Still woke up today and I’m still a Duke Fan today. I love Duke Basketball. I don’t blast 18-24 year olds for mistakes. Could some have played better of course. That’s Sports. If you’re slandering these young men, get a life.I bet you’d be happy if all returned! Let’s Go Duke!

In that gap, tech culture had completely changed. A field launched by women had become a boys’ club... But what if we hadn’t erased the founders?

The new Superfine book accompanying the Met Museum exhibit on Black dandyism is really good. Striking photography and, more importantly, thoughtful essays on themes like distinction, disguise, and respectability. Impressive breadth, as it covers 300 years of style.

Happy #MetGala Monday to all who celebrate!

All The queer representation in the exhibition really warmed my heart. In fact majority of the contemporary art was by Black queer artists (Ike, Isaac Julien, Barkley), Josephine Baker, Gladys Bentley, disco queen Sylvester’s jacket… Black dandyism is queer theory!

Gigi Hadid wearing custom MiuMiu styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson pays homage to designer Zelda Wynn Valdes, the first Black designer to open her own boutique on Broadway in New York. She dressed prominent women including Dorothy Dandrige + Josephine Baker (right). #MetGala2025

Mindy Kaling attending #MetGala2025

I adore Khaby Lame’s interpretation of the theme. #MetGala2025

DOECHII!!!!!! #MetGala

Teyana Taylor is wearing custom #RuthCarter. The entire outfit. The shoes are M. Jacobs. Ruth Carter designed the winning assignment. As we would expect 👑👑👑 #MetGala

Once again, Jodie Turner-Smith with a truly perfect red carpet moment #MetGala

I have been thinking about rememory again. The way Toni Morrison calls it forth into the world of Beloved —less about memory but more about a thing that returns and haunts and rearranges you in an attempt to resurrect itself.

derek guy Elmo elmo was - famously - never seen with a collar gap

Just your friendly neighborhood English teacher turned librarian here to remind you that literacy has always been political.

I get the sense a lot of Americans have a cartoony, Hollywoodized understanding of what life under authoritarianism is like. They don’t get that most censorship is self-censorship; most people just go about their normal, daily lives not talking about the things they shouldn’t.

Successful black communities and towns. A THREAD! Did you know that an entire Manhattan village owned by black people was destroyed to build Central Park. The community was called Seneca Village. It spanned from 82nd Street to 89th Street.

Just got the finished copy of FOR THE SUN AFTER LONG NIGHTS — our book on #Iran's Woman, Life, Freedom uprising. It's so surreal to see it in its finished form after yearly 3 years of work. Pre-order here and I hope to see you at one of our book events: bookshop.org/p/books/for-th…

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