rebecca rafferty

inactive account. writer. pitches/tips: [email protected]

[rebecca rafferty @iconoclassed]

Hey arts folks — my access to my CITY email ends Friday.
I’ll still be writing on a freelance basis for CITY and elsewhere.
For future pitches and communication, you can reach me at:
[email protected]
XO

[rebecca rafferty @iconoclassed]

@GinoFanelli I feel Dennis Hopper in this scene. Roy Orbison’s voice does that to me, too.

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

Crazy that strikes actually work. Who knew?

[WXXI News @WXXINews]

Joe Flaherty, founder and former executive director of local literary center Writers & Books, died suddenly early Sunday, Sept. 15 at age 77. https://t.co/BBwChjG9Px

[Gino Fanelli @GinoFanelli]

@EnglishElective Torn down

[Gino Fanelli @GinoFanelli]

Over the past two years, the city has spent $1 million to bolster its only sanctioned homeless encampment. Today, that camp doesn't exist, razed due to issues with the nonprofit overseeing it, and its future in limbo.

https://t.co/6MyhtZAJf1

[WXXI News @WXXINews]

New York seeks to add Indigenous language classes. https://t.co/TXZuGZqWIO

[WXXI News @WXXINews]

WXXI welcomes Chris Hastings, award-winning executive producer and public media leader, as new President and CEO. https://t.co/QXD7hfaXF9

[Gino Fanelli @GinoFanelli]

Rory is a great dude and this is just an awful thing. Him and his family deserve the support.

https://t.co/1gYffrN1FT

[Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart]

I have caught the bus there. Her tent was set up on land no one uses. Her tent was also a visible sign of homelessness, one that makes people uncomfortable - and should. No one should be unhoused. Thoughts are with her.

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

A thread on famous paintings that influenced some of cinema's most iconic film scenes.. You'll be surprised by some of these..!

1. Alien 3, directed by David Fincher

Reference to : Girl’s Head beside a Skull by Rex Whistler

[WXXI News @WXXINews]

Health officials urge residents to protect against mosquito bites after Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a virus that's transmitted by mosquitoes and can also affect people, was found in dead horse. https://t.co/O40GDHCHtb

[Petit Poutinerie @petitpoutinerie]

🍑New Burrata Plate drop for the feed.🍑

Fresh local #peaches. arugula, #burrata, and our honey vinaigrette. Served with Amazing Grains bread and finished with honey and basil. 'Cause we're more that just poutine!

[Gino Fanelli @GinoFanelli]

(I only know this fact because of @iconoclassed)

[Gino Fanelli @GinoFanelli]

It's Pride in Rochester this month, and since the question always comes up, it's celebrated in July here because Rochester's Pride predates the national Pride month, first established in honor of the Stonewall Riots

[Gino Fanelli @GinoFanelli]

The annual point-in-time count of Monroe County's homeless was released Friday. It shows some of the worst figures ever recorded. Street homeless have doubled since last year, and families with children in the shelter system have nearly quadrupled. https://t.co/IPg4D1lhpK

[Writers & Books @WritersandBooks]

Sejal (@SejalShahWrites) curated Rochester Roots, happening at The Little (@TheLittleRoch) TOMORROW (Wednesday). Get your tickets now: https://t.co/bnDe6kJUDS

[rebecca rafferty @iconoclassed]

@CitizenMurphy Wish we had been colleagues. Huge respect for your work.

[Sim Kern @sim_kern]

Jewish author here, and for years I've used my social media to teach folks about the history of "antisemitism," but I will not be using that term anymore. And to fully explain why, we need to get clear on the history of the word. 1/🧵

[ख्याति 🇵🇸💫🌹 @KhyatiSehgal2]

Rachel Corrie’s words have been beating in my mind like a constant drum this past week

[CITY @roccitymag]

For a city with the largest Deaf and hard of hearing population per capita in the US, it’s striking that one of Rochester’s largest free, outdoor festivals didn’t hire interpreters for its headlining shows until 2017. https://t.co/2anjhXGeDh