(Dr.) Diana Henderson
@dianahenderson.bsky.social
Still the theater & words Prof. at MIT who now will be trying to reconnect w/ friends who left the other places….
Especially with open stacks…(where possible!)
Or a library
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Especially with open stacks…(where possible!)
This is the one I’ve been dreading, despite his fabulous life & career. Now teaching my Stoppard & Co. seminar this spring becomes all I can do as tribute to one of the rare writers I wish I’d known closer than through one degree of separation. My life has been the richer for his being large in it.
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is the one I’ve been dreading, despite his fabulous life & career. Now teaching my Stoppard & Co. seminar this spring becomes all I can do as tribute to one of the rare writers I wish I’d known closer than through one degree of separation. My life has been the richer for his being large in it.
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"Words…if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos…If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead" - Tom Stoppard (The Real Thing)
RIP.
RIP.
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Words…if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos…If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead" - Tom Stoppard (The Real Thing)
RIP.
RIP.
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GUILDENSTERN: There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said-no. But somehow we missed it.
(He looks round and sees he is alone.)
Rosen--?
Guil--?
(He gathers himself.)
Well, we'll know better next time. Now you see me, now you-
(And disappears.)
Thank you, #TomStoppard 😢
(He looks round and sees he is alone.)
Rosen--?
Guil--?
(He gathers himself.)
Well, we'll know better next time. Now you see me, now you-
(And disappears.)
Thank you, #TomStoppard 😢
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
GUILDENSTERN: There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said-no. But somehow we missed it.
(He looks round and sees he is alone.)
Rosen--?
Guil--?
(He gathers himself.)
Well, we'll know better next time. Now you see me, now you-
(And disappears.)
Thank you, #TomStoppard 😢
(He looks round and sees he is alone.)
Rosen--?
Guil--?
(He gathers himself.)
Well, we'll know better next time. Now you see me, now you-
(And disappears.)
Thank you, #TomStoppard 😢
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Poetrye, theatre, storyes, daunse, art, scholarlye researche about literature, historye, and language -- all of these thinges mattir more now, not less.
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Poetrye, theatre, storyes, daunse, art, scholarlye researche about literature, historye, and language -- all of these thinges mattir more now, not less.
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In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
Glad to see some Shakespeare here on a Friday night.
Iago Bondi looking the other way and pretending to know nothing:
“Give me to know how this foul rout began, who set it on, and he that is approv'd in this offence, though he had twinn'd with me, both at a birth, shall lose me.”
“Give me to know how this foul rout began, who set it on, and he that is approv'd in this offence, though he had twinn'd with me, both at a birth, shall lose me.”
Here’s the thing: Pam Bondi is not the Attorney General. She’s really not. She’s Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. That’s all.
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Glad to see some Shakespeare here on a Friday night.
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Lots of valid concerns about any possible WB sale, but my main concern is that this Chuck Jones cartoon might go back in the vault.
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Lots of valid concerns about any possible WB sale, but my main concern is that this Chuck Jones cartoon might go back in the vault.
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Watch to the end
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Watch to the end
Nov. is such a busy month…so I’m posting this to spur myself (& friends?) to get over to the MFA for this soon!
There is exactly 1 month left to see “Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, Pioneer” at the @mfaboston.bsky.social - the show is on thru Dec 7.
www.mfa.org/exhibition/r...
www.mfa.org/exhibition/r...
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Nov. is such a busy month…so I’m posting this to spur myself (& friends?) to get over to the MFA for this soon!
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The blacklist is back just as Hollywood is contracting and right-wing billionaires are capturing every broadcaster and studio. At this rate, mainstream entertainment as we’ve known it will be exclusively state media before these four years are up.
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The blacklist is back just as Hollywood is contracting and right-wing billionaires are capturing every broadcaster and studio. At this rate, mainstream entertainment as we’ve known it will be exclusively state media before these four years are up.
Remember, remember…loved writing a bit about “his” mask in Shakespeare Jahrbuch a decade ago. A good bonfire night to those who celebrate (& those who don’t).
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Remember, remember…loved writing a bit about “his” mask in Shakespeare Jahrbuch a decade ago. A good bonfire night to those who celebrate (& those who don’t).
It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween here on the Hill….this years theme visible, including just some of my neighbors’ dedicated work for the past month. Community spirit lives!
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween here on the Hill….this years theme visible, including just some of my neighbors’ dedicated work for the past month. Community spirit lives!
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BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
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If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans.
Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.
bookriot.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
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Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
So nice to have MIT’s Provost send me this pic of the Prez at our Global Shakespeares display yesterday, during the 1st UROP mentor mixer—great to be talking with both MIT & Wellesley students about joining our team!
#UROPs, #Lit@MIT, #shakespeare, #GlobalShakespeares
#UROPs, #Lit@MIT, #shakespeare, #GlobalShakespeares
October 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So nice to have MIT’s Provost send me this pic of the Prez at our Global Shakespeares display yesterday, during the 1st UROP mentor mixer—great to be talking with both MIT & Wellesley students about joining our team!
#UROPs, #Lit@MIT, #shakespeare, #GlobalShakespeares
#UROPs, #Lit@MIT, #shakespeare, #GlobalShakespeares
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Corrupt and tainted with a thousand vices
October 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Corrupt and tainted with a thousand vices
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It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.
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Entire government is an extortion racket.
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Entire government is an extortion racket.
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the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction
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No Kings protests were one of the few times Trump, MAGA, and right-wing media were reacting to something the opposition did, rather than the opposition reacting to whatever they do.
Adopt a principle from war strategy: generally better to be taking action and forcing opponents to react. Good point.
Adopt a principle from war strategy: generally better to be taking action and forcing opponents to react. Good point.
Point five is really important. The protests provoked errors from the administration (shit force one) that may haunt them for years. That’s what happens when you stop being reactive.
October 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
No Kings protests were one of the few times Trump, MAGA, and right-wing media were reacting to something the opposition did, rather than the opposition reacting to whatever they do.
Adopt a principle from war strategy: generally better to be taking action and forcing opponents to react. Good point.
Adopt a principle from war strategy: generally better to be taking action and forcing opponents to react. Good point.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has sued the House because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has declined to swear in the state’s newest member of Congress.
Arizona AG sues over Speaker Mike Johnson refusing to seat new House member
Arizona’s attorney general sued the House after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) refused to swear in a Democrat who won a special election a month ago.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has sued the House because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has declined to swear in the state’s newest member of Congress.
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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It is true every day, but days like today just are huge reminders that for all it's many and varied faults this country was always great and it deserves better than what it's political branches give it in return
October 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It is true every day, but days like today just are huge reminders that for all it's many and varied faults this country was always great and it deserves better than what it's political branches give it in return