#Essay

Zikhona Valela

valavoosh

Noni Jabavu was born in this day in 1919. She was the first Black South African woman to publish autobiographies. Her first, Drawn In Color was published 60 years ago

Jamie Palmer

j4mi3p

I cannot read this article because I've used up my monthly allotment. But before I take another indefinite Twitter break, my dear indifferent followers, here's a short thread explaining why

Super Deluxe

sachp

Here's a thread of some of the writing that saved me this year as I struggled (and continue to struggle) through my health. Confronting, denying, connecting, withdrawing, crying, joking, and

EbWatchesTrek - #LowerDecks Coming August 6! 🖖🏿

EbWatchesTrek

The problem of amalgamation isn't uniquely Black American (fantasy worldbuilding post-Tolkien; USA's founding mythologies), although I agree it's a problem for us. I guess...I have to write about this. (There

Andrew Stratelates ☦ن✝️ (Trad Anglican)

AStratelates

Kanye is building a monastery. Kanye is only going to take advice from children or people who have done things that he wants to do. Kanye is going to make

Dr. Jane Clare Jones

janeclarejones

This constant talk of women 'playing the victim' and 'weaponising trauma' is beginning to create a hard, dense shard of rage that I'm worried might get stuck in my heart

low arctic

LowArctic

Forty-four years ago this month the consent decree for the Molly Hootch case was signed, ending the the segregationist boarding school system for Alaska Native students in Alaska and providing

Dr. Sunny Moraine PhD is practicing resurrection

dynamicsymmetry

Okay, I actually want to talk about this for a second, regarding millennials and how really goddamn difficult it is for us to make sense of our own age sometimes.https://twitter.com/rosstraining/status/1046826704344403968

L Benjamin Rolsky

LBRolsky

A response to the responses: first, thanks. Appreciate the variety and diversity of answers. Where to begin. 1) I too use the work of @timgloege As Lofton says, it's groundbreaking

Alex Gladstein 🌋

gladstein

1/ While doing research for my essay on the negative externalities of the petrodollar, I learned a huge amount. Much of it was shocking or surprising.Here's a thread with a

Walnut Ave Value

walnutavevalue

I am long Nintendo.It's fascinating setup because it's a great product, but it's an open question if it will be a good investment.A thread on both sides here: First, the

Zey 🌵

Jigeumun_

Why does Emily Dickinson's (or another historical figure's) sexuality matter?(++ a little look at her relationship with Sue) ; a thread#Dickinson So I wanted to write about this because I

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seongqute

《people who talked about/praised ong 》 a compilation thread by seongqute ❲all credits to rightful translators/owners❳ ●john park (singer) ●shim eunkyung (actress) ●park sohyun (actress) ●ioi/gugudan's kim sejeong ●hyeri ●boomerang

Arielle Zionts

Ajzionts

Thread on the impact of the lack of communication/transparency at the South Dakota Department of Corrections regarding coronavirus. Also a quick update on new coronavirus prevention measures in prisons:1/x First

McJulie is writing the next book

mcjulie

The Magas are going to try to spin this every which way, but the plain fact is: Donald J. Trump 100% botched the coronavirus response from top to bottom, beginning

Jon Evans

rezendi

I've long been loath to use the word "fascism" casually -- words mean things, and those things matter. My personal rubric is the great Umberto Eco's essay "Ur-Fascism," summarized, with