'... and bits of sick'

both political parties competing to see who gets to use No, It’s the Children Who Are Wrong as their 2024 campaign slogan

Join us this Thursday, April 25 at 6PM for an exclusive advance screening of POWER, a new documentary that traces the accumulation of money, consolidation of power, and the nearly unrestricted bipartisan support for policing institutions.

Register here: blackstar.eventive.org/schedule/660da…

We are excited to share the return of our Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab, a year-long fellowship for Black, Brown & Indigenous filmmakers! The 2025 lab will provide participants with $50K in production funds and expert mentorship on their short films.

Apply: blackstarfest.org/lab/

the actual encampment at Columbia—i'm here after teaching my final class of the semester—is downright tranquil, impossibly sweet. there is a 'nut zone' for the safety of kids with allergies.

you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.

For how many years have we all been told to make up what we can no longer earn from recordings by playing live… read this article theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

Calling the Hague on any publication whose paywall covers up bylines.

Very rarely do I get to pull a “I wrote a book on this subject and you are very mistaken” card, but the moment has arrived.

If everyone has one book in them, then this is the book in me. My memoir, '1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left' is out on June 28 on Little, Brown UK and Akashic Books. Here's the link if you'd like to pre-order it: linktr.ee/robynhitchcock…

Mim loved roses, and sometimes I think she is God.

Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania has established a liberated zone encampment in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza 🇵🇸

with Spider-Man 2 back in theaters, here's me on what the movie gets better than any other: that he is heroic not because he is super, but because he is ordinary slate.com/culture/2021/0…

if you're in line to apply for the Culture/Human Interest writing position, STAY IN LINE

Some VERY exciting news to announce: Scaachi Koul is joining Slate as a senior writer for our culture and human interest sections!!

She needs no introduction, but here's a little more about scaachi and what she'll be up to at Slate starting in June:
slate.com/briefing/2024/…