+1 on Hacks. It’s tremendous. I’ve had some people start it and get a little bored, and then get turned off a little through some patches, but stick with it. The full arc is a rewarding trip and I’m sad to see it end. (Also wild that Hannah Einbinder is Laraine Newman’s daughter, for those of us obsessed with early SNL because our parents wouldn’t let us stay up late to watch it…)
Lutnick, man. Those of us who were adult age at the time, especially with a connection to NY, can remember the national avatar of grief that he became, and the outpouring of public support for his story, and his personal loss, as well as that of his professional family and employees; fast forward— what a waste of emotional energy on a manipulative, grifting, colossal piece of human garbage.
Yes on both topics. But as for Lutnick, I remember him particularly well because I was working at the New York Daily News during 9/11. I was only 22, so my job was largely uploading articles to the website, but that meant I got to see every version and what was cut out. I wish I had taken notes about the different versions of articles about that man, because there were pieces on corruption that I'm fairly sure were buried. Understandably people wanted to be sensitive to the tragic murder of his employees. But there were SO many questions that went unanswered then (and to a large degree, now.)
I remember reading Greg Palast's take on what the loss of the towers meant for deregulation boosters, and getting a furrowed brow and chills. (That tidbit indirectly kept me hooked on Truther stuff for a lot longer than it probably needed to.)
Unfortunately, I still drank & smoked away my worries & paychecks back then, so I didn't take a deeper dive or maintain any kind of vigilance. The 5-to-4 podcast was my death knell for institutionalism, and Substack my ultra-tardy entrance to the ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION FFS camp.
Thanks for working so painfully hard. I hope to have somehow honored your efforts some day.
Laraine Newman used to follow me on that bird app. That's how I discovered the connection. We had a TV and VHS machine in the attic, so my parents never knew what (or when) I was watching.
Hi Sarah, thank you for all you do. I was brought up in St Louis County. I follow a black couple. They have a great deal of knowledge on the history of black folks in general. They do many live streams weekly throughout St Louis and parts of IL. (Only via TikTok). They have a gardening channel on YouTube.
They stream while teaching us the history of black people in St Louis. They take us everywhere, all of the streets. They explain why many city street names are so prominent. They were wealthy slave owners. Shaw, Bissell, etc. They teach of Native American history and about Mound City.
Growing up, I never knew what happened to East St Louis where mobs of white men rioted and
destroyed all that was built. Eads Bridge that black folks built. Black people built the city.
I’m 66 and I never learned history of what this couple teaches and shows in their lives. They have a very good YouTube channel focusing on gardening. @asthegardenturns-STL .
Thank you for letting me know — that sounds really interesting! And necessary, given the gutting of so much of our local media that provided historical context
What a gorgeous cloth! The blue one. I find, as a grieving artist, that the more detailed the work, the more my mind suspends for longer periods. So healing. As always, thanks.
Love all your embroidery and weaving. Thanks for sharing it. A few years back when I was teaching 3rd grade, I had a student’s grandmother come in to teach weaving. She happened to be the head of the Seattle Weavers Guild at the time. I have such fond memories of that experience. She taught the kids some cool patterns. They loved it and a few of the boys in particular could not get enough of it. ❤️
Sarah, love that you love Hacks - one of the smartest, sharpest well-written and acted shows in recent years. Very human story lines. I too was bummed that it ended this season, but what a wonderful ride it was, and every time I re-watch an episode I find little lines of dialogue or settings that I had previously overlooked the impact or significance of because it is so fast-paced. Great show, great talent all around.
I also love that you love Santa Fe - one of my favorite places. I haven't started your latest book yet, but looking forward to reading your take on Santa Fe. We just returned from a long weekend trip there (our fourth in about 10 years). Re-visited our favorite museums (Georgia O'Keefe, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts) but there is still so much more to do. We stay in a boutique hotel near the Plaza and walk to just about everything. Had a car just to go to the Canyon Road arts district and some north-of-downtown Santa Fe excursions. Just a great destination and truly American in its foundations, culture and spirit. So very different from our home area in the Garden State, near NYC.
Oh man, I feel like we need to talk about section 224 of the Defense bill. Merging Israeli and US defenses? WTAF? Who has heard about this? I'm registering an APB alarm. Am I right to be this worried? I've heard it plainly referred to as treasonous.
This administration has been trying to rewrite the definitions of both sovereignty and treason, so that when you lose the first, the second is no longer a crime. Other administrations did this too, just not as openly.
I loved your comment about the weaving you did after your dad died (condolences!). I knit obsessively and every effing thing I knit has at least one "error" in it, which (I have decided) reveals that it is the product of human hands, not a machine or (god forbid) AI. The "mistakes" are essential and precious.
Yes! I like the mistakes in that sense too, as long as they're not too noticeable. Knitting is the one craft I cannot do. I have tried SO many times and I cannot get my hands to work right! I hold scissors and pencils in a really strange way, teachers futilely tried to correct me for years, so I wonder if I'm just put together wrong and it spilled over into holding knitting needles. I'll have to settle for crochet!
Yes, sometimes the mistakes are so noticeable and problematic that they must be repaired, but often when I notice the ones that are tolerable, I just think, "well, there you are! I knew you'd be coming along at some point!" lol. And sometimes the "fixes" can engender great creativity, too: as when I knitted half of a sweater and then discovered that I had cast on entirely the wrong way but couldn't bear to pull the whole thing out, so I came up with a solution that worked well (too complex to explain here). And for what it's worth, I am a pretty good knitter but I totally suck at crochet, ha ha, and I have heard many people say they can do one or the other, but not both, which is interesting. Finally, you are definitely not "put together wrong." You are Sarah!
Re: celebrating on your own 250 timeline. Since Trump started bleating how great it is that he'll be in office for the 250th, I've been surprised to NOT see any history person with a platform pointing out that the United States of America came into being in (your choice of): 1787, when the US Constitution was ratified, 1788, when national elections were first held, and/or 1789, when the first president and Congress took office. We've got 11-13 years to plan for the REAL celebration, and we can do that right after we make sure that there IS a US of A by then.
+1 on Hacks. It’s tremendous. I’ve had some people start it and get a little bored, and then get turned off a little through some patches, but stick with it. The full arc is a rewarding trip and I’m sad to see it end. (Also wild that Hannah Einbinder is Laraine Newman’s daughter, for those of us obsessed with early SNL because our parents wouldn’t let us stay up late to watch it…)
Lutnick, man. Those of us who were adult age at the time, especially with a connection to NY, can remember the national avatar of grief that he became, and the outpouring of public support for his story, and his personal loss, as well as that of his professional family and employees; fast forward— what a waste of emotional energy on a manipulative, grifting, colossal piece of human garbage.
Yes on both topics. But as for Lutnick, I remember him particularly well because I was working at the New York Daily News during 9/11. I was only 22, so my job was largely uploading articles to the website, but that meant I got to see every version and what was cut out. I wish I had taken notes about the different versions of articles about that man, because there were pieces on corruption that I'm fairly sure were buried. Understandably people wanted to be sensitive to the tragic murder of his employees. But there were SO many questions that went unanswered then (and to a large degree, now.)
I remember reading Greg Palast's take on what the loss of the towers meant for deregulation boosters, and getting a furrowed brow and chills. (That tidbit indirectly kept me hooked on Truther stuff for a lot longer than it probably needed to.)
Unfortunately, I still drank & smoked away my worries & paychecks back then, so I didn't take a deeper dive or maintain any kind of vigilance. The 5-to-4 podcast was my death knell for institutionalism, and Substack my ultra-tardy entrance to the ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION FFS camp.
Thanks for working so painfully hard. I hope to have somehow honored your efforts some day.
"By way of deception shall you wage war." Motto of the Mossad. Christoher Bollyn's work is the most exhaustive work I've found on "who done it."
The term "inside job" helps cover the involvement of any foreign country.
Then of course we had the ruse of the "missing" 28 pages which allegedly showed Saudi involvement.
Laraine Newman used to follow me on that bird app. That's how I discovered the connection. We had a TV and VHS machine in the attic, so my parents never knew what (or when) I was watching.
What a beautiful bird you embroidered! Thank you for sharing that image.
Thanks!
I must say, that's some outstanding needlework. I love the birdie!
Thank you!
Hi Sarah, thank you for all you do. I was brought up in St Louis County. I follow a black couple. They have a great deal of knowledge on the history of black folks in general. They do many live streams weekly throughout St Louis and parts of IL. (Only via TikTok). They have a gardening channel on YouTube.
They stream while teaching us the history of black people in St Louis. They take us everywhere, all of the streets. They explain why many city street names are so prominent. They were wealthy slave owners. Shaw, Bissell, etc. They teach of Native American history and about Mound City.
Growing up, I never knew what happened to East St Louis where mobs of white men rioted and
destroyed all that was built. Eads Bridge that black folks built. Black people built the city.
I’m 66 and I never learned history of what this couple teaches and shows in their lives. They have a very good YouTube channel focusing on gardening. @asthegardenturns-STL .
I love my home town.
Thank you for letting me know — that sounds really interesting! And necessary, given the gutting of so much of our local media that provided historical context
What a gorgeous cloth! The blue one. I find, as a grieving artist, that the more detailed the work, the more my mind suspends for longer periods. So healing. As always, thanks.
Thank you!
Love all your embroidery and weaving. Thanks for sharing it. A few years back when I was teaching 3rd grade, I had a student’s grandmother come in to teach weaving. She happened to be the head of the Seattle Weavers Guild at the time. I have such fond memories of that experience. She taught the kids some cool patterns. They loved it and a few of the boys in particular could not get enough of it. ❤️
Sarah, love that you love Hacks - one of the smartest, sharpest well-written and acted shows in recent years. Very human story lines. I too was bummed that it ended this season, but what a wonderful ride it was, and every time I re-watch an episode I find little lines of dialogue or settings that I had previously overlooked the impact or significance of because it is so fast-paced. Great show, great talent all around.
I also love that you love Santa Fe - one of my favorite places. I haven't started your latest book yet, but looking forward to reading your take on Santa Fe. We just returned from a long weekend trip there (our fourth in about 10 years). Re-visited our favorite museums (Georgia O'Keefe, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts) but there is still so much more to do. We stay in a boutique hotel near the Plaza and walk to just about everything. Had a car just to go to the Canyon Road arts district and some north-of-downtown Santa Fe excursions. Just a great destination and truly American in its foundations, culture and spirit. So very different from our home area in the Garden State, near NYC.
Your bluebird is amazing, Ms. Multi-talented! Thanks for sharing — and writing.
Oh man, I feel like we need to talk about section 224 of the Defense bill. Merging Israeli and US defenses? WTAF? Who has heard about this? I'm registering an APB alarm. Am I right to be this worried? I've heard it plainly referred to as treasonous.
This administration has been trying to rewrite the definitions of both sovereignty and treason, so that when you lose the first, the second is no longer a crime. Other administrations did this too, just not as openly.
Sadly (or more probably thankfully) I understand exactly what you are saying here. It ties right in to the conversation about 9/11 as well, imo.
Thanks Sarah! I will pick a date to celebrate the 250th as well. Our neighbors just got a croquet set so we may play backyard games.
The basket is fabulous. Are you using pine needles for that, and do you incorporate other elements like grasses?
Thanks! Just pine needles for now
Love the bird!
Always a joy to hear your voice.
I loved your comment about the weaving you did after your dad died (condolences!). I knit obsessively and every effing thing I knit has at least one "error" in it, which (I have decided) reveals that it is the product of human hands, not a machine or (god forbid) AI. The "mistakes" are essential and precious.
Yes! I like the mistakes in that sense too, as long as they're not too noticeable. Knitting is the one craft I cannot do. I have tried SO many times and I cannot get my hands to work right! I hold scissors and pencils in a really strange way, teachers futilely tried to correct me for years, so I wonder if I'm just put together wrong and it spilled over into holding knitting needles. I'll have to settle for crochet!
Yes, sometimes the mistakes are so noticeable and problematic that they must be repaired, but often when I notice the ones that are tolerable, I just think, "well, there you are! I knew you'd be coming along at some point!" lol. And sometimes the "fixes" can engender great creativity, too: as when I knitted half of a sweater and then discovered that I had cast on entirely the wrong way but couldn't bear to pull the whole thing out, so I came up with a solution that worked well (too complex to explain here). And for what it's worth, I am a pretty good knitter but I totally suck at crochet, ha ha, and I have heard many people say they can do one or the other, but not both, which is interesting. Finally, you are definitely not "put together wrong." You are Sarah!
Gorgeous craft. The weaving and the writing.
Thanks!
Re: celebrating on your own 250 timeline. Since Trump started bleating how great it is that he'll be in office for the 250th, I've been surprised to NOT see any history person with a platform pointing out that the United States of America came into being in (your choice of): 1787, when the US Constitution was ratified, 1788, when national elections were first held, and/or 1789, when the first president and Congress took office. We've got 11-13 years to plan for the REAL celebration, and we can do that right after we make sure that there IS a US of A by then.
That’s a good point!