Frank Beck

German public TV went to Johnstown, Pennsylvania to talk to voters about the midterms. They found a disgruntled bunch.

Kirkus gives a warm welcome to The Complete Stories of Ingeborg Bachmann, translated by Philip Boehm and Tess Lewis (New Directions): www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that normal Starlink operating speeds were restored after more than a week of disruptions. n.pr/4yyf3UN

Let's get this man behind bars, where he belongs.

Some poems keep calling us back — not just over months and years, but over the decades. Here are a few that call to me, along with thoughts about why I keep going back to them. favoritepoems.diehoren.com

Our dear friend Gloria Orenstein has left us, at the age of 88. Describing Gloria's magical life would be impossible here, but Cheri Gaulke's short film 'Gloria's Call' is a great place to start. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygxk...

Just saw 'La Bola Negra' at a packed Paris Theater in New York. If you only see one film this season, this is the one I'd recommend. I'll post the trailer and presskit below.

Inside a warehouse in Northeast Philadelphia, workers are firing up the machines and paper that run the democratic process. https://to.pbs.org/3VSyPwQ

Our dear friend Gloria Orenstein has left us, at the age of 88. Describing Gloria's magical life would be impossible here, but Cheri Gaulke's short film 'Gloria's Call' is a great place to start. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygxk...

the second el-sayed chose to treat tommy as an equal and not a nuisance, tommy was cooked

Here’s why Trump ordered Zuckerberg to shut down Instagram’s NoKings page today.

In case you forgot what a U.S. president beloved by the world looks like. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Live in Manchester: An Evening with President Barack Obama. The arena holds up to 23,500 people with standing room, and the event was SOLD OUT.

We know how to make campuses and their surroundings safer for women. Let's use that knowledge.

Today, we're highlighting another of our 2027 Pavilion Poetry titles, Sasha Dugdale's Tsvetaeva ‘27. This publication features new translations of poems by Marina Tsvetaeva and Rainer Maria Rilke, along with an accompanying creative essay.

How do America's young men get the idea they can rape with impunity? What's missing from their family life? From their schools? From their own hearts?

Zelenskyy knows the score.

Wish I had been there. Stevie Wonder is a national treasure!

When Alexander Malofeyev brought Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Rhapsody to Frankfurt, the orchestra responded with all the intensity and rhythmic precision the score calls for. Delightful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD4d...

Piers Morgan: Do you feel betrayed? 🇺🇦 Zelensky: Yes. It's a pity that we are losing a strong partner. Piers Morgan: You think you're losing America? 🇺🇦 Zelensky: Yeah, but not because of us. We can't be weak. We're not selling our country. Look, It's our lives. It's our country, home, children.

Why is the US turning its back on Ukraine? Is Putin blackmailing Trump? The Senate needs to bring the government to its senses.

The US has surrendered its role as a world leader. Where does that leave us — all of us on the planet?

If this man's values aligned with yours, would he need to spend more than a quarter of a billion dollars to get you to vote for his candidates? Vote smart, America!

For four days, a GOP super PAC ran an attack ad against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson. The only problem was that the ad did not run in Portland, Maine. It ran in Portland, Oregon. Read more from Adam Hudacek:

question for brooks: what if they are, literally, nazis?

Two years ago, Anne Carson sat down with Norwegian writer Linn Ullmann to discuss her work. (The Louisiana Channel is sponsored by Denmark’s Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.)

If people read the New Testament and thought about it, many churches in the US would go out of business over night. Jesus on the imminent public execution of a woman: 'He among you who is without sin, let him through the first stone at her.' (John 8:7)

AP and Reuters, amongst others, reporting a strike on Riyadh Airport this afternoon. Last commercial aircraft to land was 14:05 Local time. The last departure was at 13:39 LT. Flights bound for RUH are diverting elsewhere, mainly to Jeddah at the moment. www.flightradar24.com/airport/ruh

Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. She is a South African human rights lawyer who fought against the apartheid regime and who was formerly the UN’s top human rights official. nyti.ms/4yLyLxw

US imposes sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC), hours after former judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize - live

My fellow Americans: please use your vote next month to put an end to the armed thugs roaming our streets and kidnapping men, women, and children.

Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson. nyti.ms/4yCUebH

Congratulations to Anne Carson, winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature! www.theguardian.com/books/live/2...

Pleased to hear that Anne Carson has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Look at the way she breathes life into this fragment of a poem by Sappho:

I love this description of a garden in autumn by novelist Lou Andreas-Salomé. She was the mentor of Rilke and a colleague of Freud. (The translation is by Raleigh Whitinger and me.)

Some of the richest people in the country are helping to pay for Susan Collins' Senate race in Maine. If their interests align with yours, she's a good choice. I just donated to the campaign of Troy Jackson, her Democratic opponent.

It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @barackobama.bsky.social is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24. Get. Ready.

Last week, I was invited into the homes of Jewish New Yorkers across the city to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot.

I have no words🤬🤬 This is what russia is doing to Kyiv. The moment of a direct strike on the Northern Bridge. Cars were driving across it at the exact moment of impact. There may be casualties. This is a bridge full of civilians.

Autumn in Kyiv. It’s a beautiful Saturday, from time to time disrupted by russian drones.

🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...

I’m a senior. Where can I send Trump’s check back to him? I don’t accept bribes.