🚨HAPPENING NOW: In the largest known boycott of "Israeli" cultural institutions, a coalition of writers, publishers, literary festival laborers, and book workers are refusing to work with Zionist literary institutions––and have invited the publishing world to join them.
In the era of influencer experts and “Am I the Asshole,” advice-giving has become an integral part of our information landscape. The hosts of Critics at Large take stock of the phenomenon—and enter the fray. Listen to the new episode. https://t.co/uTOyzo9QHU
“I’ve gone through the cold, the heat, I’ve gotten so sick. I would love to have shelter, on Randall’s Island on a little cot, wherever it is.”
Booted from the city's shelters under increasingly strict 30-day limits, migrants are setting up camp nearby.
https://t.co/xDGa8WdnC7
On the latest episode of Critics at Large, @vcunningham, @frynaomifry, and @Alex_Lily make sense of the torrent of memes set off by Kamala Harris’s Presidential run. Listen here. https://t.co/iV4044xi4B
I worked at WNYC for 11 years. Seems like we were always dealing with some kind of change & turmoil. And the salaries of upper mgmt never suffered for it. You know what never changed, though? That the people who actually MAKE the content kept their heads down and worked.
New York Public Radio execs want to lay off 12% of staff this week. We’re home to WNYC, WQXR, Gothamist, The Green Space + your fave podcasts. We’re asking execs to choose a different way. #ListenersNotLayoffs
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Thanks to @lourdesgnavarro for holding so much in this conversation, Ali Hamdani for sharing so openly, @anabelbacon for the expert editing ears, Pat McCusker for making it beautiful, and @kaaripitkin for the careful guidance.
@PinkHairCS Hey Hannah, I'm a producer at the NYT. I'd love to talk more about the eviction moratorium and how it's affecting Alameda County landlords. DM me if you're open to chatting!
“I developed this level of shame about who I wasn’t,” Logan Lane, a teenager who chose to give up her smartphone and social media accounts, tells @lourdesgnavarro on today’s episode of “First Person.” https://t.co/EmCXvV6hnY
NEWS. A historic day. 3 years after the Supreme Court ruled non-unanimous juries unconstitutionally racist, the Oregon Supreme Court today: All those still in prison are entitled to a new trial!
This fight started w/ a jailhouse lawyer named Calvin Duncan
And 2 of those mayors explicitly use the power of the state to harass black people, inflate police budgets, and disinvest from marginalized communities. But a las, “seeing ourselves” and “representation” are more important than not harming the very folks you claim to represent.