Carole V. Bell
@cvbell.bsky.social
🇯🇲Culture critic, media & politics prof and researcher. I 💙 Art & Democracy. Writing: NPR, Boston Globe, IndieWire, LATimes, NYTimes, Washington Post, Oprah Daily, The Emancipator, Kirkus and BookPage. UNC J-School PhD. Linktr.ee/Cvbell
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Carole V. Bell
@cvbell.bsky.social
· Oct 9
How a YA Write r Tackles Tough Themes for Teens | Kirkus Reviews
Amber McBride says she approaches YA novels with a different level of empathy for her readers.
www.kirkusreviews.com
I spoke with the brilliant Amber McBride about her National Book Award shortlisted novel The Leaving Room and how a cadre of superstar Black women propelled her when she needed it most.
How a YA Writer Tackles Tough Themes for Teens (my first Kirkus byline):
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How a YA Writer Tackles Tough Themes for Teens (my first Kirkus byline):
www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
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I honestly don’t understand why those people thought condemning socialism was job 1 today. This is the problem most in need of solving? Really?
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I honestly don’t understand why those people thought condemning socialism was job 1 today. This is the problem most in need of solving? Really?
What?! Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Source: AP News
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Source: AP News
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
What?! Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Source: AP News
apnews.com/article/marj...
Source: AP News
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This is making me happy today. Is Pope Leo almost too cool?😎
Despite sounding very much like a post and video churned out by AI, this is actually true — www.classicfm.com/music-news/p...
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is making me happy today. Is Pope Leo almost too cool?😎
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Trump, who has called Mamdani a “total nutjob” and a “communist lunatic,” previously suggested a Mamdani mayoral victory would result in him withholding federal funding from New York.
Trump Says He’s ‘Okay’ With Mamdani Considering Him A Fascist In Friendly Meeting
Trump, who has called Mamdani a “total nutjob” and a “communist lunatic,” previously suggested a Mamdani mayoral victory would result in him withholding federal funding from New York.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump, who has called Mamdani a “total nutjob” and a “communist lunatic,” previously suggested a Mamdani mayoral victory would result in him withholding federal funding from New York.
Sometimes it really is your own people. FOX NEWS reports: “Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy.”
Unhappy with the economy. Pain with prices. Unsure about Trump administration policies. It adds up to high disapproval...
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Unhappy with the economy. Pain with prices. Unsure about Trump administration policies. It adds up to high disapproval...
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy
Trump's approval hits new lows as 76% view economy negatively in the latest Fox News poll. Rising costs for groceries, utilities spark voter dissatisfaction nationwide.
www.foxnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Sometimes it really is your own people. FOX NEWS reports: “Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy.”
Unhappy with the economy. Pain with prices. Unsure about Trump administration policies. It adds up to high disapproval...
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Unhappy with the economy. Pain with prices. Unsure about Trump administration policies. It adds up to high disapproval...
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Donald Trump Calling Women Pigs and More: A Brief History “The president continues to behave in ways that not a single parent I know would tolerate from their elementary-school-aged kids,”The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins wrote.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
Donald Trump Calling Women Pigs and More: A Brief History
The president recently revisited one of his favorite insults for women he doesn’t like, snapping, “Quiet, piggy,” at a female reporter who dared to ask a question about Jeffrey Epstein.
www.vanityfair.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Donald Trump Calling Women Pigs and More: A Brief History “The president continues to behave in ways that not a single parent I know would tolerate from their elementary-school-aged kids,”The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins wrote.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
Love this news. A fabulous smart campus romance is getting a second life onscreen. Bridget Jones, Notting Hill and Love Actually producer Working Title has found its next rom-com in the shape of British Nigerian author Bolu Babalola’s novel Honey And Spice.
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Working Title Options Film Rights To Bolu Babalola’s Rom-Com Novel ‘Honey And Spice’
Bridget Jones, Love Actually and Notting Hill powerhouse Working Title has found its next rom-com.
deadline.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Love this news. A fabulous smart campus romance is getting a second life onscreen. Bridget Jones, Notting Hill and Love Actually producer Working Title has found its next rom-com in the shape of British Nigerian author Bolu Babalola’s novel Honey And Spice.
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The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, academia, business and more, even after he registered as a sex offender. n.pr/3LNga0k
The latest Epstein emails reveal the powerful people who sought his counsel
The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, academia, business and more, even after he registered as a sex offender.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, academia, business and more, even after he registered as a sex offender. n.pr/3LNga0k
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
House Dems unite to tell GOP to stop "demonizing" trans people with "dehumanizing" slurs - LGBTQ Nation
Rep. Nancy Mace's "tra**y, tra**y, tra**y!" tirade is just one example.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
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Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
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Khanna: "There should be no buildings named after people in this Epstein class. There should be no scholarships named after them. They shouldn't be enjoying perks of being affiliated w/ corporations or universities. Many of the survivors will tell you some of these people still are celebrated"
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Khanna: "There should be no buildings named after people in this Epstein class. There should be no scholarships named after them. They shouldn't be enjoying perks of being affiliated w/ corporations or universities. Many of the survivors will tell you some of these people still are celebrated"
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"When an off-camera female reporter... began to ask if there was anything 'incriminating' in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger in her face. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy,' he said menacingly."
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"When an off-camera female reporter... began to ask if there was anything 'incriminating' in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger in her face. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy,' he said menacingly."
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
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im beginning to think it was a mistake to stake our entire economy on chatbots and fake internet money
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
im beginning to think it was a mistake to stake our entire economy on chatbots and fake internet money
Soaring heath care costs stun Florida workers: Health care insurance premiums are spiking as temporary COVID-era subsidies end and insurers raise rates to offset people leaving the coverage pool. For many, the premiums will be too high to retain their plan.
www.wusf.org/health-news-...
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Soaring health care costs stun Florida workers who buy insurance through ACA
Prices are spiking as temporary COVID-era subsidies end and insurers raise rates to offset people leaving the coverage pool. For many, the premiums will be too high to retain their plan.
www.wusf.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Soaring heath care costs stun Florida workers: Health care insurance premiums are spiking as temporary COVID-era subsidies end and insurers raise rates to offset people leaving the coverage pool. For many, the premiums will be too high to retain their plan.
www.wusf.org/health-news-...
www.wusf.org/health-news-...
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"He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself."
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself."
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The rule of law is a precious gift. And it is slipping away.
“One thing that stuck out to me was [Bondi’s] insistence that we served at the pleasure of the president and that we were enforcing the president’s priorities. We swore an oath to uphold the Constitution.”
#nokings
#nokings
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The rule of law is a precious gift. And it is slipping away.
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An oral history of the 'Sinners' musical sequence: Inside the year's best scene
An oral history of the 'Sinners' musical sequence: Inside the year's best scene
Far from a mere detour, 'Sinners'' monumental musical sequence is 'maybe the most important scene in the movie,' says Ryan Coogler. The filmmaker and his team walked us through its making.
www.latimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
An oral history of the 'Sinners' musical sequence: Inside the year's best scene
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Today is my birthday.
My only wish is for you to repost and share *everywhere* the official trailer of my feature length documentary film DRY BONES.
drybonesfilm.com
Thank you 🫶🏾
youtu.be/v4uNleUXvu0?...
My only wish is for you to repost and share *everywhere* the official trailer of my feature length documentary film DRY BONES.
drybonesfilm.com
Thank you 🫶🏾
youtu.be/v4uNleUXvu0?...
DRY BONES Trailer 2025
YouTube video by MEDIA MAKE CHANGE
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February 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Today is my birthday.
My only wish is for you to repost and share *everywhere* the official trailer of my feature length documentary film DRY BONES.
drybonesfilm.com
Thank you 🫶🏾
youtu.be/v4uNleUXvu0?...
My only wish is for you to repost and share *everywhere* the official trailer of my feature length documentary film DRY BONES.
drybonesfilm.com
Thank you 🫶🏾
youtu.be/v4uNleUXvu0?...
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I think the issue is people are reacting within the context of an attention economy in which *any kind* of attention is its own reward — and attention from the NYT is seen as legitimized/legitimizing — before they even begin a deep read of editorial choices
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I think the issue is people are reacting within the context of an attention economy in which *any kind* of attention is its own reward — and attention from the NYT is seen as legitimized/legitimizing — before they even begin a deep read of editorial choices
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This 🧵 gets to what I often talk about as the tendency to “read defensively”—in this case, if you are very critical of Nuzzi, then you’re apt to interpret something written about her as flattering, and take offense at it. But often that’s you reading into it something that isn’t intended.
And is the framing firmly positive or is it the black and white “Hitchcock blond” photo spread? Does she come off as talented & sympathetic or unethical, (briefly) brought down by her own reckless ambition and lack of boundaries? Idk. I think I have different ideas about what’s flattering.
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This 🧵 gets to what I often talk about as the tendency to “read defensively”—in this case, if you are very critical of Nuzzi, then you’re apt to interpret something written about her as flattering, and take offense at it. But often that’s you reading into it something that isn’t intended.
Just read the Nuzzi profile and my reaction is meh. I think the glam photos have driven people over the edge.
November 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just read the Nuzzi profile and my reaction is meh. I think the glam photos have driven people over the edge.
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Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus