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“ I decided to go on a diet. In two weeks I lost 14 days” (Tim Maia, Brazilian philosopher)

The Stunning, Game-Changing Episode of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ https://t.co/2YNxftsQkS via @thedailybeast

"The story of ordinary women, defying the law to take control of their own lives, shows both the desperation and danger of the pre-Roe reality, and the possibilities for solidarity and subversion in a post-Roe landscape." Read @MoiraDonegan on the Janes: https://t.co/x6bFde1sw9

Every damn time https://t.co/xZegiGPmrL

💥 At the Library, free access to information is our superpower. Visit any NYPL branch for a new, exclusive library card featuring New York City’s hometown Super Hero: Spider-Man. #AmazingLibraryCard https://t.co/kvs7SrxGJw

October 18, 2022 https://t.co/I6ULdbXbWZ What do people in the U.S. really want?

The decision of a young rap producer, hunched over a drum machine in his mother’s home in Detroit in the early 1990s, to alter the timing of a snare drum hit by just 5/192 of a musical measure was enough to change the sound of modern music. On J Dilla: https://t.co/SFuURi3r8E https://t.co/ZS8qpSfHnZ

"A quality of distance—from sensation and experience, from self and others—manifests most effectively when characters are talking; no one writes dialogue quite like LaCava." @GideonsByeBull reviews @StephanieLaCava's latest novel (@VersoBooks): https://t.co/bAJ5xZ7O2j

A good book tote bag is KEY for a trip to the library, bookstore, or wherever else you're going in everyday life. Here are some of the best bookish options. https://t.co/vqPZV5T5XG

After Her Book Displays Drew Criticism, Librarian Elissa Malespina Lost Her Job. She’s Here to Say “I’m Not OK with This.” https://t.co/EZyLmFEJYD

How did you do? https://t.co/LvjtTYB9lk

To celebrate #IrishBookWeek, @book_tokens are giving you the chance to read Joseph O'Connor's thrilling new novel, #MyFathersHouse, before it's out in January 2023. Find out more here, and in the video below: https://t.co/LKIcrxQq02 https://t.co/eto3s9xAv9

‘When children under ten get out their textbooks, the first thing they read is: “Do up life’s first button well.” The motto for ten to twelve-year-olds is: “Happiness is achieved through hard work.”’ Long Ling studies Xi Jinping: https://t.co/kIliDBXjkX

“If they’re just angry because it’s porn, that’s not an interesting critique to me, so I don’t worry about it.” https://t.co/b1JCCHDITD

In Praise of Scary Things: Restricting kids’ access denies them a mode to process fear | Editorial https://t.co/arNuX4V3zD https://t.co/rpbxhbEiU1