Shelley Youngblut
@youngblut.bsky.social
CEO & Creative Ringleader @wordfest.com
An exclamation point between the book being written and the book being read. Translation: I create special sauce. Side hustle: Teaching women to play poker.
An exclamation point between the book being written and the book being read. Translation: I create special sauce. Side hustle: Teaching women to play poker.
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Thought this was quite lovely.
Always good to remind yourself that not everything is awful right now.
youtu.be/Qp7K6pEWEuk?...
Always good to remind yourself that not everything is awful right now.
youtu.be/Qp7K6pEWEuk?...
What happens when you set a river free? | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thought this was quite lovely.
Always good to remind yourself that not everything is awful right now.
youtu.be/Qp7K6pEWEuk?...
Always good to remind yourself that not everything is awful right now.
youtu.be/Qp7K6pEWEuk?...
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This is the truest thing I’ve read on the Internet in a while
My take, which I’ve banged on about before, concerning the state of young people reading these days is that reading is a rhythm. It’s like a mix of slow breathing and being pleasurably bored. We need to bring back spaces and times where our young people can breath and think and get lost in a world.
October 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is the truest thing I’ve read on the Internet in a while
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this 72-page book, The ABCs of Media Literacy, is given to every grade nine student in Finland
media literacy is a core component of the national curriculum. everyone has the toolbox and training needed for practicing responsible citizenship
its CIVICS
(a bullshit detector)
abcsofmedia.com
media literacy is a core component of the national curriculum. everyone has the toolbox and training needed for practicing responsible citizenship
its CIVICS
(a bullshit detector)
abcsofmedia.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
this 72-page book, The ABCs of Media Literacy, is given to every grade nine student in Finland
media literacy is a core component of the national curriculum. everyone has the toolbox and training needed for practicing responsible citizenship
its CIVICS
(a bullshit detector)
abcsofmedia.com
media literacy is a core component of the national curriculum. everyone has the toolbox and training needed for practicing responsible citizenship
its CIVICS
(a bullshit detector)
abcsofmedia.com
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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For decades, Redford had a tortured relationship with acting--one critic described him as behaving like the handsome high school senior who'd grudgingly agreed to star in the class play. Here's some raw transcript from when I asked him about Mike Nichols directing him in Barefoot in the Park. (1/2)
![We tried out in New Haven. Now, I was not sure about my own self at that time...So, when I was called out to do the play, part of me was resisting everything, everything. My thought was, I'm going to show everyone why I shouldn't be in this play. When we opened in New Haven, I basically just laid down. I said said “Okay, I'm going to be so bad they're going to get rid of me." So I got terrible reviews. Elizabeth [Ashley] did well. They all loved her and she was great. But, my perversity had everyone down on me. I thought, well, this is good, now they'll replace me. Mike took me to lunch and said, “Look, I think I know what you're doing, and it's not going to work. No matter how bad you try to behave, I'm not going to replace you." So I said, "Well, I'm now going to get worse.” I decides I'm not gonna let him win this one, I'm going to show him. I'm going to be so bad he's gotta replace me.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreibl7flue4suctt5sytwwrhu45jpk2dpmvvi247l7ql72pftblo6ki@jpeg)
September 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
For decades, Redford had a tortured relationship with acting--one critic described him as behaving like the handsome high school senior who'd grudgingly agreed to star in the class play. Here's some raw transcript from when I asked him about Mike Nichols directing him in Barefoot in the Park. (1/2)
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🚨National Statement from Canada's Healthcare community: #ScienceMatters!
Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.
Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢
Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇
Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.
Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢
Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇
September 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚨National Statement from Canada's Healthcare community: #ScienceMatters!
Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.
Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢
Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇
Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.
Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢
Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇
Dec. 10: Calgary. Margaret Atwood. Hosted by Heather O’Neill. Much in common.
Sold out.
Sold out.
September 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Dec. 10: Calgary. Margaret Atwood. Hosted by Heather O’Neill. Much in common.
Sold out.
Sold out.
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Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read
Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read
Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt said that the measure was aimed at fixing Denmark's 'reading crisis.' The Scandinavian country's 25% sales tax on books is currently the highest in Europe.
www.lemonde.fr
August 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read
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“The big lie is that Albertans think that the regulator is going to look at what’s submitted and, if those promises and requirements aren’t met, then the company is going to have to fix it. Well, here’s the paper that says that’s not true.”
Why are we so bad at regulating our resource economy?
Why are we so bad at regulating our resource economy?
Alberta’s coal mine reclamation regulations failing to protect water, fish, scientists say
High levels of contaminants are damaging aquatic life and their ecosystems, study says
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“The big lie is that Albertans think that the regulator is going to look at what’s submitted and, if those promises and requirements aren’t met, then the company is going to have to fix it. Well, here’s the paper that says that’s not true.”
Why are we so bad at regulating our resource economy?
Why are we so bad at regulating our resource economy?
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Sometimes you get lucky, even in a time when it’s hard to believe in luck anymore. I got lucky last week and saw Tyler Childers playing in the shadow of a giant T-Rex on the side of a highway. I was so happy on the way home I didn’t even think about my bitin’ list. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Opinion | The Heart-Lifting Magic of a Pop-up Concert
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sometimes you get lucky, even in a time when it’s hard to believe in luck anymore. I got lucky last week and saw Tyler Childers playing in the shadow of a giant T-Rex on the side of a highway. I was so happy on the way home I didn’t even think about my bitin’ list. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
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Source (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
Opinion | Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Source (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
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Forty years of My Beautiful Laundrette, 'the movie that changed cinema – and the lives of everyone involved'.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
‘It was a buddy movie – and then they kissed’: Stephen Frears and Hanif Kureishi on My Beautiful Laundrette at 40
We meet the director and writer of the classic gay romance for tea, cake and bubbles to talk about the movie that changed cinema – and the lives of everyone involved
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Forty years of My Beautiful Laundrette, 'the movie that changed cinema – and the lives of everyone involved'.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
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In summary:
1. Something that is effectively eliminating jobs (AI) and causing more climate change problems,
2. Is putting more of a burden on the average consumer, especially those who are in lower income brackets,
3. Who have to suffer environmentally as a result.
wapo.st/4kY7C2k
1. Something that is effectively eliminating jobs (AI) and causing more climate change problems,
2. Is putting more of a burden on the average consumer, especially those who are in lower income brackets,
3. Who have to suffer environmentally as a result.
wapo.st/4kY7C2k
The AI explosion means millions are paying more for electricity
Across much of the eastern U.S., electricity bills have jumped. The reason? Data centers required for AI and other tech wonders are driving up electricity demand.
wapo.st
July 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In summary:
1. Something that is effectively eliminating jobs (AI) and causing more climate change problems,
2. Is putting more of a burden on the average consumer, especially those who are in lower income brackets,
3. Who have to suffer environmentally as a result.
wapo.st/4kY7C2k
1. Something that is effectively eliminating jobs (AI) and causing more climate change problems,
2. Is putting more of a burden on the average consumer, especially those who are in lower income brackets,
3. Who have to suffer environmentally as a result.
wapo.st/4kY7C2k
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Big Tech is building massive data centers, and 40% of the planned and existing centers across the US are in areas with "extremely high" or "high" water scarcity.
Mounting evidence points to these data centers exacerbating water shortages across the country.
Mounting evidence points to these data centers exacerbating water shortages across the country.
July 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Big Tech is building massive data centers, and 40% of the planned and existing centers across the US are in areas with "extremely high" or "high" water scarcity.
Mounting evidence points to these data centers exacerbating water shortages across the country.
Mounting evidence points to these data centers exacerbating water shortages across the country.
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“Vaccines have done more to improve public health than any other medical intervention.”
Cancer vaccines and the future of immunotherapy - www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This exciting research gonna be a challenge for the antivaxx community...👆
Cancer vaccines and the future of immunotherapy - www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This exciting research gonna be a challenge for the antivaxx community...👆
Cancer vaccines and the future of immunotherapy
Vaccines have had a major impact on the control of infectious disease, most recently
by helping to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Prophylactic cancer vaccines have prevented
several malignancies by pro...
www.thelancet.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Vaccines have done more to improve public health than any other medical intervention.”
Cancer vaccines and the future of immunotherapy - www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This exciting research gonna be a challenge for the antivaxx community...👆
Cancer vaccines and the future of immunotherapy - www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This exciting research gonna be a challenge for the antivaxx community...👆
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"For the life of me, I can't tell you what led me to reflect on the moment when Nicholas II lost control over a once-burgeoning empire due to widespread unrest that he himself had a hand in shaping."
I Have No Idea Why I’ve Suddenly Started Thinking About the 1917 Russian Revolution
So there I was, minding my own business, when, for some inexplicable reason, I found myself idly thinking about the fall of the Romanov dynasty. Fo...
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June 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"For the life of me, I can't tell you what led me to reflect on the moment when Nicholas II lost control over a once-burgeoning empire due to widespread unrest that he himself had a hand in shaping."
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Feels like ranked choice was absolutely decisive in this race—not because of the vote count, but because of how it changed the incentives from zero-sum to cooperapetitive. It allowed a fractured left field to align organically through co-endorsements instead of falling into a circular firing squad.
June 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Feels like ranked choice was absolutely decisive in this race—not because of the vote count, but because of how it changed the incentives from zero-sum to cooperapetitive. It allowed a fractured left field to align organically through co-endorsements instead of falling into a circular firing squad.
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What a wonderful @wordfest.com event with Robert McFarlane for his new book, “Is a River Alive?” Music by Corb Lund, an excellent interview by Kevin van Tighem AND a beautiful opening with the amazing Leroy Little Bear.
Way to go, @youngblut.bsky.social and team! Truly brilliant ❤️
Way to go, @youngblut.bsky.social and team! Truly brilliant ❤️
June 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
What a wonderful @wordfest.com event with Robert McFarlane for his new book, “Is a River Alive?” Music by Corb Lund, an excellent interview by Kevin van Tighem AND a beautiful opening with the amazing Leroy Little Bear.
Way to go, @youngblut.bsky.social and team! Truly brilliant ❤️
Way to go, @youngblut.bsky.social and team! Truly brilliant ❤️
He should have been our Prime Minister. Marc Garneau was accomplished, focused, adept, and so very curious.
Thank you, sir, for embodying the best of Canada throughout your too-short time on earth.
📸: David Kotsibie
Thank you, sir, for embodying the best of Canada throughout your too-short time on earth.
📸: David Kotsibie
June 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
He should have been our Prime Minister. Marc Garneau was accomplished, focused, adept, and so very curious.
Thank you, sir, for embodying the best of Canada throughout your too-short time on earth.
📸: David Kotsibie
Thank you, sir, for embodying the best of Canada throughout your too-short time on earth.
📸: David Kotsibie
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Criminally tone deaf
1. Three AI data centres in Kamloops
2. The hottest city in Canada
3. With the most water stress of any city >100,000 people in the country
4. In a wildfire zone
5. In a semi-desert, semi-arid mountain climate
I have Questions.
2. The hottest city in Canada
3. With the most water stress of any city >100,000 people in the country
4. In a wildfire zone
5. In a semi-desert, semi-arid mountain climate
I have Questions.
Bell Canada to launch 6 AI data centres in B.C. | CBC News
The first two artificial intelligence data centres are set to be opened in Kamloops and Merritt, B.C., this year.
www.cbc.ca
May 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Criminally tone deaf
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Want to know what you should read this summer? Ask a bookseller. Ask a writer. Ask a librarian. Ask a living, breathing human being. Hell, ask me! It's been a while since I've done one of these, so let's do it: one like = one summer reading book rec.
This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?
May 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Want to know what you should read this summer? Ask a bookseller. Ask a writer. Ask a librarian. Ask a living, breathing human being. Hell, ask me! It's been a while since I've done one of these, so let's do it: one like = one summer reading book rec.
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Wherever we go, the music is too loud and makes conversation almost impossible. What do we have to do to get some quiet in our lives? by Mark Kingwell www.thestar.com/opinion/a-go... via @thestar.com
Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: Wherever we go, the music is too loud and makes conversation almost impossible. What do we have to do to get some quiet in our lives?
A Good Life is our new advice column in which our philosophical advisors help you navigate everyday dilemmas about romance, career and how best to spend your fleeting time on earth, guiding you out of...
www.thestar.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Wherever we go, the music is too loud and makes conversation almost impossible. What do we have to do to get some quiet in our lives? by Mark Kingwell www.thestar.com/opinion/a-go... via @thestar.com