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Mark Swartz
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" #MauriceSendak brought the scary, thrilling, perverse world of fairy tales and folktales to modern picture books"
“It is terribly hard for books to compete with video on demand, for children as for adults. Between streaming services, TikTok, audiobooks, iPads, video games, and voice-operated systems like Siri, anything more than basic literacy seems poised for irrelevancy.”
Speak and Sell | Sophie Pinkham
The siren song of Ms. Rachel cannot be understood outside of America’s ongoing impoverishment of families.
thebaffler.com
"The attrition of the VA workforce in the last nine months has put a strain on understaffed hospitals and clinics, hurt morale and sped up the transition to private care."
A Billy Joel biopic about the making of "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)." Who's in?
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This is amazing I say this with my utmost respect but this would be the result if Richard Avedon had photographed Chickens 💙
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The 15-minute city concept "bears a strong resemblance to decades-old feminist calls for urban planning that prioritizes mixed-use space, the proximity of home and work, and effective public transportation." From Leslie Kern.
Are 15-Minute Cities Feminist Cities? - Gender Policy Report
Can the “15-minute city” solve the challenges faced by women? Feminist urban planning interventions offer a wealth of solutions to contemporary urban problems.
genderpolicyreport.umn.edu
"Pearls of wisdom... is a cliché that doesn’t hold up, because pearls don’t just get handed to you. You got to dig for ’em. You might end up with a pearl of wisdom if you actually have a developing relationship with somebody." --David Greenberger aginginamerica.news/2025/07/22/b...
Bearing Witness to Aging
| Q&A with David Greenberger | Mark Swartz | David Greenberger is one of my personal heroes, and his work led indirectly to the creation of Aging in America News. A writer, artist, and performe…
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