good morning to @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social on the art & science of criticism!
"Paying attention to something is a form of love... Criticism makes you slow down and stay and reflect, just like art does."
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She’s even wearing the mauve!
A post from Yoni Appelbaum that reads "Albuquerque turned a wall of its airport bookshop over to its local university press, and goddamn, now I want this in every airport." The post includes a photo of a wall of books with a sign that says University of New Mexico Press.
I usually avoid posting things from the other place but I will make an exception because this is so damn cool. @yappelbaum.bsky.social
Lawl
It’s true. Music is our path, as creatures of the erotic drives, back to an instinctual life we will never again reach. This distance between eros and instinct is what music opens up; for a while, everything is possible in there!
It you
Abughamentum!!!
This weather has been terrible for heads and minds
Rawdogging steps, hardCOAR
Graph showcasing the latest poll by Evanston Roundtable, with a photo of Kat covering her mouth so excited about what she sees. Copy reads: WE HAVE THE JUICE! Daniel Biss: 24% (no change) Kat Abughazaleh: 20% (+3 since last poll) Laura Fine: 14% (-2 since last poll) All others: 10% or less Undecided: 17% (-5 since last poll) March 9-10, 2026 survey of 741 likely Democratic primary voters using text-to-web and IVR phone, commissioned by the Evanston RoundTable.
This is a two way race.
"[Cook County State's Attorney] O’Neill Burke rebuked the call for a special prosecutor...
'Yet there has been no federal or state investigation or prosecution of any [of] the individuals who perpetrated these offenses,” the firm said."
Adorbz
It’s true, true, true, true, true, true,
This really got me
Even when it’s a father
The mother is always so much more complicated, always
reading Hyperpolitics and Muskism at the same time and it's making me nauseous remembering the last two decades
That’s right
There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase “accused him without evidence” no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory “hasn’t been formally charged.” www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...
That was a bit enraging, come on man do your work
The People's Forum collecting donations: "To donate by check:
Make check payable to: The People's Forum
On memo line write: “Urgent Aid” (Do not write Cuba!)
Mail to: The People's Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018"
me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58
In recognition of Éliane Radigue's death, the recent themed double issue in Contemporary Music Review is now available in free access. (It says 'variable access', but that's because some articles are open essays anyway.) www.tandfonline.com/toc/gcmr20/4...
Absolutely rancid WWI vibes to all this
Has Altman tried asking ChatGPT how to turn a profit?
Local Massachusetts weekly says it's confirmed that the Pentagon was relying on Claude for strike targeting, which is how they came to bomb a girls' school.
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As a former union rep, I know how vital unions are to protecting workers and winning fair pay.
But we're all tired of the backroom deals.
We deserve transparent leadership and independent unions.
Report from Seventh Grade’s Self-Directed Friday Telephone Game: “Kr*sti N*em got fired” (starting phrase)—>”Tr*mp is in the E*tein Files” (ending phrase)
12 yr old MMUN sitting next to me at urgent care says: “so many people ask me, who won, and the thing is, nobody wins, but some kids DEFINITELY don’t win & they’re the ones most dedicated to winning”
