Carolyn Petit Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Carolyn Petit

Just read Aaron Shurin's newly republished book Unbound: A Book of AIDS which was an effective reminder of this. Read some poetry. https://t.co/ANlnSsTtsi https://t.co/ZUIRG73bWw

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Birthday boy Peter Gabriel doing Mercy Street, a song he wrote about the poet Anne Sexton, live in Athens in 1987. One of the anthems of my life and this performance just blows me away. Still looking for mercy… https://t.co/wIWktCyFgG

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Tonight at the James Earl Jones: Lorraine Hansberry’s play The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, starring Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac. (I’m not seeing it, just strolling past, though I sure wouldn’t mind!) https://t.co/TL7KQ3clkC

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Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous https://t.co/i8gUAfkFQl

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as thich nhat hanh said, the most precious gift we can offer each other is our presence. so swing by and sit next to me on the couch and read or work or do whatever you want while i play fortnite and occasionally look up and watch me half interested and stay forever.

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me: i don't really care about superhero movies DC: ok, what if we put michael keaton, the best batman ever, in a movie with a short-haired, serious supergirl... me: 👀 ok i'm listening... DC: and had it all center around ezra miller's flash? me: are...are you fucking with me? 😐

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I am once again urging everyone to read The Toxic Meritocracy of Video Games: Why Gaming Culture Is the Worst by Christopher A. Paul. https://t.co/oNcCP7l1Oz

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Random thought that just went through my head: Oh hmm, when was David Benioff’s City of Thieves published? (looks online) 2008. That means Abby can’t read it during the TV adaptation of The Last of Us Part II.

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Yes. I think about this often. I love this brief passage from Sarah Schulman’s book Conflict Is Not Abuse that I’m often reminded of while riding the subway. https://t.co/bPhbC4MdxS https://t.co/l8e8qI6Cy2

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Read The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin. Read some Kael and Sarris and Brody and Dargis and Chaw and Bastien. Or if you’re not a film person, okay, read great music criticism or whatever it is. But have an interest in the arts beyond games and beyond just raw entertainment.