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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 2h

#booksky #books #read #reading

Frankenstein: Why Mary Shelley's 200-year-old horror story is so misunderstood

As a new film starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi is released, why is the message of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel still overshadowed by its success, more than two centuries on?

www.bbc.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 1d

#BooksWorthReading #booklovers #MustRead #writerreality

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 1d

#art #artist #resist #film #theater #craft

Fall of Freedom

Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

www.falloffreedom.com

Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 1d

#poetry

Why Poetry Belongs in the ICU

A doctor finds that poetry can be a powerful antidote to medical crises, offering meaning, hope, and healing.

time.com

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 1d

I love the way people in Portland have resisted. It gives me hope for the future. I hope protested across the country adopt this model of resistance.
#resist #nokingsday

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 1d

Know your rights, be safe, and embrace none violent resistance.
#nokingsday #nokingsprotest #resist

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 2d

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 3d

#music #classicalmusic #yoyoma

Yo-Yo Ma takes his cello outdoors to explore how music connects us to nature

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.

www.npr.org

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day
#Indigenouspeoplesday

Highlighting Indigenous stories from across NPR's network

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day.

www.npr.org

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 3d

#humor #laughter

Carmen Harris🇿🇦 @carmenharris.bsky.social · 3d

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 4d

The final piece. It’s the first time I ever tried doing a building in a mosaic. I think it turned out okay.

#mosaic #art #artist

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 4d

Very interesting, thank you.

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 4d

This part of the process helps pull it all together but is also the scariest part. Caking all that hard work with grout.

#mosaic #art #artist

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 4d

#cats

SubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 4d

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 5d

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 5d

www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/word...

You're (Probably) Saying It Wrong

18 words even you might be mispronouncing

www.merriam-webster.com

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 5d

There is something in
the glorious act of a
laugh that protects the
the heart, a raincoat against
the daily deluge of life.

#vss365 #poetry #raincoat

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 5d

#bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks #reac
#booksky #censorship

George Takei, 2025 Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week, Shares Which Book Impacted Him

George Takei is the 2025 Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week, and kicked off the annual campaign, which raises awareness of book censorship, during an event at the Brooklyn Public Library on Oct. 6.

people.com

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 6d

This is an interview I did for an art piece I made addressing death by suicide.not crazy about the picture of me at the top, LOL, otherwise really appreciate Kurt’s article.
#art #artist #LGBTQIA+ #mentalhealth #suicideprevention

Brattleboro Retreat | Kurt White: Art, empathy, and the LGBTQIA+ community

For therapist and artist Steve Prentice, creativity isn’t just expression — it’s survival. His latest art piece confronts a devastating reality: the staggering number of LGBTQIA+ youth who consider su...

www.reformer.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

Printing presses kept their letters in cases.

Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.

This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’

Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?

MAJUSCULE and minuscule.