Reposted by KristenPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 6hwe do not have to live this way. 81043284
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026youtu.be/3_dpJv_DfdU?...youtu.beRemedios Varo: The Painter of Magic | Louisiana ChannelYouTube video by Louisiana Channel 010
Reposted by KristenKawai 加鬼 Shen 👻 @kawaishen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Emerging from a cursed late summer with the latest pick from The Unseen Book Club podcast and a rando dissertation I just learned about from scrolling bsky 121
Reposted by KristenMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I am the architect, not the builder. 311626
Reposted by KristenRed Sauce @redsauceamerica.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I spoke with Andrew Young, founder of @nycpizzaweek.bsky.social about the event launching this weekend. www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/pizza-a...redsauceamerica.comPizza and the City: Maybe It’s The Friends We Make Along the Way, a Conversation with Andrew Young, Founder of New York City Pizza Week - Red Sauce AmericaAndrew Young accidentally launched pizza crawls in New York City. Then he had an idea: NYC Pizza Week. He spent the last 10 months creating a two week-long event that launches this week. We talked wit... 014
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I've been remiss in posting writing prompts lately so here's the one I wrote for today's workshop. This is the generative prompt. There is also a revision prompt created by Samuel Johnson, adopted by the one and only Annie Dillard (who we lost this week RIP), who taught it in her writing workshop 120
Reposted by KristenPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This video is amazing. 416464
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 15/09/202630+ years after publication I’m finally reading The English Patient. It is in present tense so I’m not late or early. The story is now. Coming Through Slaughter is a book I read and read and read and carry around and just read it read it read it so I figured I’d try another Ondaatje. 010
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Now on view: Rafael Rios “Family” at BYREDO, curated by Kimberly Drew 62 Wooster Street September 10–30, 2026somethingisaw.substack.comNow on view: Rafael Rios “Family”at BYREDO, curated by Kimberly Drew 000
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"I confess, saturating myself in the video like this feels a little uncommitted. Is there something too easy about video? As a form of attention? I don’t have to work for it." Oh, yes, Anne Carson...On Rosalía www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukAnne Carson · On RosalíaWe require heroism of our entertainers. We want them sacrificing themselves to a certain ultimate degree of input. No... 240
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"Like many mysteries, you mustn’t touch it." Excellent piece on swimming and writing and being a real human being by Elizabeth McCracken: Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing lithub.com/elizabeth-mc...lithub.comElizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of WritingThis first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. It’s dark when I set out. When I’m nearly there I think, I don’t want to do this. The next five minutes are varieties of I… 000
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If I get my writing done today I’m going to check this out this afternoon: Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance at the NYPL for the Performing Arts www.nypl.org/events/exhib...nypl.org 000
Reposted by KristenTade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026No context comic panel. 1477
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you’re in NYC and have an interest in the history of information technologies, @jeffisawesome.bsky.social is teaching a continuing ed course at SVA this fall. Check it out, seats available and begins 9/29: sva.edu/academics/co...sva.eduThe History of Information as Creative Catalyst | Sep 29 - Dec 1, 2026 | 6:30-9:30 PM | Continuing Education | School of Visual Arts | SVA NYCThis course is designed to enhance your creative practice by exploring the evolution of information technologies and their impact on society, from prehistori... 110
Reposted by Kristentru @thetrudz.photo · 19/08/2026Read this painful piece about an artist who couldn’t afford to keep his storage unit in NYC, so it was auctioned. Someone bought it and sold his art off as incomplete parts. An additional trauma for artists beyond what’s normally lost via economic suffering. hyperallergic.com/when-artists... 25839
Reposted by KristenLONAWEEN 🎃👻 @lonababy.blacksky.app · 01/08/2026August, please be kind to us ✨ 02611
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Hundreds of never-before-seen ancient ‘earthworks’ discovered in the Amazon Many of these structures date to around C.E. 100–300, during the time of the Aquiry civilization, and may have been used for ceremonial purposesscientificamerican.comHundreds of never-before-seen ancient ‘earthworks’ discovered in the AmazonMany of these structures date to around C.E. 100–300, during the time of the Aquiry civilization, and may have been used for ceremonial purposes 000
Reposted by KristenOrdinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 31/07/2026362/530. Let’s please make the rest tonight. Every bit helps. 178
Reposted by KristenOrdinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 31/07/2026We can raise the remainder of this for Ahmed. 1019/1334 by the end of Friday. 315 to go Ahmed fled genocide only to face state violence. Every day, from governments and beyond. This is his only lifeline. We've exhausted everything. Please help him eat & stay housed. chuffed.org/project/ahmedfchuffed.orgHelp survivor Ahmed get back on his feetAhmed is my best friend and colleague, and I am running this campaign on his behalf. Ahmed F is an art therapist, educator, and student. Since being displaced from Gaza in 2024, he's been striving to ... 347
Reposted by KristenRachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Please give this page a follow! It's a public history project by debbielinsleyliles.bsky.social mapping the migration of enslaved people into TX in the 19th century. & if you know anything about the Civil War, you know that's a lot of enslaved people especially from 1860-65, as slavery spread west 🗃️ 04623
Reposted by Kristenslips slips @slipsslips.bsky.social · 28/07/2026As a longtime theater critic and librettist, it's no surprise @davidcote.bsky.social is attracted to the messy tangibility of slips slips—as with the stage, you can expect to get your hands dirty if you want to engage. Check out his profile in our newsletter: slipsslips.substack.com/p/contributo... 043
Reposted by KristenThao Votang @votang.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Two years ago, my first book came out! 🎉 It feels like another lifetime, but I'm trying to remember it and not let it become an accomplishment that fades in importance due to time. Happy pub day LLIDJF! 💗 011
Reposted by KristenLisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Up to my old tricks of considering a workshop, shuddering at the price, and copying the reading list instead. This also works for MFA programs. The poor man's education. 2261
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Making gussets and darts to fit this bespoke sconce diffuser. Restoration really does sit at the intersection of all forms of craft work. 110
Reposted by Kristenjentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 22/07/2026Angely and Alexka Jerez Medina are twins, but ICE is holding them in separate detention camps in Texas and New Mexico. (petition link in article)outliermedia.org🚨 Detroit teens still stuck in ICE detentionTwo Detroit teens are being held in immigration detention as approval rates plummet for asylum seekers. 15340
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Last night I had a dream that I caught four tiny octopuses. One was a mother and the other three were her babies. They were all white and did not change color. We (me and someone?) called them ghost octopuses and I wanted to take photos of them. I also found a tiny kitten. Her name was Maggie. 220
Reposted by KristenPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21/07/2026If you write, it's a gift to be read. No one has to give a shit. It's a gift. 226324
Reposted by Kristenslips slips @slipsslips.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This week’s profile flashback features NYC-based writer/photographer Lynne Burns, whose use of slips slips as an excuse to reach out to old friends demonstrates how printed paper still has the power to keep us all connected. slipsslips.substack.com/publish/post... (Photo credit: Herb Atkins) 022
Reposted by KristenBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Marvin's family has now created a GofundMe to help with funeral expenses and to support Natasha and the kids in the difficult days ahead. If you're able to contribute or share the fundraiser, I'd be deeply grateful.gofundme.comDonate to Support for Marvin Johnson Sr.'s Family and Honor his Legacy, organized by Erica Day RuffinIt is with broken hearts that we share the unexpected passi… Erica Day Ruffin needs your support for Support for Marvin Johnson Sr.'s Family and Honor his Legacy 4318276
Reposted by KristenMilestones: A Miles Davis Archive @milestones-archive.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Released this day, 1960: 𝙎𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 (Columbia CL 1480 [mono]). Recorded November 20, 1959 and March 10, 1960 with the Gil Evans Orchestra. The album is produced by Teo Macero. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis 1184
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 18/07/2026It’s July so reading Moby Dick again. It’s an indulgence to reread something when there are so many wonderful books waiting for me to pick up for the first time. Next on my list is David Abrams’ The Spell of the Sensuous. What are you all reading this summer? 000
Reposted by KristenNew York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Free Shakespeare alert: Classical Theatre of Harlem's 'Othello' is running in Marcus Garvey Park through July 26, starring James Udom in the title role. See more: bit.ly/3T2XJZf #Othello #ClassicalTheatreOfHarlem #FreeTheater #Harlem 03614
Reposted by KristenRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026We (faculty at USC) took on an institutional behemoth with all the money and clout on earth, and we WON. We won our union. We're the biggest private-university faculty union in US history. Trying to make people care about this, challenge level IMPOSSIBLE 141556278
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Sharing some links to poems by the late, wonderful emerging poet Regina Berg: www.sybiljournal.com/work-2/2025/...sybiljournal.com'Ladder for Booker T. (in chaos),' by Regina Berg — Sybilwrenching myself over the backs my ancestors offer me, all for a chance to prove that I have nothing to prove. 100
Reposted by KristenMichael Kusek @michaelkusek.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Today the first copies of my magazine are making it out into the world. This morning Different Leaf took over the W 12th Street windows at the legendary NYC magazine store, Casa Magazines. Today New York and over the next few weeks it will be available around the world. 3183
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026NYC needs a pro-growth maritime policy “a waterfront that works for all.” An agency can be created by changing the City charter. Follow this link to add your voice in support of this cause.portsidenewyork.orgACT BY END OF 7/13: testify to COGE, call for a City agency for maritime — PortSide NewYorkNYC needs a pro-growth maritime policy “ a waterfront that works for all. ” A way to get that is create a new City agency for maritime. An agency can be created by changing the City charter. May... 000
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Just saw Obsession. I’m not a horror fan but the storytelling and performances were stellar. Sinners, Weapons, now Obsession are changing my mind about the genre. 000
Reposted by KristenSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 12/07/2026Do not be found in the camps of the ungodly 126325
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Also, this documentary about Tim Foster, a dancer and artist who hand paints all of the pointe shoes for the New York City Ballet, is a tender homage to an artist whose life has been in the service of his artform: youtu.be/OhAsMMXwvRs?...youtu.beThis Artist Paints Thousands of Shoes for NYC BalletYouTube video by Joshua Charow 000
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Also sharing this link to an eight-episode series on the podcast Passages about Toni Morrison and her work, hosted by Namwali Serpell. pod.link/1896274410pod.linkPASSAGES: On MorrisonListen to PASSAGES: On Morrison wherever you get your podcasts! 000
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I haven’t read this because I’m one of the someones this article is about, but sharing because PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW how to support the someones like us. How to show up for someone who’s grieving the loss of a child. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/p...nytimes.comAsk Me About My Dead Son (Gift Article)How to show up for someone who’s grieving the loss of a child. 053
Reposted by KristenPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Take your cue from the fascist in chief who is not sad at all and continues to only think of himself. He isn't mourning that man at all. 335948
Reposted by KristenGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 12/07/2026“If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” —Anne Lamott 128942
Reposted by KristenDexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Who wants to help me find the Common Yellowthroat Warbler? You Ready? Let’s GO!!! #WiscoBirder 📷👐🏾🫶🏾🪶 5789
Reposted by Kristenash 🏳️⚧️ @rollingfor20.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Here is a verified gofundme for his family: gofund.me/bf251d4eegofund.meDonate to In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old, organized by LULAC Institute, Inc.On the morning of July 7, 2026, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was ta… LULAC Institute, Inc. needs your support for In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old 4814698
Reposted by Kristenslips slips @slipsslips.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Upcoming event: We're partnering with the Flatbush branch of @bklynlibrary.bsky.social on something reckless and exciting: Creating and printing a creative newspaper from scratch in 90 minutes! Brooklyn Public Library Flatbush Thu 7/23, 6-7:30pm RSVP: www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/let... 062
Kristen @kristenleigh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The most useful and reliable “tech” I own is a pencil. 000