Links

Big Familia by Tomas Monizhttp://www.acre-books.com/books/big-familia/?portfolioCats=32

…. And Other Disasters by Malka Olderhttp://www.masonjarpress.xyz/chapbooks-1/and-other-disasters

Continental Breakfast by Danny Cainehttp://www.masonjarpress.xyz/chapbooks-1/continental-breakfast

Out of Step: A Memoirhttps://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814254820.html

Lambda Literary Awardshttps://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/

Broken Plate Pendantshttp://ibreakplates.com/welcome

American Herstoryhttp://backbonepress.org/2019/08/american-herstory/

Amy Sheraldhttp://www.amysherald.com/

Misrepresented Peoples anthologyhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38923667-misrepresented-people

What Saves Us anthologyhttp://nupress.northwestern.edu/content/what-saves-us-0

The Irishmanhttps://www.netflix.com/title/80175798

Pariahhttps://www.focusfeatures.com/pariah

Toy Story 4https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979376/

Nebraskahttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821549/

Harriethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/true-story-harriet-tubman-movie-180973413/

Hearts Beat Loudhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hearts_beat_loud

Moonlighthttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt4975722/

“This is America”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY

“APES**T”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbMqWXnpXcA

Father of the Bride albumhttps://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/vampire-weekend-father-of-the-bride/

good kid, m.A.A.d cityhttps://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17253-good-kid-maad-city/

“Old Town Road”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Ov5jzm3j8

“Diddy Bop”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUncXbXAiV0

“Someone Like You”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0

Posehttps://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/pose

Barryhttps://www.hbo.com/barry

Star Trek: Discoveryhttps://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/

Game of Throneshttps://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones

Black Pantherhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/

Billy Porterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Porter_(entertainer)

Michael B. Jordanhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430107/

Mahershala Alihttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0991810/

Olivia Colemanhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1469236/

Malka Older
https://malkaolder.wordpress.com/publications/about/

…and Other Disasters
http://www.masonjarpress.xyz/chapbooks-1/and-other-disasters

Orphan Black: The Next Chapter
https://www.serialbox.com/serials/orphan-black

Clone club
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/business/media/orphan-black-cloneclub.html

Daniel Jose Older on Twitter
https://twitter.com/djolder

The Centenal Cycle
https://us.macmillan.com/series/thecentenalcycle/

NaNoWriMo
https://www.nanowrimo.org/

Disney+
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/14/20913417/disney-plus-launch-lineup-marvel-star-wars-pixar-tv-shows-movies-simpsons-national-geographic

Clinton and The Duchess of Sussex meet
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29808708/meghan-markle-archie-hillary-clinton-meeting-frogmore-cottage/

Frogmore Cottage
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a25295234/prince-harry-meghan-markle-frogmore-cottage-windsor-home/

Queen Elizabeth II no longer wearing fur
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/606899/queen-elizabeth-ii-replaces-real-fur

The Crown, s3
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/arts/television/the-crown-season-3-netflix-history.html

Alice Munro is Alive
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/alice-munro-alive-and-well-twitter-hoax/

John Legend is the sexiest man alive
https://people.com/music/john-legend-sexiest-man-alive-2019-reveal/

1995 John Legend
https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1194442120225902593?lang=en

1995 Idris Elba
https://twitter.com/idriselba/status/1195009603286818816?lang=en

Y2K
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/Y2K-bug/

Links

Susan Muaddi Durraj
https://susanmuaddidarraj.com/

“No Shame in Our Game” community college essay
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/05/31/people-higher-ed-should-stop-disdaining-those-who-attend-or-work-community

Farrah Rocks Fifth Grade
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42283949-farah-rocks-fifth-grade

Billy Porter on men wearing dresses
https://twitter.com/channel4news/status/1147816260740235264?lang=en

Halftime Performance
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/super-bowl/8531475/jennifer-lopez-shakira-super-bowl-halftime-performance

MacArthur Grant Winners
https://www.businessinsider.com/macarthur-fellowship-genius-grant-winners-2019-9

Mattel Creatable Worlds
https://time.com/5684822/mattel-gender-neutral-doll/

OkCupid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OkCupid

Rocky
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rocky-film-by-Avildsen

SASE
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/sase

Toni Morrison's influence on the publishing industry
https://www.marketplace.org/2019/08/06/toni-morrisons-impact-on-publishing-industry/

Baltimore Review
https://www.baltimorereview.org

Susan's Inheritance of Exile: Stories from South Philly
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-268-03503-7

"Black Kids Don't Want to Write about Harriet Tubman All The Time"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/opinion/sunday/children-literature-books-blacks.html

Billy Porter's Emmy Acceptance Speech
https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/emmys-2019-billy-porter-acceptance-speech.html

Greta Thunberg
https://www.businessinsider.com/greta-thunberg-bio-climate-change-activist-2019-9

Links

Shelter
https://www.jungyun.info/shelter

Lauren Groff
http://laurengroff.com/about/

Smithsonian interview
http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/author-interview-jung-yun-in-bloom/

Rumpus interview
https://therumpus.net/2016/03/shelter-by-jun-yung/

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry donate to a pool in Mozambique
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29165360/meghan-markle-prince-harry-archie-donatation-mozambique-swimming-pool/

Meghan Markle and the Queen are friends
https://www.wmagazine.com/story/queen-elizabeth-meghan-markle-friendship

The Crown Season 3
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2019-10-01/the-crown-season-3-netflix-release-date-cast-characters-plot-news-trailer-olivia-colman/

Jonathan Van Ness
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/21/style/jonathan-van-ness-hiv-memoir.html

JVN's new book "Over the Top"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2019/09/28/5-life-lessons-from-jonathan-van-nesss-new-book-over-the-top/#715579b9382d

Barry Renewed for Season 3
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/barry-renewed-season-3-hbo-1203186188/

Ellen Degeneres new stand up
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/12/28/ellen-degeneres-returns-stand-up-her-audience-wont-stop-screaming-about-it/

National book Awards Non Fiction Award Longlist
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-2019-national-book-awards-longlist-nonfiction

National Book Awards Fiction LongList
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-2019-national-book-awards-longlist-fiction

National Book Awards Poetry LongList
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-2019-national-book-awards-longlist-poetry

Old Man in The Sea
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/aug/24/books-to-give-you-hope-the-old-man-and-the-sea-by-ernest-hemingway

Their Eyes Were Watching God
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060838676/their-eyes-were-watching-god

Infinite Jest
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/feb/15/infinite-jest-at-20-still-a-challenge-still-brilliant-emma-lee-moss

Doomstead Days
https://nightboat.org/book/doomstead-days/

Kristen Arnett
http://kristenarnett.virb.com/

OutWrite 2019
http://thedccenter.org/outwrite/

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
https://tinhouse.com/product/mostly-dead-things/

Kristen escapes apocalyptic Madison on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Kristen_Arnett/status/1152254906545389570

Number Neighbor
https://www.businessinsider.com/number-neighbors-texting-trend-why-its-going-viral-2019-8

Queer Eye new season
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/queer-eye-renewed-season-4-5-netflix-premiere-date-1203245997/

Giant DC Wawa
https://www.businessinsider.com/wawa-biggest-location-washington-dc-photos-2017-12

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation_(VanderMeer_novel)

Lot by Bryan Washington
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563343/lot-by-bryan-washington/9780525533672/

The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
https://kristinhannah.com/books/the-great-alone/

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/lillian-boxfish-takes-a-walk/

Battleborn by Clarie Vaye Watkins
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13163921-battleborn

Cece and Anthony are joined this month by Tyler Mendelsohn , author of the new memoir Laurel (Ink Press Productions, 2019). The group discuss Tyler’s band, Cool Judy (2:30), themes in the new book (7:30), writing about family (12:30), how to name a book that is, in part, about names (16:30), and referencing other texts within a memoir (21:15). In the Pop! section, the group discuss the FX show Pose (30:15), Janet Mock (34:15), Joy Harjo (35:30), and what a potential remake of the movie, The Craft, could look like (38:15). Finally, in the Bang! section, the trio dish on their favorite summer drinks (40:30).

Links

Tyler’s Book
https://www.inkpressproductions.com/product-page/laurel-by-tyler-mendelsohn

Ink Press Productions
https://www.inkpressproductions.com

MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts, University of Baltimore
http://www.ubalt.edu/cas/graduate-programs-and-certificates/degree-programs/creative-writing-publishing-arts/

The Story of My Name Project
https://freestate-justice.org/the-story-of-my-name-project/

Pose
https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/pose

Billy Porter gown
https://www.vogue.com/article/billy-porter-oscars-red-carpet-gown-christian-siriano

Billy Porter being carried
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owkcJmT__Ao

Janet Mock on Netflix
https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/janet-mock-netflix-deal-pose-1203246917/

Joy Harjo
https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/janet-mock-netflix-deal-pose-1203246917/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/books/joy-harjo-poet-laureate.html
https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-066/librarian-of-congress-names-joy-harjo-the-nations-23rd-poet-laureate/2019-06-19/

Original The Craft film
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0115963/fullcredits/cast

The Craft reboot
https://movieweb.com/the-craft-remake-movie-cast-cailee-spaeny/

The Craft casing call
https://www.pride.com/movies/2019/6/08/craft-reboot-looking-transgender-latina-lead

Coconuts
https://castleinthesand.com/ocean-city-md-hotels-dining/ocean-city-md-coconuts/

Non alcoholic red wine and others

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/g19599968/best-non-alcoholic-wines/

Pose renewed for season 3
https://people.com/tv/pose-renewed-for-season-three-by-fx/

Generational breakdowns
https://communityrising.kasasa.com/gen-x-gen-y-gen-z/

Tyler’s book launch
https://m.facebook.com/events/2493970350653152

Links:

Horror Punk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_punk

Richard Hell and the Voidoids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hell_and_the_Voidoids

Glenn Danzig
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/glenn_danzig_calls_misfits_comeback_without_him_an_abomination_it_was_really_sad.html

Lester Bangs’ Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
https://www.amazon.com/Psychotic-Reactions-Carburetor-Dung-Literature/dp/0679720456

Hanif Abdurraqib’s They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
https://www.amazon.com/They-Cant-Kill-Us-Until/dp/1937512657

Jaime Fountaine’s Manhunt, part of the Novella Series by Mason Jar Press
http://www.masonjarpress.xyz/chapbooks-1/mason-jar-press-novella-series

Tattooed Mom
https://www.tattooedmomphilly.com/

Novella Tour Kickoff
https://www.tattooedmomphilly.com/event/mason-jar-press-novella-tour-kick-off/

Tire Fire Presents
https://www.facebook.com/tirefire.readings/

Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties
https://www.amazon.com/Her-Body-Other-Parties-Stories/dp/155597788X

Tommy Pico
http://tommy-pico.com/about-1

Beyoncé and Nichole Curran
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/entertainment/beyonce-jay-z-nicole-curran-trnd/index.html

Meghan Markle Misses Trump Visit
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1135710/meghan-markle-absent-trump-visit-why-not-meeting-trump-buckingham-palace-banquet

Chernobyl
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/07/chernobyl-hbo-russian-tv-remake

John Waters’ Mr. Know It All
https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Know-All-Tarnished-Wisdom/dp/0374214964

“Constructive Summer,” The Hold Steady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s-yP_DxBWI

“Summertime,” Will Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA

Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You
https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/19/lizzos-cuz-i-love-you-is-here

Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRNRymrv9k

Mariah Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emancipation_of_Mimi

Links

Pen 15

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/11/691694798/looking-at-middle-school-through-grown-up-glasses-in-pen15

Chen Chen's Twitter handle
@chenchenwrites

When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities at Bloodaxe Books

https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities-1211

Philip Pullman's Golden Compass

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/136447/the-golden-compass-his-dark-materials-by-philip-pullman/9780375823459/

Sundress Publications (who published Chen’s craft chap)

http://www.sundresspublications.com/

Book: When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities

https://www.boaeditions.org/products/when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities

Knott Poetry Prize

http://www.bu.edu/clarion/knott-poetry-prize/

Blue Flower Arts: A Literary Speakers Agency

https://blueflowerarts.com/

Bloodaxe Books

https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/

Chen Chen’s Chapbooks

https://www.chenchenwrites.com/chapbooks

Queer Eye season three

https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/queer-eye-season-3-netflix-review.html

BRULEY, the Queer Eye Dog

https://www.bustle.com/p/queer-eye-dog-bruley-is-the-breakout-star-of-season-3-hes-about-to-become-your-instagram-obsession-16964641

Powell’s Book Store

https://www.powells.com/

Mel B interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0knNNRTHqyk

Links

How to Sit
http://www.masonjarpress.xyz/tyrese-coleman/

2019 PEN American Literary Award Finalists
https://pen.org/2019finalists/

Superbowl Cheerleaders
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/us/super-bowl-male-cheerleaders-nfl-trnd/index.html

NFL Cheerleader Salary
http://money.com/money/5127457/nfl-cheerleaders-career-pay-salary/

Beyoncé and Jay say “go vegan”
https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/go-vegan-get-beyonce-and-jay-z-tickets-for-life-deal-1832267220

The Greenprint Project
https://www.thegreenprintproject.com/

Who is running in 2020?
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/who-is-running-for-president-in-2020-so-far/507-3d0408c4-75a9-4921-ac61-92c720519701

Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYtuKyMtY8

AWP Conference
https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/

Land of Kush
http://landofkush.com

Baltimore horse-drawn produce carts
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/bs-md-rodricks-0411-story.html

In this fully-loaded episode, Anthony and Cece are joined by Teri Ellen Cross Davis, Hayes Davis, Nate Brown, and Thea Brown—two literary couples. The group discuss current projects (11:30), humor in poetry (43:00), and what it's like to be in a literary couple (0:48:15). In the Pop! section, the group do some quick pop culture roundups (00:59:15), then discuss in depth about Kamala Harris (1:04:00), and end the section with a discussion of Derry Girls (1:15:15). The group then spend the Bang! section reliving their worst dates (1:24:45).

Teri and Hayes’ website
https://www.poetsandparents.com/

Nate’s Twitter
https://twitter.com/NateBrownBrown

Thea Brown’s Think of the Danger
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Danger-Thea-Brown/dp/0990308251

Thea Brown’s Famous Times
http://www.slopeeditions.org/current-titles/famous-times-by-thea-brown

Dap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giving_dap
Versus dabbing (and the other dabbing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxVyB4i-3_4

Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633694/

Kamala Harris floats Baltimore as campaign HQ
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-harris-campaign-baltimore-20190121-story.html

Derry Girls
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7120662/

The Museum of Free Derry
https://www.museumoffreederry.org/content/civil-rights

Korea Anti-Valentines Day
http://www.kargeontheroad.com/food/food-lonely-korean-black-noodles-anti-valentines-day/

Galentine’s Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galentine%27s_Day

Visalia, California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visalia,_California

Olive Juice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1vgw--8kJQ

Not Without Our Laughter 
http://www.masonjarpress.xyz/chapbooks-1/not-without-our-laughter-by-black-ladies-brunch-collective

King's Dream Speech and "its governor having his lips dripping with the words of  interposition.."
https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/apr/28/greatspeeches

James Earl Jones stutterer
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/stutterer-star-james-earl-jones-found-voice

The Break beats Vol 2: Black Girl Magic 
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1109-the-breakbeat-poets-vol-2

Generation Kill Book
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-15193-4

Inside Out and Anger character
http://pixartimes.com/2014/11/21/meet-the-5-major-characters-from-inside-out/

Spoon River Anthology
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/edgar-lee-masters