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Carl Sandburg’s iconic 1914 poem “Chicago” recently gained fresh relevance when a judge read it aloud in a court ruling addressing DHS use of force.
That inspired our arts desk to ask some well-known Chicagoans to recite it, with help from Bill Kurtis, Sandra Cisneros, Colston Loveland and others.
I hadn't really considered how damaging the lost of CNN could be to common knowledge
CNN is the only TV news agency everyone agrees should be on the monitors at airports, gyms, hotels, etc.
This is one of the most insightful pieces I've read on the current state of US media consolidation
Yet be well assur’d
You put sharp weapons in a madman’s hands.
An image of Chip and Dale, in their Hawaiian shirt and bomber jacket, swinging on a rope together above an image of 2 frozen treats on a stick that resemble their faces, and a box. The copy reads "Swing into action with the coolest characters ever!"
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Fudge Bars (1991-circa 1993): Chocolatey ice cream bars made to resemble the faces of the the title characters of the Disney Afternoon series, right down to the different colored candy noses
"Normally, in these ads, we talk about the importance of subscribing to the Times. I’m here today with a different message." www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/new-...
Paperback edition of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone
Today the paperback of THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out.
It's arriving in a country once again waging war—a country that can spend tens of billions on bombs without blinking, while millions of Americans are one missed paycheck, one rent hike away from homelessness.
Let's take stock of where we are.
I wrote about The Goonies, the underground, and about waking up today to more bombs in the Middle East. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Huh?
Covers of P FKN R, Ice Geographies, Unfurl, Occupied Refuge, Black Disability Politics, The Politics of Care Work, Puto, Ocean, as Much as Rain, The Sound of Feathers, Body Problems, My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio, Tension, Architecture and the Right to Heal, Gay Print Culture, and These Survivals, arranged in a 5x5x5 grid.
Catch a DUP author near you: this spring @emmaamador.bsky.social @wolffdr.bsky.social @naylandblake.bsky.social @esraakcan.bsky.social @beliso-dejesus.bsky.social and many more are giving book talks free and open to the public. See the full lineup of March author events on our blog: buff.ly/1hPFt1c
Of course! 😉
I don't teach this class often, but in the future I'd love to plan the course around the book. Your publisher should consider reaching out to colleges with first-year "common read"-type initiatives, especially Atlanta colleges. This would be a hit.
But THEY LOVED this, and continued to talk about it. They discerned why it was effective for them, thinking more about using the first-person, telling specific stories of people living day to day in our city, and bolstering these stories with statistical evidence.
UPDATE! In a recent session of my first-year writing class, I used the book's introduction as a way to talk about the horror of so many first-year students—RHETORIC (not my area, in general).
Fate of seized Fulton County ballots uncertain as judge orders mediation
Fulton County will not get its seized ballots back, at least not yet. A federal judge has ordered Fulton County and the U.S. Department of Justice to enter mediation to determine the fate of ballots seized during an FBI raid…
Experience four decades of early Georgia cinema! Featuring Atlanta, Stone Mountain, Cabbagetown, Tallulah Gorge and much more — watch our cinematic origin story unfold in chronological order.
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More than 125 years after Du Bois presented his works in Paris, the AJC has re-created the visualizations and photographs with modern looks at the lives of Black Georgians.
@judysquirrels.bsky.social—this is SO GOOD!
Delroy Lindo has held firm to his goal: “I want to be respected for my work.” He sat down with us to discuss his career, his character’s pivotal monologue in "Sinners" and his Oscar nomination. nyti.ms/40wE7Nm
just spent almost 2 hours talking to a SCAD class about film and criticism and it was so much fun!
AND YOU WERE AMAZING! ⭐✨⭐✨⭐✨
From @285southatl.bsky.social: “We did it”: Latinx student film Nuestra Realidad makes its cinematic debut at Atlanta's Tara Theatre
Atlanta artists find inspiration in Lunar New Year traditions and memories
Atlanta-based digital artist Jenny Zhou's 'Fire Horse' draws on traditional Chinese imagery and her interest in mythology and natural landscapes. (Courtesy of the artist) Lunar New Year 2026 began Feb. 17 and runs through…
What is your discomfort movie? A movie you saw one time and said okay, never again?
I wrote about joy and resistance and Alysa Liu and Bad Bunny. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Alysa Liu, daughter of a Chinese refugee and pro-democracy activist, brings glory to the USA. 🇺🇸 🥇
In Atlanta? Interested in fashion? Interested in André Leon Talley? Head to SCAD FASH on Friday (Feb. 20)!
🎉🎉🎉 Happy Toni Day 🎉🎉🎉
It's always a great day to watch her documentary
I wrote about the time Jesse Jackson brought the movement to Sesame Street. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
The @postguild.bsky.social's data is the latest example in the years-long unraveling of the news industry’s promises to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion after George Floyd’s killing and the ensuing “racial reckoning” of 2020. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
