“Bishop is…not interested in moralizing or claiming that #influencers are ruining #art; her goal instead is to understand how “influencer creep affects artistic production and how art becomes visible to audiences.” lareviewofbooks.org/article/infl... #influencercreep
"Instagram-ready art may be one small part of a vast and complex art-ecosystem, but it reflects broader pressures that creative people face."
Sarah Brouillette reviews Sophie Bishop’s "Influencer Creep": https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/influencer-creep-sophie-bishop-social-media-art-algorithm/
“Bishop is working in the tradition of Howard S. Becker…[but she] is not interested in moralizing or claiming that #influencers are ruining art; her goal instead is to understand how “influencer creep affects artistic production and how art becomes visible to audiences.” #influencercreep👌🏾
"When the context is the production of an environment safe for brands, social media identities collapse into light apolitical content conducive to a buying mood. There is little room for confusion about who you are, what your work is about, and whom it’s for."
I urge you to stop what you're doing and watch Alysa Liu's free skate from yesterday. I have never seen anything like this. I understand why sports writers are born now. I have never seen anyone as free from the burdens of this world as this pierced Oakland girl spinning to Donna Summers.
This had me laughing out loud last night when I saw it, and I'm sharing again in case you need a laugh, poor UPS guy fighting his way through wild turkeys to make several deliveries at a snowy stop.
Calling all PhD students in economics or finance - don’t miss this opportunity!
I look forward to discussing your research and exploring the key issues facing our economy at this year’s #ECBForum.
Good luck to all applicants!
Same, then learned an unforgettable lesson from a teenager who could have been my kid, on a subway platform heading home from a book festival.
Yes, and Priya Parker’s Substack is full of great info and resources. ✨
This episode is such a relief from the relentless news cycle but also incredibly timely because it reaffirms the power of real-world human interactions and teaches us how to train that muscle
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I’ve listened to a lot of Ezra Klein, but his recent conversation with Priya Parker might be one of his very best. It’s about something we almost never treat as political, even though it’s the core of politics: how we gather, host and live together. The very nucleus of politics.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
Minnesota is the best of us.
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
Just wanted to say my condolences to the friends and colleagues of John Allen. He was a great journalist for the Catholic Church.
"When you have an ICE agency that has gone rogue... I could not in good conscience vote for something that is increasing the ICE budget. This is a moral test for the Democratic Party."
Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social to me at the Zeteo live event in DC.
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/what-is-th...
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The University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public is looking to bring on new postdoctoral scholars to join our research community starting in 2026-2027. Come collaborate w/ our amazing, interdisciplinary team working to understand & help people navigate our complex information ecosystem!
An illustration of people writing on papers, with text: Academic writing was a struggle—until I formed a peer group with other graduate students
"Having someone beside me changed everything. It was a means to ensure accountability." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4rFa7LM
that was me too, all the way until missing 2point conversion….🤷🏾♀️
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“From Apartheid to Democracy”: Sarah Leah Whitson on New Book, Israel, Gaza & Trump-MBS Meeting https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/trump_mbs_murder_of_jamal_khashoggi
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🎙️ON AIR:
Pioneering disability justice activist Alice Wong died in San Francisco on Friday at the age of 51. We listen back to our January conversation with her about joy, life and the disability justice movement, and hear from activists reflecting on her lasting impact.
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With higher ed funding under threat, university presses are tuning out the noise & sticking to their values, reports @publisherswkly.bsky.social. University presses remain committed to publishing works that will build a better society. Read more: https://bit.ly/43pEj33
In today’s @insidehighered.com article, @abankston.bsky.social and I draw from our book 'Thriving As An International Scientist' to unpack:
- challenges international scientists in U.S. face
- concrete actions universities, employers & scientific societies can take for their dynamic career success.
