Reposted by larkAlan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 15hMy review of Netflix's new East of Eden miniseries, as Zoe Kazan tackles the same material her grandfather Elia did in the 1955 James Dean movie, with knockout performances by Florence Pugh and Hoon Lee:whatsalanwatching.comReview: Florence Pugh visits 'East of Eden' for NetflixZoe Kazan tackles the same John Steinbeck novel her grandfather made into a James Dean classic 1487
Reposted by larkAuthors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 15hSo many different people, groups, and organizations have come together to push back against the attack on the freedom to read, including students themselves. Read more about what students in Florida are doing here:theguardian.comNo more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boardsLocal communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education 4457179
Reposted by larkBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11hHere's a funny thing about the right to vote: it wasn't won by voting. 221277
Reposted by larkKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 11hGavin in ‘28: I’m just a chill, fun loving left wing presidential candidate who’s into pervert glasses and going downtown to throw out homeless people’s shit myself 23993230
Reposted by larkAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14hThis will be one of the most important immigration cases in a generation. The Trump admin claims that a 1996 law mandates the detention of millions of people without any right to a bond hearing; every person who entered illegally, no matter how long in the past. If they win, it's a nightmare. 341216494
Reposted by larkNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 14hBREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow! 464136452918
Reposted by larkRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 152163195491
Reposted by larkkate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 29/09/2026new mcmansion hell about whatever the hell is going on with ceiling fans right now mcmansionhell.com/post/8291279...mcmansionhell.comwhat is going on with ceiling fansSometimes new design phenomena slip past even those of us who are most in tune with the happenings of the built environment. Such is the case with whatever the hell is going on with commercial ceiling... 2729463
Reposted by larkBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wouldn't mind a second and longer and more thorough MeToo tbqh 571930332
Reposted by larkMaria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In the autumn of 1883, a national paper reported that "an Iowa woman has spent seven years embroidering the solar system on a quilt." Ellen Harding Baker used her stunning quilt to teach astronomy in an era when women could not attend college www.themarginalian.org/2018/12/06/e...themarginalian.orgCosmic Threads: A Solar System Quilt from 1876A serenade to the universe in wool and silk. 321975
Reposted by larkNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I've gotten a lot of requests from faculty about how to talk to their students about the Cornell 7. I'll post a few resources I've built over the years that I've heard are the most helpful: 4260125
Reposted by larkAndraste Sideyr @andraste.fuckbgp.com · 30/09/2026a new sentence is created every day 2329
Reposted by larkAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A 2,300-year-old silver container in the shape of a scallop-shell decorated with an octopus 🐙 It may once have held cosmetics. From Paternò, Sicily. Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology 9778200
Reposted by larkLisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is very moving. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comPrison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentaryA teenager struggling with climate anxiety searches for hope in an unexpected place – writing letters to imprisoned activists. Max, 14, is on a quest to understand the human stories behind direct acti... 116657
Reposted by larklaura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In addition to the names of the Cornell 7 we should also make famous the administrators and law enforcement officers who originally thought an apology letter would be sufficient. 124958
Reposted by larkAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 5030471070
Reposted by larkAlex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Kiddo, a high school sophomore, was interested in Cornell for undergrad. I asked her if she had seen the campus rape thing. Her response: “yeah, and I am no longer interested in applying to Cornell.” 629048
Reposted by larkMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential. 363729792
Reposted by larkCraig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Amy Klobuchar stuffing another senator into a trashcan because he doesn't know the difference between "Hawks" and "Hawkeyes" is pretty great. "It was because Caitlin Clark was coming to Maryland to play, and so we went to the game." - Jack Smith bsky.app/profile/atru... 212828
Reposted by larkNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump and Co. conducted a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States out of its presidential election — ie attempted an autogolpe, or "self-coup" — was in the public record. The facts and the law were never in question. Only if America would follow them. 4322120
Reposted by larkthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...music.youtube.comSongs In The Key Of Life - The EPEP • Stevie Wonder 542051655
Reposted by larkJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 141121311
Reposted by larkSimon and Gargamel @kellylink.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We get a TV show based on Mariana Enriquez’s short stories??????? 7419
Reposted by larkwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026During the early 20thc, artist Rowena Cade (1893–1983) started to create the open air Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, on the Cornish cliffs, UK, with the help of her gardener Billy and only hand tools. She continued to build into her last years #WomensArt 8673135
Reposted by larkWyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 25/09/2026new favourite Smaug dropped 281600328
Reposted by larkAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026[Jonathan Richman voice] I was dancing in the Covid-conscious lesbian bar 1021322
Reposted by larkTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I don’t know anything about the lesbian bar you’ve all been picking on but I do know the stats on lesbian bars are depressing and that seems more important. www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/rise-...smithsonianmag.comThe Rise and Fall of America's Lesbian BarsOnly 15 nightlife spaces dedicated to queer and gay women remain in the United States 11914181
Reposted by larkCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396402563
Reposted by lark🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 121121845178
Reposted by larkLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Two Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-fold www.ecoticias.com/en/two-minne...ecoticias.comTwo Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-foldMinnesota solar farms planted with native flowers saw native bees rise 20-fold, with bees also pollinating nearby soybean fields. 8446011686
Reposted by larkAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026happy first (full) day of fall, bluesky 464744815
Reposted by larkJerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 23/09/2026me: no worries (galadriel voice) but they were all of them deceived, for another worry was made 242612612
Reposted by larkMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/09/2026IT IS TIME. buff.ly/pykYN6fbuff.lyIt’s Decorative Gourd Season, MotherfuckersFor the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads. 6450191
Reposted by larkwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026'Poppy' c.1852 by Anna Atkins, UK pioneer in botany and photography whose photographs created by cyanotype process were among the first ever to be published in a book #WomensArt 5987191
Reposted by larkSchrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty. 25768252252
Reposted by larkKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026With the midterm elections shaping up to be a massive reckoning for the Republican Party, it's worth remembering that they had a fairly easy offramp from Trumpism in the immediate aftermath of the January 6th riot but they completely chickened out. 773574676
Reposted by larkPresent & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols walking-men.com/product/hood... Via @kottke.org 26811255
Reposted by larkBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 21/09/2026oh good lord i just realized they’re letting him address the united nations again have we not been sufficiently humiliated as a country 591187160
Reposted by larkRiker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 21/09/202621st of september sheet music trombone part 223760
Reposted by larkCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Friends, if you're just arriving, welcome to the "Fuck Gavin Newsom" train. We have t-shirts. 24693113
Reposted by larkKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 21/09/2026for your future voting knowledge, Gavin Newsom was central in pressuring the AGs to settle their antitrust lawsuit against Paramount:deadline.comDone! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount agreed to settle an antitrust suit by a dozen State Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to its merger with WBD. 16835751395
Reposted by larkRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful. 47371673223
