Sara Ann Stinson
@saraannstinson.bsky.social
Academic librarian, sewist and quilter, avid reader, spreadsheet lover (I know who I am). She/her, Fort Worth, Texas.
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In a way, this message is brought to you by the Glendale Public Library.
John Mulaney announces the #Emmy award for Lead Actor in a Drama like only a man's man can.
John Mulaney announces the #Emmy award for Lead Actor in a Drama like only a man's man can.
September 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM
In a way, this message is brought to you by the Glendale Public Library.
John Mulaney announces the #Emmy award for Lead Actor in a Drama like only a man's man can.
John Mulaney announces the #Emmy award for Lead Actor in a Drama like only a man's man can.
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The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.
September 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.
The Mercator Projection: why does Antarctica not simply eat the smaller continents
September 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The Mercator Projection: why does Antarctica not simply eat the smaller continents
I love her
“He should have apologized and I would have gone away, but he didn’t. He messed with the wrong librarian.”
For the librarians. #Invictus
Thank you, @deecherrywriter.bsky.social and @antigravitymag.bsky.social!
@la-cac.org @everylibrary.bsky.social
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For the librarians. #Invictus
Thank you, @deecherrywriter.bsky.social and @antigravitymag.bsky.social!
@la-cac.org @everylibrary.bsky.social
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/aman...
Amanda Jones and The Battle of the Bans - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine
In 2022, Livingston Parish librarian Amanda Jones spoke out against book banning attempts in her parish’s library system, saying, “Censoring and relocating books and displays is harmful to our communi...
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September 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I love her
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I also wrote about ADHD and perimenopause after I began meeting woman after woman who stopped recognizing herself because of this unholy midlife combo www.salon.com/2025/09/22/gen-x-women-dont-have-the-bandwidth-to-figure-out-why-they-feel-so-terrible/
Gen X women are going through it
Many Gen X women are navigating the "chicken or egg" of ADHD symptoms and perimenopause, without adequate guidance.
www.salon.com
September 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I also wrote about ADHD and perimenopause after I began meeting woman after woman who stopped recognizing herself because of this unholy midlife combo www.salon.com/2025/09/22/gen-x-women-dont-have-the-bandwidth-to-figure-out-why-they-feel-so-terrible/
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The more I think about it (and thanks to insomnia I’ve had way too much time to think about it), the more I dislike the 3rd episode of Lanterns.
August 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The more I think about it (and thanks to insomnia I’ve had way too much time to think about it), the more I dislike the 3rd episode of Lanterns.
How can I arrange my life so that I never have to "register" with another "portal" ever again?
August 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
How can I arrange my life so that I never have to "register" with another "portal" ever again?
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I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column.
Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
Opinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)
She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 11:20 AM
I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column.
Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
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Reading this tough op-ed by Alison Pill made me feel that we need to have the same conversation about the ethics of using child actors as about the ethics of professional football: Why are we willing to let people be irretrievably harmed in the name of fun? Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...
Opinion | What Child Actors Understand About Hayden Panettiere (Gift Article)
We might have worked on different sets, for different directors, in different eras, but every child actor bears the same recognizable wounds.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Reading this tough op-ed by Alison Pill made me feel that we need to have the same conversation about the ethics of using child actors as about the ethics of professional football: Why are we willing to let people be irretrievably harmed in the name of fun? Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...
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Sorry chatbot lovers but the waning of Boolean operators in most search functions on websites has made my life actively worse. You can't find anything, you can only have things suggested to you.
August 22, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Sorry chatbot lovers but the waning of Boolean operators in most search functions on websites has made my life actively worse. You can't find anything, you can only have things suggested to you.
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Finnish nature photographer Lassi Rautiainen followed a female grey wolf (Canis lupus) & a male brown bear (Ursos arctos) for 10 days.
They played together, shared meals, napped together. Both were young adults.
They appeared to be... friends?
(📷: Lassi Rautiainen, www.wildfinland.org)
They played together, shared meals, napped together. Both were young adults.
They appeared to be... friends?
(📷: Lassi Rautiainen, www.wildfinland.org)
August 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Finnish nature photographer Lassi Rautiainen followed a female grey wolf (Canis lupus) & a male brown bear (Ursos arctos) for 10 days.
They played together, shared meals, napped together. Both were young adults.
They appeared to be... friends?
(📷: Lassi Rautiainen, www.wildfinland.org)
They played together, shared meals, napped together. Both were young adults.
They appeared to be... friends?
(📷: Lassi Rautiainen, www.wildfinland.org)
Reacher keeps asking people for rides this season, which reminds me of one of my other favorite fictional detectives, and anyway, now I want to see a team-up between Reacher and Jessica Fletcher.
August 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Reacher keeps asking people for rides this season, which reminds me of one of my other favorite fictional detectives, and anyway, now I want to see a team-up between Reacher and Jessica Fletcher.
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How to win at most all things:
August 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
How to win at most all things:
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"Thank you for updating to Woman™ 51.0. This release includes important security updates, several unexpected hardware changes, a completely redesigned relationship with alcohol, and expanded support for saying 'absolutely not' without explaining yourself." buff.ly/31NgFok
Release Notes: Woman™ Version 51.0
“Thank you for updating to Woman™ 51.0. This release includes important security updates, several unexpected hardware changes, a completely redesigned relati...
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August 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"Thank you for updating to Woman™ 51.0. This release includes important security updates, several unexpected hardware changes, a completely redesigned relationship with alcohol, and expanded support for saying 'absolutely not' without explaining yourself." buff.ly/31NgFok
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Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time.
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August 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time.
short-stories.co/@raybradbury...
short-stories.co/@raybradbury...
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"Nolan’s film is not a misbegotten attempt to modernize a classic—it is a deft and purposeful reflection of America in this moment, seen through the glass of mythological metaphor."
Jeff Yang writes about THE ODYSSEY and the “people from the sea.”
Jeff Yang writes about THE ODYSSEY and the “people from the sea.”
The People from the Sea: How "The Odyssey" is About America
A reading of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster as a commentary on the current state of America.
www.rogerebert.com
August 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"Nolan’s film is not a misbegotten attempt to modernize a classic—it is a deft and purposeful reflection of America in this moment, seen through the glass of mythological metaphor."
Jeff Yang writes about THE ODYSSEY and the “people from the sea.”
Jeff Yang writes about THE ODYSSEY and the “people from the sea.”
So how do we think Odysseus persuaded a whole new crew of sailors to take him and Penelope west? Because if I'd just heard what all befell Odysseus's last crew, I don't think I'd be getting on that ship. Like, sorry, boss, I really want to go, it's just my sciatica...
August 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
So how do we think Odysseus persuaded a whole new crew of sailors to take him and Penelope west? Because if I'd just heard what all befell Odysseus's last crew, I don't think I'd be getting on that ship. Like, sorry, boss, I really want to go, it's just my sciatica...
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this was originally in the NYT back in 2018, WNBA player Devereaux Peters explaining what it's like to have men constantly challenge her, assuming JUST THE FACT THAT THEY ARE A MAN must make them better at basketball.
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
August 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
this was originally in the NYT back in 2018, WNBA player Devereaux Peters explaining what it's like to have men constantly challenge her, assuming JUST THE FACT THAT THEY ARE A MAN must make them better at basketball.
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
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Still hilarious.
News that Spider-Man has made almost a billion dollars in one weekend is a good reason to crack out this excellent Tom Hollander story: youtu.be/z_c4JHOIoSc?...
Tom Hollander Once Mistakenly Received Tom Holland's Paycheck for Marvel's Avengers
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
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August 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Still hilarious.
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"Covering an area the size of Britain, Western Sahara is designated as a “non-self-governing territory” by the United Nations and remains on its official list of territories still awaiting decolonization."
Eoghan Gilmartin for @africaisacountry1.bsky.social
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Eoghan Gilmartin for @africaisacountry1.bsky.social
africasacountry.com/2026/07/odys...
Odyssey to Africa’s last colony
Backed by Moroccan state subsidies, Christopher Nolan’s decision to film The Odyssey in occupied Western Sahara is the latest and highest-profile chapter in a five-decade campaign to normalize colonia...
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July 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"Covering an area the size of Britain, Western Sahara is designated as a “non-self-governing territory” by the United Nations and remains on its official list of territories still awaiting decolonization."
Eoghan Gilmartin for @africaisacountry1.bsky.social
africasacountry.com/2026/07/odys...
Eoghan Gilmartin for @africaisacountry1.bsky.social
africasacountry.com/2026/07/odys...
Just finished a second romance in a row where a big, years-long problem between parent and offspring got solved with one easy conversation. Parent happy to change the entire way they relate to their kid, "you just had to ask!" Nvm the flight from reality, what happened to catharsis? I want to feel!
July 27, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Just finished a second romance in a row where a big, years-long problem between parent and offspring got solved with one easy conversation. Parent happy to change the entire way they relate to their kid, "you just had to ask!" Nvm the flight from reality, what happened to catharsis? I want to feel!