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I don't know why this hasn't received more publicity, but this fifty-foot sculpture was unveiled recently in South Dakota. It's called 'Dignity' and was done by artist Dale Lamphere to honor the women of the Sioux Nation.

British and American readers alike: How do we feel about the burgeoning use of “I am sat” (and similar) in place of “I am seated”? Did you grow up with it, or do you see it as new? Do you use it yourself? If so, does it feel automatic or intentional? Pls reply and retweet!

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I wonder when we will leave the internet to the bots and go back to analog life like a new arts and crafts movement

In my experience, British style leans toward plural for bands, and US toward singular. Were I editing for a US publisher, I’d recommend singular but accept plural if the author insisted for voice reasons.

Some people engage with the wider world as if placing all their chips on a bad hand in a dumb game that they’ve never tried to understand, and trusting that, if and when they fail, they can simply shout their way out of the casino, and as if the people who are hurt cannot be real

First glimpse of luminous Aimee Lou Wood & rakish Johnny Flynn in The Idiots, from Andrew Kaufman’s brilliant The Gambler Wife. I took such pride in my work with Andy on this story of chaotic Fyodor Dostoevsky and his fierce wife Anna, and I can’t wait to see it come to screen.

Hi, folks! It's time for another POLL Without looking it up, what's the meaning of the word "rare"?

okay, I’ll bite, what is ‘coldplay’

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Happy NF day to all who celebrate 🎉

This seemed so improbable that I googled it - and was delighted to find that the source was Márquez himself, in this article he wrote for his lit mag Cambio in 1999: salon.com/1999/01/30/new…

Cloying catchphrases of our time: - “Welcome in!” - “making memories” - “Happy heavenly birthday!”

everybody talks about social media, but nobody does anything about it

Why does American literature seem like it’s dying? Maybe because all of the most visible publishers play w their tail between their legs pushing family dramas, vacation stories, and netflix propaganda instead of anything that might move a needle

Me halfway through Necessary Fiction!