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  1. Bibliopolitan: Brief Notes on Books, , more info

    Charnel Glamour, by Mark Samuels
    A collection of nine stories by Mark Samuels, who passed away suddenly in December 2023, after this collection had been put together. Seven of the stories are arranged as "The Gallows Langley Sequence of Tales," as they are all set in and around fictional places in Hertfordshire, including the town Gallows Langley and the valley of Thool--a setting used previously by Samuels, most notably in the novel Witch-Cult Abbey (which …
    By Bibliopolitan, 196 words
  2. Ploum.net, , more info

    Invitation à la sortie du roman Bikepunk et aux 20 ans de Ploum.net
    Invitation à la sortie du roman Bikepunk et aux 20 ans de Ploum.net Pour fêter la sortie de son nouveau roman « Bikepunk, les chroniques du flash » le 15 octobre et fêter les 20 ans du blog Ploum.net le 20 octobre, Ploum a le plaisir de convier : .........................(ajoute ici ton nom, ami·e lecteurice) pour une séance de dédicaces, une rencontre et un verre de l’amitié dans deux différents …
    By Ploum, 347 words
  3. Cinematic Catharsis, , more info

    Silent September Quick Picks and Pans
    Within Our Gates (1920) Writer/director Oscar Micheaux brought to light racial inequities and concerns that were overlooked by mainstream Hollywood. One prime example, Within Our Gates exposes the myriad ways racism continued to shape and define American society in the early 20th century. Sylvia Landry (Evelyn Preer) a young African American woman, travels from the South (the location is never specified) to Boston in search of funding for a school …
    By Barry P., 669 words
  4. Dirty Feed, , more info

    Onslow’s Telly Redux
    Over the past few days, I’ve been posting lots of interesting facts about exactly what’s on Onslow’s telly in Keeping Up Appearances. If I was somebody sensible, I would pretend I had now tracked down every last piece of information about the topic. By poking it any more, all I risk is inducing boredom and confusion, even among the hardcore readers of this site. However, as previously established for the …
    By John J. Hoare, 1,594 words
  5. Sweeping The Nation, , more info

    New sounds: 3/10/24
    Beckon - Festoon The London six-piece fronted by Faith Taylor, once of Suggested Friends and Chorusgirl, describe themselves as "alternative folk/heartland rock" and, yeah, that's about as good a thumbnail description as we can offer, what with sax, forceful chorus and quasi-heroic solo plus violin, harmonies and shuffling beat. Debut album Between The Bridge And Tree is out at the end of the month. Between The Bridge And Tree by …
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  6. Southern Rockies Nature Blog, , more info

    Pot Creek: The Ruins of the Interpretation of the Ruins
    Back in 2017, a columnist for the Taos News wrote about Pot Creek, the area's "best-kept secret archaeological site." It was not until earlier this summer, a mere seven years later, that I thought to check that out.I had seen the entrance signage many times, but I did not know that "For 25 years or so this little gem has been closed to visitors. But while still officially closed, the …
    By Chas S. Clifton, 688 words
  7. minor literature[s] – stuttering culture[s], , more info

    PARIS III: Earl Grey (Celestial Seasonings) — Charles March III
    This series of texts, guest edited by Ben Libman, is being published in the run up to minor [i]ncident, a night of readings and discussion happening in Paris on October 12th, 2024. You can find more information about the event and its participants here. Charles J. March III is a field medic veteran currently living in California. His work has been put out by Atlas Obscura, datura, Misery Tourism, RIC …
    By @MinorLits, 104 words
  8. Jane Friedman | Blog, , more info

    On Writing and Shame
    Today’s post is by Jennie Case. When my essay, A Political Pregnancy, came out in The Rumpus, I was so frozen I spent most of the day stiff in a chair, the room swirling. It took a good week for me to unthaw, and nearly a year for me to share the piece publicly on social media. To be sure: I was proud of the essay, which explored my painful, …
    By Jennie Case, 904 words
  9. mainly macro, , more info

    October Budget 5. The UK’s Fiscal rules: one good and one bad
    On 30th October Rachel Reeves will be setting out her first budget, rather than responding to someone else’s decisions. She will be leading the public discussion, not following the narrative set by another. That will be obvious in terms of tax, because she will be raising taxes rather than pretending to permanently cut them. But it should also be true for the fiscal rules that she commits the government to …
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  10. The London Dead, , more info

    The Campo Santo of East London; St Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Leyton
    At 43 acres St Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery is relatively big by London standards, bigger than Abney Park, bigger than Brompton, bigger than West Norwood, and, rather surprisingly, bigger than both sides of Highgate combined. It doesn’t feel it, mainly because of the lack of landscaping, I think. You can see clear from one end of the cemetery to the other with barely a tree in the way to break up …
    By David Bingham, 969 words
  11. Jayeless.net, , more info

    How I Use This Site
    I wanted to write a blog post with some thoughts I’ve been having about how I’ve been using this site in recent times, and how that’s likely to change (or not) in the short to medium-term. Basically, as you may have noticed, I’ve been posting much less this year (and even last year) than I used to, in the early years of me having this site. There are a couple …
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  12. San Francisco Senior Beat, , more info

    Baking for bodily autonomy: Nan Wiener tackles controversial end of Roe v. Wade with brownies, macaroons, muffins and more
    SENIOR BEAT GUEST COLUMN – Many years ago, I spent a year baking desserts in a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, and I’ve been doing it on an amateur basis ever since. Periodically, the daughter of a dear friend—who’s also my daughter’s close friend—urged me to bake professionally again, but I never wanted to. It’s ... The post Baking for bodily autonomy: Nan Wiener tackles controversial end of Roe v. …
    By Nan Wiener, 131 words
  13. Perfume Posse, , more info

    56th Birthday Week was FUN!
    Perfume Posse56th Birthday Week was FUN! Heya Posse! What a splendid week of fun and celebration. Even though most if it was pretty small scale it was super satisfying. Quite a few of the people I care about managed to make the Birthday Lunch at our… Continue Reading → Perfume Posse56th Birthday Week was FUN!
    By Portia, 60 words
  14. SPINE, , more info

    Reissues, glorious reissues!
    I’ve come across quite a few wonderful reissues during my recent internet travels so I thought I’d gather them all in one place so we can marvel at them together. Enjoy! Sarah Waters View fullsize Fingersmith View fullsize Affinity View fullsize Tipping the Velvet Design: Nico TaylorPaintings: Jesse MockrinPublished in paperback by Virago - May 2024 Stephen King vintage cover collection View fullsize Christine View fullsize Pet Sematary View fullsize …
    By Vyki Hendy, 212 words
  15. The Architectural Review, , more info

    The last page: the marooned church of Megalopoli
    The Architectural Review The last page: the marooned church of Megalopoli On the last page of the Ground issue, a village church makes the last stand against a coal mine The post The last page: the marooned church of Megalopoli appeared first on The Architectural Review. AR Editors
    By AR Editors, 56 words