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Annie Talve

@annietalve.bsky.social
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Arts and culture researcher. Facilitator and writer. Committed to community activism and participative democracy.

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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Rebecca Solnit: brilliant, as always.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Great story. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Book returned to Australian library – 150 years overdue
The book, Antiquities of Athens, was handed back to Kiama library by a man who found it bricked into a wall
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Congratulations Estonia! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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European countries top ‘scorecard’ on climate progress while US slips to 27th
Estonia, Luxembourg and UK are the top three in biennial Yale University index in tackling pollution and other issues
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Reading as resistance: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US
Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and think
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
GERMANY JUST INTRODUCED “DOG PARKING” OUTSIDE STORES Supermarkets are now installing climate-controlled, ventilated pods where you can leave your dog safely while you shop. Locked by app. Temperature regulated. Stress-free design.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Rebecca Solnit: Brilliant, as ever. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit
The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Courage in action. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Tennessee library director fired after refusing to move LGBTQ+-themed kids’ books to adult section
Luanne James said as a librarian she had an obligation to protect the public’s right to access information
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Amazing: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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The world’s largest light installation shines on a small Australian town
In Albany, Western Australia, Finnish artist Kari Kola has thrown beams across the night sky with a spectacle that may even be visible from space
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
@apnews.com: Finnish Children Learn Media Literacy at 3 years old. It’s Protection Against Russian Propaganda
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Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Inspiring: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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‘I’m a prisoner of hope’: Olafur Eliasson on using art to bring us together to save the world
Inside Presence, the Icelandic-Danish artist’s epic new show in Brisbane, what you see changes based on where you stand or how you look – crucial when it comes to tackling the climate crisis
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival
At Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School – the first Aboriginal bilingual school in New South Wales – success is judged by an unconventional metric: happiness
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Incisive, as always: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
My local cultural centre, Yarrila Place, won a prestigious architecture award. Metro stations, country homes and a picnic shelter: Australia’s 2025 national architecture award winners – in pictures
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Another love letter to libraries: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A 3,200km tour of small Australian libraries taught me just how vital they are | Paul Daley
In the sleepiest towns I found bustling, light-filled places eager for conversations about books and writing
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Wise words in troubled times: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects of being human, according to Stoicism. So why are we handing it over to a machine? | Brigid Delaney
All of us, no matter what our circumstances, have the ability to be more wise, more just, more courageous and more moderate
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Well said, Richard Tognetti: They want to silence the ANU’s music school. This is tone-deaf vandalism
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
A fantastic initiative. Not jsut for Sydney, but for those of us living in regional NSW cities. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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NSW spending $1.5m on literary hub to rival Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre and boost Sydney Writers festival
Funding will mean 75 Sydney Writers festival events will take place over next 12 months
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Imaginative and useful. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Indonesia’s stunning microlibraries draw young readers – in pictures
Using passive design and local materials such as ice cream buckets, these modern community spaces offer a respite from urban heat and hustle
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
There should be more mobile libraries ..everywhere.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Australia: Australians have soundly rejected Trump-style culture wars. Now Albanese must act with courage and vision
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Spot on, as always.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
‘It shapes the whole experience’: what happens when you build a city from wood?
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Dorothy Woodend @dorothywoodend.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
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Is There Hope for America? Heather Cox Richardson Thinks So | The Tyee
The time is now to band together, says the celebrated historian and writer. A Tyee interview.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Would love to go to this: tactilebaltics.com
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TACTILE BALTICS
Baltic Design Exhibition | 7-13 April 2025 | MoscaPartners Variations | Palazzo Litta, Corso Magenta 24, 20121 Milano. Tactile Baltics presents a curated showcase of contemporary Baltic design, cel...
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Surrounded by beauty: Simone Young: ‘There hasn’t really been a woman ageing in this profession before. It’s uncharted territory’
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Who gets to be political in Australian art?
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Brilliant, as always from Cathy Wilcox.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Libraries are safe havens for vulnerable people – so some are hiring social workers to help
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Remembering their names: the visionary, forgotten women who reshaped our worlds so thrillingly
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Christian Lauersen @clauersen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
“The Library offers us hope that we can do something, that we can make a change, that we can advance.” New study from NYPL shows the impact libraries has on communities well-being www.nypl.org/spotlight/li...
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Libraries & Well-Being: A Case Study from The New York Public Library
By Daphna Blatt & Dr. E.K. Maloney, The New York Public LibraryDr. James O. Pawelski & Dr. Katherine N. Cotter, University of Pennsylvania In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last tru...
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Cultural preservation and empowerment: rural Indian women seize the mic
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Inspiring: Thousands of trees planted in Devon to start creation of Celtic rainforest
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 01/01/2025
Scandinavians came to Britain long before Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, finds study
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Scandinavians came to Britain long before Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, finds study
Genetic analysis of Roman soldier or gladiator buried in York reveals 25% of his ancestry came from Scandinavia People with Scandinavian ancestry were in Britain long before the Anglo-Saxons or the Vikings turned up, researchers have found after studying…
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Punching above their weight: How Australian architects made the world take notice in 2024
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Two icons meet.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
What comes next for Syria’s women? A revolution that doesn’t free them is no revolution at all.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Well done, New Jersey.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
‘The EU wants Ukraine to win this war’: who is its new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas?
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Scenario thinking at its best.
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Inspiring: No-waste guru Joost Bakker on building homes of the future
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Blast from the past. Excellent.
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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Joint statement by the Heads of Government of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Poland, and Sweden
We, the Heads of Government of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Poland, and Sweden met today in Harpsund, Sweden, at a pivotal time for o...
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Annie Talve @annietalve.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Once started, hard to stop.
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