Purple mashed potatoes for #Thankgiving? Why not with sesame paste from Japan, sesame oil with and without chili, a touch of honey if you want it a bit sweeter?
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Purple mashed potatoes for #Thankgiving? Why not with sesame paste from Japan, sesame oil with and without chili, a touch of honey if you want it a bit sweeter?
Love the dual publication of The Week of Colors, Elena Garro & Queen of Spades, Jazmina Barrera. Garro's stories are little magical pearls; Barrera's "bio" of Garro shows a world of Mexican intellectuals not well known in the US. I want more from both!
@catranslation.org
@catranslation.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Love the dual publication of The Week of Colors, Elena Garro & Queen of Spades, Jazmina Barrera. Garro's stories are little magical pearls; Barrera's "bio" of Garro shows a world of Mexican intellectuals not well known in the US. I want more from both!
@catranslation.org
@catranslation.org
#NYRBWomen25 Mourning a Breast is a warm gentle read, XiXi carefully tells her story, letting us join in her daily life, filled with the story of the battle, as cancer is a battle, but also showing us her rich mind, sharing martial arts and her insightful knowledge of literature, what a delight.
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#NYRBWomen25 Mourning a Breast is a warm gentle read, XiXi carefully tells her story, letting us join in her daily life, filled with the story of the battle, as cancer is a battle, but also showing us her rich mind, sharing martial arts and her insightful knowledge of literature, what a delight.
#rachelcusktogether Another fantastic first chapter, Someone mentioned the font earlier, I think it might be affecting how I read her. I wonder if she had a say in its choice? I keep thinking of the word tidy, how she sets up her scenes and characters so carefully, then they wander off to???
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#rachelcusktogether Another fantastic first chapter, Someone mentioned the font earlier, I think it might be affecting how I read her. I wonder if she had a say in its choice? I keep thinking of the word tidy, how she sets up her scenes and characters so carefully, then they wander off to???
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You have to love the stores in San Francisco...😂👍
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
You have to love the stores in San Francisco...😂👍
online.ucpress.edu/jams/article...
This is a fantastic article that should be read by all arts producers and audiences.
This is a fantastic article that should be read by all arts producers and audiences.
Rape at the Opera: Staging Sexual Violence, by Margaret Cormier
Margaret Cormier’s Rape at the Opera: Staging Sexual Violence confronts the flagrant issue of staging sexual violence on the operatic stage through the examination of contemporary treatments of canoni...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
online.ucpress.edu/jams/article...
This is a fantastic article that should be read by all arts producers and audiences.
This is a fantastic article that should be read by all arts producers and audiences.
The trilogy has been universally praised for doing something thrillingly new with the novel form—a wonderful outcome, but also perhaps indicative of what Cusk suspected: that people would prefer an absent narrator to a specific, female one.
Paris Review on Rachel Cusk
#rachelcusktogether
Paris Review on Rachel Cusk
#rachelcusktogether
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The trilogy has been universally praised for doing something thrillingly new with the novel form—a wonderful outcome, but also perhaps indicative of what Cusk suspected: that people would prefer an absent narrator to a specific, female one.
Paris Review on Rachel Cusk
#rachelcusktogether
Paris Review on Rachel Cusk
#rachelcusktogether
#rachelcusktogether Came back to reading Outline after a break for other things, and finished in 2 days, only to see that I am now (slightly) ahead 😂. I wonder what the next volume will bring, a new narrater, a new outline?
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#rachelcusktogether Came back to reading Outline after a break for other things, and finished in 2 days, only to see that I am now (slightly) ahead 😂. I wonder what the next volume will bring, a new narrater, a new outline?
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San Francisco Bay Area: We’re a group of immigrant writers and translators born in the former USSR, here to push back against the growing threat to freedom of expression. Come to our Lit Crawl event at Ruth’s Table (3160 21st Street) on October 25, 2025, 5 pm.
@litquake.org #BayArea
@litquake.org #BayArea
October 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
San Francisco Bay Area: We’re a group of immigrant writers and translators born in the former USSR, here to push back against the growing threat to freedom of expression. Come to our Lit Crawl event at Ruth’s Table (3160 21st Street) on October 25, 2025, 5 pm.
@litquake.org #BayArea
@litquake.org #BayArea
#rachelcusktogether I will forgive Cusk her billionaire start, I am heartily sick of their tales in real life, but I loved the rest of today's read--the meet on the plane, the way she is unraveling the gentleman's story, the lovely description of the oft experienced plane safety ode.
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
#rachelcusktogether I will forgive Cusk her billionaire start, I am heartily sick of their tales in real life, but I loved the rest of today's read--the meet on the plane, the way she is unraveling the gentleman's story, the lovely description of the oft experienced plane safety ode.
#flauberttogether
I loved this line, sadly knowing that I might forget a dear departed husband, just for a moment, when coffee is brought in. ☕
"They brought in the coffee; he stopped thinking about her."
That perfect semicolon🤣 It brings back happy memories of #prousttogether ❤️
I loved this line, sadly knowing that I might forget a dear departed husband, just for a moment, when coffee is brought in. ☕
"They brought in the coffee; he stopped thinking about her."
That perfect semicolon🤣 It brings back happy memories of #prousttogether ❤️
July 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#flauberttogether
I loved this line, sadly knowing that I might forget a dear departed husband, just for a moment, when coffee is brought in. ☕
"They brought in the coffee; he stopped thinking about her."
That perfect semicolon🤣 It brings back happy memories of #prousttogether ❤️
I loved this line, sadly knowing that I might forget a dear departed husband, just for a moment, when coffee is brought in. ☕
"They brought in the coffee; he stopped thinking about her."
That perfect semicolon🤣 It brings back happy memories of #prousttogether ❤️
@neglectedbooks.com #Pilgrimage2026 #DorothyRichardson I read Pilgrimage with Brad and his gang several years ago and loved the deep dive into women’s lives of the early last century. I can’t wait to read again with these glorious new editions.
July 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
@neglectedbooks.com #Pilgrimage2026 #DorothyRichardson I read Pilgrimage with Brad and his gang several years ago and loved the deep dive into women’s lives of the early last century. I can’t wait to read again with these glorious new editions.
#flauberttogether remembering the excellent Lydia Davis event from @catranslation.org. I am grateful for the many fabulous translation events I have attended in SF with them.
July 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#flauberttogether remembering the excellent Lydia Davis event from @catranslation.org. I am grateful for the many fabulous translation events I have attended in SF with them.
#nyrbwomen25 I loved reading ICB A House and Its Head and then Angel, E.Taylor, what a great juxtaposition! Two great authors telling us delicious stories of 2 "heads" in all their horrible glory. Thank you @joiedevivre9.bsky.social for this double treat.
July 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#nyrbwomen25 I loved reading ICB A House and Its Head and then Angel, E.Taylor, what a great juxtaposition! Two great authors telling us delicious stories of 2 "heads" in all their horrible glory. Thank you @joiedevivre9.bsky.social for this double treat.
The Mark Taper Forum in LA staged The Tempest in 1979,directed by John Hirsch, ANTHONY HOPKINS as Prospero ,Stephanie Zimbalist as Miranda.
July 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Mark Taper Forum in LA staged The Tempest in 1979,directed by John Hirsch, ANTHONY HOPKINS as Prospero ,Stephanie Zimbalist as Miranda.
Satire beautifully done, turning both the country novel and idyllic villiage living on its head!
#IvyCompton-Burnett, A house on its Head.
#nyrbwomen25
#IvyCompton-Burnett, A house on its Head.
#nyrbwomen25
June 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Satire beautifully done, turning both the country novel and idyllic villiage living on its head!
#IvyCompton-Burnett, A house on its Head.
#nyrbwomen25
#IvyCompton-Burnett, A house on its Head.
#nyrbwomen25
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Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
June 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
#nyrbwomen25 Things are really heating up in our gentle boring county town. Who will get their just desserts in the end?
#AHouseandItsHead #IvyCompton-Burnett
#AHouseandItsHead #IvyCompton-Burnett
June 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#nyrbwomen25 Things are really heating up in our gentle boring county town. Who will get their just desserts in the end?
#AHouseandItsHead #IvyCompton-Burnett
#AHouseandItsHead #IvyCompton-Burnett
#henryvi_2025 Back from Mexico, and just finished VI part 2. I love the Henriad, such a gift to be reading them now, it is like finding lost Shakespeare plays!Thank you @christina500.bsky.social for a truly great read! When does pt 3 start?
May 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
#henryvi_2025 Back from Mexico, and just finished VI part 2. I love the Henriad, such a gift to be reading them now, it is like finding lost Shakespeare plays!Thank you @christina500.bsky.social for a truly great read! When does pt 3 start?
#NYRBWomen25 The Oak and the Ax , NYStories of Elizabeth Hardwick.
Love the character portrayals, the switched up success/failure stories of Clara and Henry, I esp. love how she has the supposed lazy failure (esp in go go NY) end up winning. The takedown of Clara is exquisite.
Love the character portrayals, the switched up success/failure stories of Clara and Henry, I esp. love how she has the supposed lazy failure (esp in go go NY) end up winning. The takedown of Clara is exquisite.
April 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#NYRBWomen25 The Oak and the Ax , NYStories of Elizabeth Hardwick.
Love the character portrayals, the switched up success/failure stories of Clara and Henry, I esp. love how she has the supposed lazy failure (esp in go go NY) end up winning. The takedown of Clara is exquisite.
Love the character portrayals, the switched up success/failure stories of Clara and Henry, I esp. love how she has the supposed lazy failure (esp in go go NY) end up winning. The takedown of Clara is exquisite.
"Ok, give her your key and I will see her in the shop that morning after you're gone. I expect she has been running the joint anyway, the way women do."
Sounds like a win for everyone in the final conflict. Marianne surely dodged a bullet!
#nyrbwomen25 The Final Conflict, Elizabeth Hardwick.
Sounds like a win for everyone in the final conflict. Marianne surely dodged a bullet!
#nyrbwomen25 The Final Conflict, Elizabeth Hardwick.
April 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Ok, give her your key and I will see her in the shop that morning after you're gone. I expect she has been running the joint anyway, the way women do."
Sounds like a win for everyone in the final conflict. Marianne surely dodged a bullet!
#nyrbwomen25 The Final Conflict, Elizabeth Hardwick.
Sounds like a win for everyone in the final conflict. Marianne surely dodged a bullet!
#nyrbwomen25 The Final Conflict, Elizabeth Hardwick.
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#henryvi_2025
Such a fantastic film, I saw years ago in a fabulous screening with the SF Symphony. Nowadays they show movies such as James Bond and Marvel, not the same magic. It was wonderful on a big screen/lovely score played by great musicians.
#henryvi_2025
Such a fantastic film, I saw years ago in a fabulous screening with the SF Symphony. Nowadays they show movies such as James Bond and Marvel, not the same magic. It was wonderful on a big screen/lovely score played by great musicians.
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era. Chronicling the trial of Joan of Arc in the hours leading up to ...
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March 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
www.criterion.com/films/228-th...
#henryvi_2025
Such a fantastic film, I saw years ago in a fabulous screening with the SF Symphony. Nowadays they show movies such as James Bond and Marvel, not the same magic. It was wonderful on a big screen/lovely score played by great musicians.
#henryvi_2025
Such a fantastic film, I saw years ago in a fabulous screening with the SF Symphony. Nowadays they show movies such as James Bond and Marvel, not the same magic. It was wonderful on a big screen/lovely score played by great musicians.
#henryvi_2025 I am absurdly happy being back in the world of Henrys and Richards. I listened/read Act 1 yesterday & I wondered where is loyalty? Why did H V engender so much loyalty, why are these noblemen so quarrelsome? I guess these are questions that fit well into today re Europe/USA.
March 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#henryvi_2025 I am absurdly happy being back in the world of Henrys and Richards. I listened/read Act 1 yesterday & I wondered where is loyalty? Why did H V engender so much loyalty, why are these noblemen so quarrelsome? I guess these are questions that fit well into today re Europe/USA.
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Trump: the streets will run like rivers with the blood of my enemies. Their heads on spikes will adorn Congress and every federal building and court.
Chief Justice Roberts: Actually the GSA is in charge of federal court decorations in consultation with the judicial counsel
Chief Justice Roberts: Actually the GSA is in charge of federal court decorations in consultation with the judicial counsel
March 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Trump: the streets will run like rivers with the blood of my enemies. Their heads on spikes will adorn Congress and every federal building and court.
Chief Justice Roberts: Actually the GSA is in charge of federal court decorations in consultation with the judicial counsel
Chief Justice Roberts: Actually the GSA is in charge of federal court decorations in consultation with the judicial counsel