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Diane Keaton, ‘Annie Hall’ star and rom-com legend, dies at 79

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5h

Diane Keaton, ‘Annie Hall’ star and rom-com legend, dies at 79. The Oscar winner’s ingratiatingly natural acting style and quirky fashion sensibility upended traditional Hollywood notions of star quality. Free Access Article. wapo.st/3KMbYxg

The actress frequently collaborated with Woody Allen and appeared in all three “Godfather” films, where she began a romantic relationship with Al Pacino

Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5h

Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79. She brought an unconventional personality to scores of roles on television and in movies ranging from zany comedies like “Sleeper” to piercing dramas like “The Godfather.” Free Access Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 1d

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Writing, Thinking, and Falling in Love in Another Language. I became a different person after learning English. By Álex Maroño Porto. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Writing, Thinking, and Falling in Love in Another Language

I became a different person after learning English.

Why the Latest Nobel Prize Winner Makes Perfect Sense

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

Why the Latest Nobel Prize Winner Makes Perfect Sense. László Krasznahorkai is unusually experimental for a Nobel Prize winner, but in an unstable world, his selection feels perfectly timely. By Walt Hunter. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

László Krasznahorkai is unusually experimental for a Nobel Prize winner, but in an unstable world, his selection feels perfectly timely.

A Surreal New Revelation About the L.A. Fires

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

A Surreal New Revelation About the L.A. Fires. Federal investigators have announced that the Palisades Fire began with an act of arson and a chatbot query. By Nancy Walecki. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

Federal investigators have announced that the Palisades Fire began with an act of arson and a chatbot query.

The Storyteller Who Offers No Escape

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

The Storyteller Who Offers No Escape. Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai writes fiction devoid of revelation, resolution, and even periods. By Nathaniel Rich. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai writes fiction devoid of revelation, resolution, and even periods.

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters. By Anne Applebaum. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

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Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correction. Free Access Article. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correction

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 3d

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution. The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy. By Ned Blackhawk. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

A beloved shop cat disappeared. Security footage solved the mystery.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 3d

Because we can all use a happy story: A beloved shop cat disappeared. Security footage solved the mystery. How Francine the cat, a staple at a Richmond Lowe’s, ended up 85 miles away in another state. Free Access Article: wapo.st/4pZO6GA

Francine, the beloved cat from a Richmond Lowe's, was found in Garysburg, North Carolina, after a two-week search.

Napa on the Aegean: A Turkish Wine Region Re-emerges

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 4d

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 4d

Napa on the Aegean: A Turkish Wine Region Re-emerges. Urla, a lush district in western Turkey, is bursting with promise, with easy access to beaches, an up-and-coming gastronomy scene and a well-marked vineyard route. Free Access Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/t...

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Selections From the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 4d

Selections From the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100. Contest organizers from this year’s Audubon Photography Awards shared some of their Top 100 selections—featuring a ringed kingfisher, a yellow-eared parrot, whooper swans, and more. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Beautiful selections from the Top 100 photographs in this year’s photo contest, depicting birdlife from around the world

Opinion | What my captivity taught me about Hamas and its hateful ideology

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5d

What my captivity taught me about Hamas and its ideology. By Eli Sharabi, who was taken captive by Hamas, and released on Feb. 8. Free Access Article. wapo.st/46HA3y0

My captors’ cruelty revealed an obsession with death. Lasting peace will demand more than diplomacy.

Local books: Picking up and finishing what he started

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 6d

Monterey County books: Picking up and finishing what he started. A Black Firefighter's Fight for Social Justice. Free Access Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/10/05/l...

For the first time, however, he didn’t finish his passion project. Although he had chronicled much of his story, Dudley Bynoe, 77, died suddenly on Christmas Day 2022. His heart gave out. …

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 6d

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism. Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities. Free Access Article. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 6d

Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong. The party’s progressives seem to think the problem is not with their platform but with voters. By Jonathan Chait. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong

The party’s progressives seem to think the problem is not with their platform but with voters.

Lisa Wooninck, Finding Sanctuary: Listening to California’s underwater choir of singing fish

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 7d

Lisa Wooninck, Finding Sanctuary: Listening to California’s underwater choir of singing fish. Free Access Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/10/04/f...

“Whales and dolphins aren’t the only producers of sound in the oceans. Earthquakes rattle the seafloor, while container ships rumble at the surface and — believe it or not — fish sing,”…

California governor under pressure over bill to ban cookware made with Pfas

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 7d

California governor under pressure over bill to ban cookware made with Pfas. Free Access Article. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Gavin Newsom, who has vetoed environmental bills before, feeling push from industry and celebrity chefs on next steps

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 7d

Elon Musk’s latest power grab points in a clear direction. By Tom Tugendhat, who is a Conservative member of Parliament in Britain and a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute. Free Access Article. wapo.st/46RR7jk

Opinion | Elon Musk’s latest power grab points in a clear direction

His SpaceX deal could fundamentally alter the relationship between a state and its citizens.

Sen. Alex Padilla Says His Viral Moment Was a Sign of Things to Come

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 7d

Sen. Alex Padilla Says His Viral Moment Was a Sign of Things to Come. Free Access Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/m...

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 8d

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to re-eat it. The Bay Area (California) culinary club that’s eating its way through history. Free Access Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/09/25/b...

The Bay Area culinary club that’s eating its way through history

A 1950s tiki banquet? A Roman feast? The Bay Area Culinary Historians replicate, and eat, it all.