Paige Gray
@blankpaige.bsky.social
Enchantress/Professor/Explorer Extraordinaire
Children's Literature • Newspapers • Puppets
Children of the Black Press (Ohio State UP)
Cub Reporters: American Children's Literature and Journalism in the Golden Age (SUNY Press)
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Children's Literature • Newspapers • Puppets
Children of the Black Press (Ohio State UP)
Cub Reporters: American Children's Literature and Journalism in the Golden Age (SUNY Press)
linktr.ee/blankpaige1110
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The University of Alabama on Monday suspended two student magazines — one appealing to women, another to Black students — saying they ran afoul of guidance from the Justice Department on DEI programs.
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
Officials told staff members at two student-run publications, called Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice, that they were not compliant with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo on diversity programs.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The University of Alabama on Monday suspended two student magazines — one appealing to women, another to Black students — saying they ran afoul of guidance from the Justice Department on DEI programs.
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Atlanta’s Carlos Museum presents ‘Continuum,’ a celebration of Muscogee art
Gallery wall featuring a map connecting Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and Ocmulgee, Georgia, alongside framed artworks and Harjo’s audio station. (Image by Mike Jensen) Atlanta has a bad habit of starting its history around the…
Gallery wall featuring a map connecting Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and Ocmulgee, Georgia, alongside framed artworks and Harjo’s audio station. (Image by Mike Jensen) Atlanta has a bad habit of starting its history around the…
Atlanta’s Carlos Museum presents ‘Continuum,’ a celebration of Muscogee art
Gallery wall featuring a map connecting Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and Ocmulgee, Georgia, alongside framed artworks and Harjo’s audio station. (Image by Mike Jensen) Atlanta has a bad habit of starting its history around the Civil War. That's not an accusation — it's an observation from Miranda Kyle, curator of Indigenous Arts of the Americas at Emory's Michael C. Carlos Museum. And it's the engine behind "Continuum," the museum's current exhibition featuring more than 20 works by Muscogee (Creek) Nation artists Johnnie Diacon and Hotvlkuce Harjo. Kyle is careful with her language.
roughdraftatlanta.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Atlanta’s Carlos Museum presents ‘Continuum,’ a celebration of Muscogee art
Gallery wall featuring a map connecting Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and Ocmulgee, Georgia, alongside framed artworks and Harjo’s audio station. (Image by Mike Jensen) Atlanta has a bad habit of starting its history around the…
Gallery wall featuring a map connecting Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and Ocmulgee, Georgia, alongside framed artworks and Harjo’s audio station. (Image by Mike Jensen) Atlanta has a bad habit of starting its history around the…
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Byron would’ve been on every social media and dating app, but William Blake would only have been on Bluesky
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Byron would’ve been on every social media and dating app, but William Blake would only have been on Bluesky
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We are recording the 2000 mini-MEGA Draft with @emilystjams.bsky.social, @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social, Darren, and Clay at the end of the month!
Which films released theatrically to the general public in the U.S. in the year 2000 NEED to make the list?!
Which films released theatrically to the general public in the U.S. in the year 2000 NEED to make the list?!
a woman with curly red hair is looking down at something .
Alt: Gif of Julia Roberts in ERIN BROCKOVICH
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We are recording the 2000 mini-MEGA Draft with @emilystjams.bsky.social, @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social, Darren, and Clay at the end of the month!
Which films released theatrically to the general public in the U.S. in the year 2000 NEED to make the list?!
Which films released theatrically to the general public in the U.S. in the year 2000 NEED to make the list?!
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Great clothing stores are surprising and satisfying and, above all else, keep alive the thrill of in-person shopping in this age of e-commerce. The New York Times traveled across the U.S. to compile a list of the 50 best stores in America. See the full list.
The 50 Best Clothing Stores in America
Transporting, surprising and specialized, these stores keep alive the thrill of in-person shopping and are worth the trip — even if nothing is bought.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Great clothing stores are surprising and satisfying and, above all else, keep alive the thrill of in-person shopping in this age of e-commerce. The New York Times traveled across the U.S. to compile a list of the 50 best stores in America. See the full list.
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Please participate! We are excited to feature your contribution in 2026.
@librariesftp.bsky.social is inviting folks to send a photo + 100 words about what your local library means to you and your community. We'll feature them every month in our newsletter. Submit: tinyurl.com/b44bfx23
I wrote about @slcpl.bsky.social for this month's newsletter! tinyurl.com/2rac688x
I wrote about @slcpl.bsky.social for this month's newsletter! tinyurl.com/2rac688x
For The People Newsletter Vol. XXXIV
For everyone working to strengthen and expand public libraries
tinyurl.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Please participate! We are excited to feature your contribution in 2026.
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Katja Lang, contemporary German artist who focuses on stillness and spaces #WomensArt #December
December 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Katja Lang, contemporary German artist who focuses on stillness and spaces #WomensArt #December
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Ginny Di makes an excellent underrepresented point here in that the secondary damage caused by AI is that so many artists have to defend our own work as organic now. I had to put out a statement that BLACK PHONE 2 contained no AI because assholes decided to accuse us of using it and no other reason.
I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ginny Di makes an excellent underrepresented point here in that the secondary damage caused by AI is that so many artists have to defend our own work as organic now. I had to put out a statement that BLACK PHONE 2 contained no AI because assholes decided to accuse us of using it and no other reason.
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GUYS
GUYS
MY BROTHER MADE ME THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL BUSTS
GUYS
MY BROTHER MADE ME THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL BUSTS
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
GUYS
GUYS
MY BROTHER MADE ME THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL BUSTS
GUYS
MY BROTHER MADE ME THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL BUSTS
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ICYMI!
The Shakespeare Trilogy GM Group Chat, @bryancogman.bsky.social, @jowrotethis.bsky.social, @themaureenlee.bsky.social, & @grahamskipper.bsky.social, reunited at the Draft Table to rank the 13 best movies ever made about THE THEATRE.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
The Shakespeare Trilogy GM Group Chat, @bryancogman.bsky.social, @jowrotethis.bsky.social, @themaureenlee.bsky.social, & @grahamskipper.bsky.social, reunited at the Draft Table to rank the 13 best movies ever made about THE THEATRE.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ICYMI!
The Shakespeare Trilogy GM Group Chat, @bryancogman.bsky.social, @jowrotethis.bsky.social, @themaureenlee.bsky.social, & @grahamskipper.bsky.social, reunited at the Draft Table to rank the 13 best movies ever made about THE THEATRE.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
The Shakespeare Trilogy GM Group Chat, @bryancogman.bsky.social, @jowrotethis.bsky.social, @themaureenlee.bsky.social, & @grahamskipper.bsky.social, reunited at the Draft Table to rank the 13 best movies ever made about THE THEATRE.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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My story and trash picking social clubs- was very fun to work on this
fantastic photos and article by the great photojournalist @speciousk.bsky.social , who's just arrived on Bluesky! make with the following, friends! gothamist.com/news/the-hot...
The hottest clubs in NYC these days are volunteer trash pickup groups
The city's notoriously filthy streets are giving rise to a new generation of volunteer groups that want to make neighborhoods across the city a little cleaner.
gothamist.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
My story and trash picking social clubs- was very fun to work on this
Maybe the grossest possible Thanksgiving marketing gimmick?
Jones Green Bean Casserole Soda (2004-2004): A sickly green soda made to taste like the divisive Thanksgiving side dish, with notes of earthy green beans, fried onions, and cream of mushroom soup. Sold as part of a novelty holiday-themed pack of sodas.
November 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Maybe the grossest possible Thanksgiving marketing gimmick?
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Promoting my book! Optimism in troubled times. Labor is fighting, and it’s fun to read about!
thenewpress.org/books/whos-g...
thenewpress.org/books/whos-g...
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Promoting my book! Optimism in troubled times. Labor is fighting, and it’s fun to read about!
thenewpress.org/books/whos-g...
thenewpress.org/books/whos-g...
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Hey! My book is now on sale everywhere (you’ll probably have better luck getting it online than from bookstores, alas), but come buy a signed copy at one of the following events! Thread:
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hey! My book is now on sale everywhere (you’ll probably have better luck getting it online than from bookstores, alas), but come buy a signed copy at one of the following events! Thread:
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"If you want to be an ally and understand Indigenous culture, think about the land you're standing on."
A fantastic watch: Sean Sherman on The Daily Show, talking his new cookbook Turtle Island (& not to mention its precursor, The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2yp...
A fantastic watch: Sean Sherman on The Daily Show, talking his new cookbook Turtle Island (& not to mention its precursor, The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2yp...
Sean Sherman - "Turtle Island" & Fighting Native American Erasure With Food | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"If you want to be an ally and understand Indigenous culture, think about the land you're standing on."
A fantastic watch: Sean Sherman on The Daily Show, talking his new cookbook Turtle Island (& not to mention its precursor, The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2yp...
A fantastic watch: Sean Sherman on The Daily Show, talking his new cookbook Turtle Island (& not to mention its precursor, The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2yp...
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Something we love to revisit during Native American Heritage Month: 23rd Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s signature project that celebrates the poetry of contemporary Native American poets.
www.loc.gov/programs/poe...
www.loc.gov/programs/poe...
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Something we love to revisit during Native American Heritage Month: 23rd Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s signature project that celebrates the poetry of contemporary Native American poets.
www.loc.gov/programs/poe...
www.loc.gov/programs/poe...
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I don't think we talk enough about how beautiful and weird and perfect Tony Leung is in Chungking Express. 📽️
a man sits at a table with a can of coca cola
Alt: Tony Leung in 1994's Chungking Express.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I don't think we talk enough about how beautiful and weird and perfect Tony Leung is in Chungking Express. 📽️
I don't think we talk enough about how beautiful and weird and perfect Tony Leung is in Chungking Express. 📽️
a man sits at a table with a can of coca cola
Alt: Tony Leung in 1994's Chungking Express.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I don't think we talk enough about how beautiful and weird and perfect Tony Leung is in Chungking Express. 📽️
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the times pitchbot can't beat this headline
Trouble Dating? Bill Ackman Is Here to Help.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
the times pitchbot can't beat this headline
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Piggy will not be quiet
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Piggy will not be quiet
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I've had this tab open for several weeks, and I finally got around to it. This @skornhaber.bsky.social piece is a really thoughtful examination of a generation of critics it's very easy — and still sometimes warranted — to caricature. I learned a lot. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
Traditional Criticism Is in Trouble. Here’s What’s Replacing It.
Demand for cultural commentary is higher than it’s ever been—but now that commentary is coming from unconventional new sources.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I've had this tab open for several weeks, and I finally got around to it. This @skornhaber.bsky.social piece is a really thoughtful examination of a generation of critics it's very easy — and still sometimes warranted — to caricature. I learned a lot. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
From Atlanta magazine and @joshgreenwriter.bsky.social:
The Library Dads are bonding through books
The Library Dads began with a simple impulse: A dad yearned to connect, by way of literacy, with his child—and with as many other fathers as possible. When South Fulton native Khari Arnold, the managi...
www.atlantamagazine.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
From Atlanta magazine and @joshgreenwriter.bsky.social:
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The Triibe does great work. This is an exciting development and great opportunity.
We’re hiring!
The TRiiBE is currently experiencing an exciting period of audience growth, which requires a leader to capture new readers and pipeline them into our membership program.
Come work with our independent and Black-owned newsroom ✊🏾✨
thetriibe.com/jobs
The TRiiBE is currently experiencing an exciting period of audience growth, which requires a leader to capture new readers and pipeline them into our membership program.
Come work with our independent and Black-owned newsroom ✊🏾✨
thetriibe.com/jobs
We're hiring!
The TRiiBE is hiring! Take a look at our Chicago-based employment opportunities and apply today!
thetriibe.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The Triibe does great work. This is an exciting development and great opportunity.
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It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.