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Michiko Kakutani + @michikokakutani Octavia Butler's 1993 dystopian novel "Parable of the Sower" begins in July of 2024. Climate change is turning the globe into a hellscape with droughts, fires and calamitous weather events. Racial and class inequities have soared, women's rights are under threat, and white nationalism and radical fundamentalism are taking hold. In the book's sequel "Parable of the Talents" (published in 1998), a presidential candidate named Jarret, who wants to purge the country of those who don't share his brand of militant Christianity, issues this call: "Help us to make America great again." His opponent, Smith, is right when he calls him out as "a demagogue, a rabble-rouser, and a hypocrite." But Smith is "such a tired, gray shadow of a man," that Jarret is "able to scare, divide, and bully people" into electing him and quickly sets about implementing his fascist agenda.
July 20, 2024 at 10:38 PM
christina500.bsky.social
Some books need weeks or months to percolate inside you - I rarely read a review just after a book's release. Also all the hype or lack of it. 🧐 On the other hand, I used to religiously read #MichikoKakutani (1983 - 2017, reviewed books for The New York Times).
antonhur.com Anton Hur @antonhur.com · Jul 24
same for books really
July 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
gawdz0rz.bsky.social
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screenshot of a post by Michiko Kakutani @michikokakutani that says: Octavia Butler's 1993 dystopian novel "Parable of the Sower" begins in July of 2024. Climate change is turning the globe into a hellscape with droughts, fires and calamitous weather events. Racial and class inequities have soared, women's rights are under threat, and white nationalism and radical fundamentalism are taking hold. In the book's sequel "Parable of the Talents" (published in 1998), a presidential candidate named Jarret, who wants to purge the country of those who don't share his brand of militant Christianity, issues this call: "Help us to make America great again." His opponent, Smith, is right when he calls him out as "a demagogue, a rabble-rouser, and a hypocrite." But Smith is "such a tired, gray shadow of a man,” that Jarret is "able to scare, divide, and bully people" into electing him and quickly sets about implementing his fascist agenda.
July 26, 2024 at 1:38 PM
htownjenny.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading whatever @michikokakutani writes next. <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/michiko-kakutani-leaving-the-new-york-times" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/michiko-kakutani-leaving-the-new-york-times
Michiko Kakutani, the Legendary Book Critic and the Most ...
Kakutani, who helped make the careers of writers from Fos...
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November 17, 2024 at 3:19 AM
wendykloiber.bsky.social
Do the stars light up? https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/618550837565071360
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November 3, 2024 at 10:46 PM
wendykloiber.bsky.social
A ray of light in a very cautious place. https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/723719277711360000
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November 3, 2024 at 7:24 PM
wendykloiber.bsky.social
Michiko has been subtweeting the whole thing for days. https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/756363177328336896
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November 3, 2024 at 5:53 PM
wendykloiber.bsky.social
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wendykloiber.bsky.social Wendy Kloiber @wendykloiber.bsky.social · May 10
Seems like a good time to re-up this Kissinger "merge our futures" piece. ("Our" = U.S. & Russia) <a href="http://nationalinterest.org/feature/kissingers-vision-us-russia-relations-15111?page=2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://nationalinterest.org/feature/kissingers-vision-us-russia-relations-15111?page=2
Kissinger’s Vision for U.S.-Russia Relations
Russia should be perceived as an essential element of any new global equilibrium.
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November 3, 2024 at 12:13 PM
archivtextundblog.bsky.social
Rarely Seen Literary Treasures from the Library of Congress Archives. for #NationalLibraryWeek via @michikokakutani http://lithub.com/rarely-seen-literary-treasures-from-the-library-of-congress-archives/
December 6, 2024 at 8:42 AM
receiptmaven.bsky.social
sometimes we all need a reminder of the beauty of being alive https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/693246613452623872
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November 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM
jonfriedman.bsky.social
#goodread: @michikokakutani on @POTUS's "remarkable" Charleston eulogy, and the arc of history http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/04/arts/obamas-eulogy-which-found-its-place-in-history.html http://t.co/RSoY4nRoPk
December 5, 2024 at 6:59 AM
zainyk.bsky.social
reading Hitler: Ascent by Volker Ullrich and that NYT review by @michikokakutani was right. Its brilliant and basically whats happening.
November 23, 2024 at 6:03 AM
chowleen.bsky.social
So @POTUS conversation with @michikokakutani on how books sustain & nourish him, is just...why he inspires. Now I'm mourning all over again.
November 19, 2024 at 2:10 PM
chowleen.bsky.social
Awake from direness. Rereading brilliant convo btwn @BarackObama & @michikokakutani as balm & reminder #wordsmatter https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/books/transcript-president-obama-on-what-books-mean-to-him.html
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November 19, 2024 at 5:53 AM
chowleen.bsky.social
“History is repeating itself. This time without even the pretext of war, and with added heartbreaking cruelty” ⁦@michikokakutani⁩, trenchant as always, in a more personal vein here. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/opinion/when-america-incarcerated-my-family.html
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November 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
chayab77.bsky.social
#NoMoreNazis Please flood the NYT with "reader response" letters denouncing the "human interest" article that seemed to be accepting of people espousing violent views calling for mass murder. Please let @nytimes know you won't accept this as "normal" @michikokakutani Ever.
December 5, 2024 at 10:08 PM
chayab77.bsky.social
What I like about this; @michikokakutani and @rgay are defining cultural literacy, forthwith, rather than the people who used to be in charge.
https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/news/g2544/80-books-every-person-should-read/
80 Books Every Person Should Read
We invited eight female literary powerhouses, from Michik...
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December 5, 2024 at 5:20 AM
aleszu.bsky.social
"I’ve seen people walk into poles or trip over a big crack in the sidewalk" https://twitter.com/michikokakutani/status/714217750315548672
November 24, 2024 at 3:20 PM
pranesh-archive.bsky.social
#art RT @michikokakutani: Frozen Pond. Hokkaido. Photo by Kent Shiraishi. https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/554900436764073984/photo/1
February 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
pranesh-archive.bsky.social
So, @michikokakutani is finally on Twitter. And has an excellent feed. Worth following.
February 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
pranesh-archive.bsky.social
#art RT @michikokakutani: Frozen Pond. Hokkaido. Photo by Kent Shiraishi. https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/554900436764073984/photo/1
February 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
pranesh-archive.bsky.social
So, @michikokakutani is finally on Twitter. And has an excellent feed. Worth following.
January 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
hastipilates.bsky.social
cc @JillTracymusic https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/724785327358021632
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November 19, 2024 at 3:19 PM
dynarski.bsky.social
One silver lining of this shitshow: more reading George Orwell.

Also recommend Politics & the English Language.

https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/823743026409406465
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November 24, 2024 at 1:08 AM
kawulf.bsky.social
"The publisher gives nothing and gets everything." Uh, no. Think university presses and nonprofit publishers,people! https://x.com/michikokakutani/status/724648563762966528
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November 25, 2024 at 3:27 PM