtx3tv5edrky)
"We are not surprised that the White House FY27 budget zeroes out funding for IMLS and IAL. The president’s intentions for IMLS were clear last year with the executive order to dismantle IMLS and cut off its funding [...] ALA members have a solid track record of defeating the president’s threats, but we do not underestimate the lengths to which he will go to undercut support for America’s libraries. ALA is working to make sure decisionmakers continue to hear from library advocates.” - ALA President Sam Helmick
NEW: The President once again called to eliminate federal library funding in his federal budget proposal. We have been here before. And when we make our voices heard, we can overcome this again.
Tell your Senators to reject the cuts & #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget: ala.org/showup
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We're thrilled to share an excerpt from The Killing Spell by @shaykauwe.bsky.social, a new linguistics-inspired fantasy novel that landed on our list of 30 most anticipated books of 2026!
omg, that's right! it's the moon launch today!
so exciting!
art heist: 50 artworks you will never see
the art spy: the extraordinary untold tale of wwii resistance hero rose valland
offshore: stealth wealth and the new colonialism
erasing history: how fascists rewrite the past to control the future
also, i need to read more indigenous nonfiction soon!
i enjoy reading nonfiction every once in a while, so here's some i recommend that i've read over the past year:
how democracies die
they were her property: white women as slave owners in the american south
the big one: how to prepare for world altering pandemics to come
black af history
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ugh, why do some ppl open their mouth and blurt out shit. like, no, we don't need to hear your thoughts and opinions on the matter, tyvm!
if i could just spend a whole month at home drinking milk tea, reading my books, and writing i think i'd be set and so happy.
that means NO WORK, lol.
somebody called in a bomb threat earlier at the state capitol where the no dictators protest is happening. whoever did that is a loser. what you call small boto energy.
www.staradvertiser.com/2026/03/28/b...
A dark blue picture with coral designs on the edges. In the center is a book titled Salt Water Blood. The book is blue and pink, with a young red-haired girl swimming in the water and a watery figure representing the ocean wrapping its arms around her. The author is Manuia Heinrich. Around the book: Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale. 25% off. Use code "Preorder15" *Rewards members (free to join) Premium members save an extra 10%
Deep blue background with coral designs on the sides. In the middle is the cover of the book Salt Water Blood by Manuia Heinrich. Around the book, tropes are listed: Enchanted pastries, He falls first, Ocean Prophecies, Moana but thriller, Sentient island, Trapped in a closet together, Anticolonial + eco activism, A killer among us.
SALT WATER BLOOD is on sale at B&N 📚✨
From March 24-26 it's 25% off (for members but it's free to join!). If Salt Water Blood appeals to you, this is your moment! + Preorders are super important for debut authors so yes that does make you cool 😎
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