Not to be THAT dictionary, but…

It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Not sure I’m in the right mindset for this kind of reading.

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Today!

this exists it is called thinking

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Writer friends, the goal is clear.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of July!

‘THE SECRET AGENT’ has won 2 Cannes prizes:

• Best Actor (Wagner Moura)
• Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho)

Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.

I don't even know what to say. What do you say to something like this? So deeply cruel and inhumane and enraging.

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🗓️ Sat, May 17 – Panel on the future of interpreter training, including AIIC USA’s own @mirnasoares.bsky.social, Kilian G. Seeber, Jibola Sofolahan, Amanda Forsythe, Maha El-Metwally, Gillian Misener, moderated by Denise de Vasconcelos. 📢 Register:
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Sometimes when we borrow words from other languages, English can become delightfully redundant.

This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Arrasada

Will try this soon!

Just no

I hope Brazil will make history tonight.

California is partnering with 21 Brazilian state governors on solutions to protect the environment and cut harmful pollution.

We're establishing a formal communication channel to share successful approaches to clean transportation, climate adaptation, forest management & more.

Que maravilha de livro! Como ficção e memórias podem ser a mesma coisa…