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“ Lievens was a celebrity by the age of 12; his works were commissioned or purchased by the princes of Orange and the king of England; and he was invited to participate in every major Dutch decorative project of his day – which Rembrandt, who had a thorny reputation, was not.” ~Benjamin Moser #art

2023-11-21 12:57:37

#morning #read by Benjamin Moser https://lithub.com/benjamin-moser-on-what-we-can-learn-from-failed-dutch-painters/

2023-11-21 12:06:30

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important news— thanks. Although not my area of expertise— my cousin’s husband has his Phd in this stuff & worked for a US politician.

2023-11-21 03:35:29

💛
#nevent1q…l70e

2023-11-21 02:55:13

Celebrating Shakira tonight 🎉
#nevent1q…aym3

2023-11-21 02:53:26

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So happy! I remember when I first heard this news— Glad its resolved. Congrats Shakira 💛🙏

2023-11-21 02:41:09

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https://time.com/6337537/shakira-deal-tax-fraud-case/

2023-11-21 02:39:13

🎉https://time.com/6337537/shakira-deal-tax-fraud-case/

2023-11-21 02:20:05

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Thinking of a specific intersection in my hometown that carries the light & shadow at dusk— like this painting— always feels otherworldly. Love this

2023-11-21 00:10:58

Always loved this scene: https://youtu.be/ruRRcSrLnF0?si=aZoKf_ILmhhokfDH

2023-11-20 23:44:53

https://citylights.com/general-poetry/things-you-may-find-hidden-in-my-ear/
https://image.nostr.build/737ba5e2e334846077e271845e49c89a13641533f2b1a7b8866d8930779dcadc.jpg

2023-11-20 23:17:09

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Bought a used copy of Virginia Woolf essays last Saturday & there is someone at the shop who helps me find
Russian poets & literary critics. He likes seeing what I pick & asked me for a “counter point” — not sure what he meant by this. I might give him your suggestions. https://www.calibanbooks.com/

2023-11-20 23:08:24

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These are amazing & beautiful books. They are treasures!! I buy most of my used books from a shop called Caliban— next time I go— I’m going to ask if they carry any Cortazar. Every time I go— love chatting & learning from them.

2023-11-20 22:00:48

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Borges is currently sitting on top of a pile of books on my fireplace mantel actually— his essays “Seven Nights”
https://image.nostr.build/27d5fdde17234e9a4d4a003784a59748acf03a6b2ff12d9653da6d4df5d925a4.jpg

2023-11-20 21:55:28

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I knew you would give me good details— thank you. And I agree— read who you want because history is nuanced— and an author’s life is a manifestation of many factors. It’s why I do not give up on Nostr— censorship.
On another note, Frida Kahlo admired Stalin— she also called Leonora that “European Bitch” — or something related. Need to check her biography. Love both these artists.

2023-11-20 20:28:41

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Bookmarked!

2023-11-20 20:26:43

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💛💛

2023-11-20 20:18:43

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Not sure. Truthfully— I was more focused on the authors who lived there vs. the architecture/design. One more pic: Hemingway’s typewriter
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.
(Ernest Hemingway)
https://image.nostr.build/f039b45831d47956261615651db04aa833404b6447eb366aa7eebe081f8e3ec0.jpg

2023-11-20 20:10:19

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It’s a beautiful house with a fascinating history. My friend was married in this house.

2023-11-20 19:51:07

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Yes! I took a video!
https://video.nostr.build/02d2d7d8fb0ad2530f1769d82f837398f372b23af8e010cde2c9c9a5baad8562.mp4

2023-11-20 19:43:48

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I know! I know! hahahahh Since Argentina is in the news… when you made that comment about awards — it made me think of something in *The Rigor of Angels* about the speculation that Jorge Luis Borges was denied a literary award due to his association with a controversial politician — have to look it up later. Maybe you know?! Sorry no Rita Dove translations— hope that changes.

2023-11-20 16:35:09

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And your nephew is lucky to have you as an Aunt!

2023-11-20 16:30:50

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I visited Hemingway’s House a few summers ago in Key West, Florida — gorgeous

2023-11-20 16:28:05

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I watched the whole ceremony. Book Grammy’s — lol 🎉 Rita Dove was given an achievement award— a highlight for me too.

2023-11-20 13:19:03

“The departure of Mr. Altman, 38, also drew attention to a rift in the A.I. community between people who believe A.I. is the most important new technology since web browsers and others who worry that moving too fast to develop it could be dangerous. Mr. Sutskever, in particular, was worried that Mr. Altman was too focused on building OpenAI’s business while not paying enough attention to the dangers of A.I.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/technology/openai-altman-ceo-not-returning.html?unlocked_article_code=1._0w.XDC7.dokp1pBI6c2e&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2023-11-20 12:59:37

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When I first joined Nostr— I looked up how to change my cover photo on Damus (as much as I respect ostriches— I knew I could not look at them everyday on my profile) so used some type of”build” image thing to get a link to plug in. I wish I would have saved how I did this— wondering if this is what you mean. @npub1r0r…q9ac did I see you share something related?
Sorry if I’m off in my own world— lol

2023-11-20 02:23:22

Disaster.

2023-11-20 02:07:28

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Thank you! — I installed fiatjaf’s version on my pathetic Chromebook— that I never use. Really need to get a personal laptop.

2023-11-20 02:03:57

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Should I be using this with every Client for safety? Thank you

2023-11-20 00:03:40

“The uncertainty around A.I. could cause more difficulties for funding projects like those in Pittsburgh. But a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said the agency was excited to see how the concrete that Dr. Alavi and his team are designing could expand the field of bridge construction.”
Bridges have been my reality since birth— 46 years of the city of bridges & steepest hills.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/us/ai-infrastructure-construction.html?unlocked_article_code=1._0w.En2V.CE4GJwPq3nVE&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2023-11-19 22:29:34

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“The pleasures and the challenges of this kind of reading are impossible to ignore; next to a clear facsimile of these manuscripts, a print version seems, at best, a kind of crude trot. “Letters are sounds we see,” the poet Susan Howe, a major force in Dickinson studies, wrote. Handwritten letters express a far greater variety of sounds than printed ones. And, if the letters are sounds, so, too, are the spaces between the letters, the margins and gaps, the shape and other material aspects of the paper she chose.” — why I still buy printed poetry books

2023-11-19 22:22:25

“It is a pleasant fancy to imagine that Dickinson, ever the tortoise in relation to rushing time, knew that, in the end, we would catch up to her.” ~Dan Chiasson #EmilyDickinson Emily Dickinson’s Singular Scrap Poetry

2023-11-19 22:17:05

@npub1s02…fxtw — I like the search bar. I searched “Emily Dickinson” & found many gems going back months.

2023-11-19 21:37:14

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🙏💔💔

2023-11-19 14:06:29

A good reminder.
#nevent1q…jaxn

2023-11-19 14:03:32

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Looks great!

2023-11-19 13:58:04

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A great reminder as we continue along!

2023-11-19 05:23:47

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patience is a virtue — a necessary component. 🙏

2023-11-18 23:38:26

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✨🎄✨ Thanks! Savoring all the seasonal festivities.

2023-11-18 23:35:18

The trees are up! Avoiding the downtown crowds tonight though & heading out to watch the Penguins Hockey game with my husband & son. Have a good one Nostr… ⭐️⭐️ https://image.nostr.build/d3275b35051f4ace4546f428743cf925ee2904ab045d19fc3b3a59d980b169bf.jpg

2023-11-18 23:18:51

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https://apmtbooks.com/products/black-mountain-by-martin-duberman

2023-11-18 23:16:32

This book was recommended to me this afternoon… looking forward to reading it soon. Hello Robert Creeley. Love used book stores.
https://image.nostr.build/00f5774d0594f5a0efec39ca1ee7c7dfc0d149e3790d78d68bbc9007a5ed28d5.jpg

2023-11-18 23:09:13

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I wonder what Frank Lloyd Wright would have thought about all of this— fascinating!

2023-11-18 23:07:23

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Very true.

2023-11-18 23:00:53

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Another gem 🎶🎶

2023-11-18 23:00:24

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🎶💛⭐️

2023-11-18 22:59:47

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John Ashbery’s poetry inspires me deeply— especially needed as I navigate patterns of thought & speech.

2023-11-18 22:57:36

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Censorship is a shadow that lures us away from the light— constantly. I appreciate compassionate & thoughtful pieces such as this article.

2023-11-18 22:54:11

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I thought so as well!

2023-11-18 01:52:20

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https://a.co/4oPDwUd

2023-11-18 01:51:12

And probably will rewatch some of this… it’s a mood. https://youtu.be/Qjirz044BTU?si=v25UvE76mXIfXmGh

2023-11-18 01:33:15

#rereading some of this tonight.
https://a.co/eNfsuHO

2023-11-18 00:59:33

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Take deep breaths. You will be fine. Bitcoin can’t survive on bots alone.

2023-11-17 23:47:11

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This statistic is very important & speaks about what it means to be human in a decentralized experience. I enjoy my time on Mastodon. Merging the two is what I naively thought “decentralized” was suppose to mean— when I started a year ago.
“70% of follows are Nostr -> ActivityPub”
https://image.nostr.build/3b8bb1c58c4907ae230988eb0306a9d16202e52ce7355970f3b451f6af70ea08.jpg

2023-11-17 12:54:25

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Wonderful!!!!! I will be watching for updates. Can you connect a Wallet using this without connecting a Wallet to Nostr Social?

2023-11-17 12:51:41

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Do you need a desktop or can you do access this on a phone via browser— sorry for the low level question.

2023-11-17 12:49:35

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Interesting!

2023-11-16 21:12:41

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true— sometimes.

2023-11-16 19:48:00

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I was thrilled to see them accept the award last night!

2023-11-16 19:46:26

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Very thoughtful 💔🙏 Lucky me— his newest English translation of Clarice Lispector’s *Apple In The Dark* was released this month. https://www.ndbooks.com/book/the-apple-in-the-dark/

2023-11-16 13:09:32

Have a good one Nostr… going through my archives. #poetry (morning soul food)
#nevent1q…gzah

2023-11-16 12:23:03

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“Those who don’t see what is going on in Israel might try to answer some questions themselves.
Have you read any books about the nakba—visited Palestine—even taken a minute to Google “settler violence West Bank”—or stopped to hear the shockingly racist statements coming out of the Israeli government, things that would be considered off-limits even for Russian or Iranian officials? Do you think these are the words and actions of people who are trying to make peace?”
~Benjamin Moser

2023-11-16 12:20:47

Morning #read
New piece published by Benjamin Moser @npub1q5j…2qhm — did you see this? 🙏💛 https://open.substack.com/pub/benjaminmoser/p/israel-zionism-apartheid?r=k7332&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

2023-11-15 21:31:51

Searching through my archives for my afternoon soul food. #Poetry
#nevent1q…au8x

2023-11-15 21:26:26

Not promoting Substack Notes.. but I’ve noticed some literary people I used to follow on Twitter use it— finding some gems. https://substack.com/@mayacpopa/note/c-43709746?r=k7332&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

2023-11-15 21:03:01

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I’m always early— I have to “talk myself out of being” early sometimes.

2023-11-15 01:29:16

📖
#nevent1q…hk6j

2023-11-14 15:53:36

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interesting— I’m paying more attention (not that I didn’t before) into what appears in my search for topics. I hope websites develop stronger search bars.

2023-11-14 12:12:49

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There should be a park for everyone

2023-11-14 12:10:56

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glorious!

2023-11-14 12:10:29

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thank you ❤️

2023-11-14 12:09:48

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Fate 💜

2023-11-14 12:03:46

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Interesting. Thank you for a clarifying. I teach reading in schools & attend really valuable trainings sometimes— do you think it’s worth sharing what I learn occasionally with this tag. Honest opinion is welcome— I have worked with & respect parents before who choose a different route for their kids, but I obviously support funded education.

2023-11-14 00:55:22

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looks delicious!

2023-11-14 00:47:20

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freedom to fly 💜💜

2023-11-13 21:05:48

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Will be consumed in this book for awhile… have a great day/evening Nostr
https://image.nostr.build/7600ee240d0f572b72cbd4e44838ebd93a9f004e04836faaf3a738d05b95824e.jpg

2023-11-13 20:52:07

After work reward— Middlemarch reading time.
https://image.nostr.build/d5b9a7b04acf02acbd71d85843dc52b2d93ba0d15d2feaed9101d27e325c7be4.jpg

2023-11-13 20:47:12

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Chamomile is divine.

2023-11-13 12:56:37

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Yes & No— Education loves buzz words & labels. In my opinion — everyone has something to learn at all stages in their reading lives. I was reading Russian Literary Scholarship text last night & I needed intervention! lol Did my research online. More later— heading into work!

2023-11-13 12:45:47

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https://image.nostr.build/870759d2fd25e08054987c034dbe7685e14b4ef21a14a40a4125765574e270a8.jpg

2023-11-13 12:43:48

Attending a workshop today: Reading Intervention for Students in Grades 4-9. And I’m early as usual so I have time to enjoy a warm drink & marvel at the holiday decorations.
https://image.nostr.build/1fb453d47d680c43b5cf98416162b29d6b8b6eb6a8cf72fcf2c7c0f326f2d8a8.jpg

2023-11-13 03:26:12

Had no idea she would be a nominee when I read the book this summer. 📖🙏
https://lithub.com/meet-the-2023-national-book-award-finalists/
#nevent1q…rav8

2023-11-13 03:23:02

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The 74th National Book Awards are this week & Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice made the nonfiction list— I’m thrilled. I’m a fan of the author & this exceptional book.

2023-11-13 03:22:32

I hope she wins!
#nevent1q…llwl

2023-11-13 01:59:13

Grateful Coracle had an in-house personal search (looked up my previous posts in June about Milosz) — since I forget Nostr Social is not suppose to be for notes— the irony of that statement.
#nevent1q…tg7v

2023-11-12 22:23:58

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Nice— I want to go someday