Biden is an idiot. He needs to act fast and cease fire now. He was probably hoping people would forget Gaza and move onto the next news cycle. But Gaza will be for him what Vietnam was for LBJ.

Columbia right now

The ending of Civil War was disturbingly perfect. Only a non-American director would have the guts to end it like that.

what neighborhoods do you like to stay when you're visiting Tokyo? Any recs for good reasonably priced hotels?

I am moved by the integrity of the authors withdrawing from prize lists to protest PEN America's refusal to name the genocide in Gaza and failure to meet their stated aims of protecting free speech and Palestinian writers. Here are their books to buy bookshop.org/wishlists/7166…

In solidarity with PEN America United & Writers Against the War on Gaza I've decided to withdraw my book from consideration for the PEN America Jean Stein Award and Voelcker Award. Thank you to the independent judges of both prizes for the recognition and all their hard work.

Looking forward to reading for National Poetry Month and Litquake at Grace Cathedral on April 13 with 3 wonderful poets cph , DongLi 李栋 and Brian Tierney. eventbrite.com/e/grace-notes-…

Like hundreds of other small presses, we are reeling from the sudden closure of SPD. We rely on our distributor, and to be suddenly without one leaves us in a perilous place. We love our community and are asking for your help.
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We at Graywolf are very concerned about the impact of the collapse of SPD. The small press ecosystem is both delicate and crucial to a healthy literary culture. Please support these presses by donating, buying books from their websites, and recommending them to your community.

We are excited to announce that poet and writer Ocean Vuong as the 2023-2024 Avenali Chair in the Humanities and will be in conversation with Cathy Park Hong at BAMPFA on Thursday, April 4 at 5:00pm!

#oceanvuong #humanities #ucberkeley

NYU is back from Spring Break and we have some luminaries reading this week! Join us on Wednesday, March 27, at 12pm for a Literary Lunch with Cathy Park Hong, hosted by Claudia Rankine. Your time with us will include an informal lunch buffet.

I love these ferocious books by brazenly feminist Korean women poets such as KimHyesoon 김혜순시인 translated by Korean American poets such as Don Mee Choi & cph. They smash open boundaries & cultural expectations. My poems would not exist as they are without them.

A must read for anyone interested in the historical context of Palestine and colonial Zionism. It is a long interview but worth it. jacobin.com/2024/03/west-c…

The silence of other Hollywood actors and directors coming to Glazer’s defense is deafening. Hollywood is an industry of cowards.

I’m not believing a damn thing the police or any elected officials say in Oklahoma about Nex Benedict’s death. I want the independent investigation to continue, and I want to read the full report when it’s released to the general public.

New piece on Zone of Interest: the speech, the lies, most of all, Glazer's harrowing warning about how genocide can become 'ambient.'

This is what feels most contemporary, most of this terrible moment, about Glazer’s staggering film.

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I hope at least 450 creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals can sign an open letter supporting Jonathan Glazer. This letter below is...just terrible.