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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

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as the parent of two incredible neurodivergent kids—one of whom is autistic—what I want to say about this man is not printable

submitted 15 hours ago • 6 comments

These tedious people! (Not Helena!) I imagine that shitting your diaper was once crucial to your early years too, but ostensibly you're not carrying on with that. Grow up. Read a book by an author who doesn't use her egregious wealth to destroy trans people's lives.

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

There’s a lot to be said about the horror of our current political moment, but frankly, one of the most persistent irritants is the never-ending drone of very stupid, deluded people who are certain they know best and now have pulpits from which to spew their incoherent nonsense.

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Somewhere down the line, cruel and vengeful people became the ones to secure the brunt of the power on this planet, and now we are inside of this shrieking nightmare.

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Both novels are certified bangers. Also! LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET features a conversation between the brilliant @sarahweinman.com and yours truly.

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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

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Here is the vibe. Grateful that one of my senators is meeting this moment. More of our elected officials would do well to take notes.

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They gave this pretty, pretty man a gold tooth and decided that was sufficient for his transformation into a Brontëan antihero. Amazing critical reading skills. Impeccable cinematic instincts. Good work, everybody.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Parenting, man.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Everybody who lives in this damned state needs to raise hell alongside our senator, who is thankfully doing the right thing. Bring home Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Bring him home immediately.

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One final bump, in case you missed it last Thursday — on literatures of grief and the act of memorializing

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Trade war? Yeah I’d trade war… for peace :)

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Our good queen Olivia will be a very funny Mrs. Bennet, but no thank you, nonetheless. For the foreseeable future, we simply do not need one more twenty-something white fellow doing his best read of “She is TOLERABLE I suppose.” If we must adapt, please adapt something else.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

"... for all its agonies, and its loneliness — and despite American culture’s enduring trepidations surrounding death and mourning — grief continually asserts itself as a creative force." A gorgeous essay by @rvoronacote.bsky.social. For anyone who grieves (everyone). Gift link: wapo.st/4cqRvrD

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

My latest piece for @washingtonpost.com's Book World is an essay on grief literature, drawing significantly on Lauren Markham's Immemorial (a beautiful book), with some forays into Roland Barthes, and a bit about a tree that I think might remember my late mother. Here's a gift link: wapo.st/4cqRvrD

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

A story in the form of an obituary, by me. Not my obituary though. I am not dead. I am alive. bendinggenres.com/obituary-2/ @bendinggenres.bsky.social

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Inside Higher Ed is mapping where students have had visas revoked

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Three-year-old has now consumed enough British and Australian television that “cheeky” is his go-to adjective. Example: “Come back here, you cheeky Daddy!”

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This Thursday! The Clayman Institute will host the inimitable Jamie Hood to discuss her excellent new book TRAUMA PLOT: A LIFE. 3 PM Eastern/Noon Pacific on Zoom. Join us! stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

this is so fucking sad. these evil jackbooted thugs are destroying everything beautiful that we have www.inquirer.com/news/carnava...

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

So many indie publishers are on fire right now (I'm thinking esp of New Directions, Transit, 7Stories, Unnamed, Europa, and Fitzcarraldo). They're the first places I look when I'm trying to decide what I might want to review, and I hope we'll make more space for their titles in the coming years.

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Seems pretty clear that the Trump administration regards prison labor as integral to America's profit model, and intends for the threat of it to be a means of power consolidation. Truly a heartbreaking time.