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How Teddy Wayne Found His New Protagonist: An Angry Lefty

2 years 9 months ago
The protagonist of Teddy Wayne's The Great Man Theory could be described as a total sad sack. At the start, he's a mildly successful, if self-righteous, college lecturer with a contract to complete his first full-length book, The Luddite Manifesto: How the Age of Screens Is a Fatal Distraction.
Jessica Rogen

The Factory Honors The Great American Road Trip With Inaugural "Brewski Kicks On Route 66" Beer Festival

2 years 9 months ago
The Factory of St. Louis is the first brand new performance venue built from the ground up in the Midwest in over twenty years, typically hosting a range of artists from The Beach Boys to Deadmau5, from Three Days Grace to Olivia Rodrigo. On Sat., July 30, The Factory, St. Louis’ “Best New Venue” (Riverfront Times), will host its inaugural beer festival, Brewski Kicks on Route 66. Inspired by The Great American Road Trip, the festival will bring together the best beer from every stop along “The Mother Road” in what is a must-attend event for beer aficionados and roadtrippers alike.
Sponsored by The Factory

Reproductive freedom, abolition and trans rights are all entwined, organizers say

2 years 9 months ago
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights organizers in St. Louis are working hard to disrupt the momentum of the anti-abortion movement. In this episode, Kennedy Moore from Pro-Choice Missouri and Brianna Chandler from WashU discuss how the reproductive freedom movement, abolition, climate justice, and trans rights are all enmeshed and how their work aims to empower people to take action.

Cori Bush among members of Congress arrested after abortion rights protest in D.C.

2 years 9 months ago

WASHINGTON — More than a dozen members of Congress were arrested Tuesday alongside abortion rights activists after they sat down and blocked an intersection between the U.S. Capitol building and the Supreme Court to protest conservative justices’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The act of civil disobedience came as backers of abortion rights urge more […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Techdirt Podcast Episode 326: Broadband Competition Is Just A Click Away

2 years 9 months ago
Yesterday, we released a new report from the Copia Institute, written by Karl Bode, about the state of broadband competition and the great potential of an open access fiber model: Just A Click Away: Broadband Competition In America. On today’s episode, Karl joins the podcast to dig into the details of the report and explain […]
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Maplewood Public Library Pursuing Fundraising Opportunities

2 years 9 months ago
Maplewood Public Library is pursuing new avenues of income to supplement the tax dollars that currently support the Library. Much of the Library’s budget goes toward personnel costs, building upkeep, and lending materials such as books, DVDs, and eBooks. In order to offer more programming for adults, children, and teens and to make much-needed updates […]
Ashley Bryant