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Poet Mary Oliver, known for her work focused on the natural world, passed away today after a battle with lymphona. The literary world has been a place of mourning all day, with fans, writers, and teachers sharing her words and expressing gratitude for all she has given to her readers.

As Ruth Franklin said in an article on Oliver’s 2017 collection Devotions, “her work is incredibly accessible, and I think that’s what makes her so beloved by so many people. It doesn’t feel like you have to take a seminar in order to understand Mary Oliver’s poetry. She’s speaking directly to you as a human being.”

Oliver told NPR that “Poetry, to be understood, must be clear. It mustn’t be fancy. I have the feeling that a lot of poets writing now, they sort of tap dance through it. I always feel that whatever isn’t necessary should not be in the poem.” Her clarity and beautiful prose are showcased in her poetry, which has been bringing tears to my eyes all day as it has been shared across my Twitter timeline.

  • Check out this cool giveaway of Leigh Bardugo’s new Grishaverse book, King of Scars, from Portalist. (via Portalist)
  • Rudy Giuliani is walking back his statement that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, only that the President was not involved. (via The Guardian)
  • Spider-Man: Far From Home will be the first MCU film to include roles played by out trans actors. (via comicbook.com)
  • You can own the door knockers from Jim Hensen’s Labyrinth. (via Nerdist)
  • Want to donate to the writers that were laid off when Into shut down? Check out this thread for their cash app options. (via Twitter)

Take the time today to read some of your favorite poems in honor of Oliver’s passing.

(via NPR, image: Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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January 17, 2019

Things We Saw Today: Mary Oliver, a Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet, Dies at Age 83

https://www.themarysue.com/mary-oliver-poet-dies/

Poet Mary Oliver, known for her work focused on the natural world, passed away today after a battle with lymphona. The literary world has been a place of mourning all day, with fans, writers, and teachers sharing her words and expressing gratitude for all she has given to her readers.

As Ruth Franklin said in an article on Oliver’s 2017 collection Devotions, “her work is incredibly accessible, and I think that’s what makes her so beloved by so many people. It doesn’t feel like you have to take a seminar in order to understand Mary Oliver’s poetry. She’s speaking directly to you as a human being.”

Oliver told NPR that “Poetry, to be understood, must be clear. It mustn’t be fancy. I have the feeling that a lot of poets writing now, they sort of tap dance through it. I always feel that whatever isn’t necessary should not be in the poem.” Her clarity and beautiful prose are showcased in her poetry, which has been bringing tears to my eyes all day as it has been shared across my Twitter timeline.

  • Check out this cool giveaway of Leigh Bardugo’s new Grishaverse book, King of Scars, from Portalist. (via Portalist)
  • Rudy Giuliani is walking back his statement that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, only that the President was not involved. (via The Guardian)
  • Spider-Man: Far From Home will be the first MCU film to include roles played by out trans actors. (via comicbook.com)
  • You can own the door knockers from Jim Hensen’s Labyrinth. (via Nerdist)
  • Want to donate to the writers that were laid off when Into shut down? Check out this thread for their cash app options. (via Twitter)


Take the time today to read some of your favorite poems in honor of Oliver’s passing.

(via NPR, image: Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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The Mary Sue has a strict comment policy that forbids, but is not limited to, personal insults toward anyone, hate speech, and trolling.—


January 17, 2019

Shang Chi’s Closeup; Facebook’s Black Problem; Daredevil’s Future-MWIR 7pm ET

http://www.afronerd.com/2018/12/shang-chis-closeup-facebooks-black.html




The Mid Week in Review Airs 12.5.18


Happy Holidays to the AFROnerdist community!   In keeping matters terse, listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics to be analyzed are: we literally pick up where we left off during our last podcast when we left a slew of issues untouched; we even failed to discuss comic book storylines or ideas we would like to see explored in print if given the opportunity; Marvel announced that they are looking to strike similar Black Panther box office gold by fast tracking a predominantly Asian production of The Hands of Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu; we explore the notion of reports that Facebook has a "Black problem"; And lastly, again, failing to address this in a previous show-the ethics of China's CRISPR babies and how this could usher the world into a dystopian eugenics race like right out of a science fiction novel-but its very real.  Oh and the lead scientist that claimed to be able to successfully develop the gene editing process has disappeared.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.      

In the interim, cool your heels and check out Black Panther channeling Brucewaynism:







January 17, 2019

Maxine Waters Meets With CBS Executives After Network Dragged Over Lack Of Black Reporters

https://madamenoire.com/1056405/maxine-waters-meets-with-cbs-executives-after-network-dragged-over-lack-of-black-reporters/

Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2017

Source: Dennis Van Tine/Future Image/WENN.com / WENN

California congresswoman Maxine Waters gathered the call of the people and negotiated a meeting with CBS executives over the outrage that ensued after it was revealed that not a single Black member of the network’s 2020 presidential reporting team existed.

On Monday Black Twitter lit up after a radio personality ignorantly argued that the lack of Black journalists at CBS was due to the fact that Black culture had no interest in journalism. As we know the upcoming election will be more crucial than ever in addressing the needs of Black America.

Rep. Waters was among the many people with large platforms who took the network to task in the matter earlier in the week, setting her foot into the firestorm over the controversy.

“CBS, the efforts on your website about your support for diversity fly in the face of your display of all of the reporters you’ve selected for the 2020 campaign. Not one Black. What’s up with this? An explanation is needed,” she wrote.

On Wednesday, Waters shared that she met with the execs over the glaring concerns.

After he was promptly told to take a seat, the discussions continued, prompting a robust conversation about the needs of Black America in the political landscape and why Black voices are specifically needed to cover the election to speak to those needs.

The National Association of Black Journalists also released a statement in condemnation of the decision, which further made the need for acknowledgement urgent.

“As the voting bloc which will most certainly heavily determine the direction of this country in the upcoming election, it is vital any and all media outlets have a diverse newsroom, including individuals of color in decision making positions to speak to and address the issues and concerns directly impacting the Black community, it read. “Representation matters and the media needs our coverage on the issues to drive the discussion.”


January 17, 2019

Don Cheadle And Kathy Griffin Found Themselves In The Most Random Twitter Beef

https://madamenoire.com/1056409/don-cheadle-and-kathy-griffin-found-themselves-in-the-most-random-twitter-beef/

Kathy Griffin and Don Cheadle

Source: Getty / Getty

We all remember the flack Kathy Griffin caught when she posed with a replica of a severed head in the likeness of our new president, Donald Trump.

Naturally, it was a huge cultural moment in the sense that people, even those who disagreed with Trump, found it too offensive, too much, she’d taken it too far. And there were several people who shared this opinion.

Yesterday, the moment was resurrected…by Griffin herself.

Cheadle posed an image of himself in a cap bearing the Sleeping Giants emblem. The organization seeks to highlight bigotry in sexism in various publications and advocate for ad removals from those media outlets—like Breitbart.

For one reason or another, the image triggered Griffin and she insinuated that Cheadle was a hypocrite for his associations with the organization.

In response, Cheadle hit her with four characters: “huh?”

In response, Cheadle explained that the two were never friends because if they had been, he would have told her that her idea to hold the likeness of the President’s severed head was ill conceived.


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