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“A guy walked through the door with a swordfish under his arm,” says Marla Daily. It might sound like the setup for a joke, but it’s just another day at Carpinteria’s newest museum, the Chrisman California Islands Center. coastalview.com/news/anchoring…

My dispatch from the rather weird and totally wonderful Deep Springs College, in the Californian desert, is out today! In print for today’s ever brilliant ⁦FT Weekend Magazine⁩ and online here on.ft.com/471t8yb

CVN Throwback | Tar may annoy most Carpinteria beachgoers, but for some visitors, it’s an attraction not to be missed. coastalview.com/news/history-t…

Allison Kite Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social Dean Plocher The exceptionally talented Clara Bates won in the Best Breaking News category for her story about the state deciding to forgo a program that could have provided tens of millions of dollars in federal food aid to low-income families. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2023/07/14/mis…

We must again be at work, but also preparing for war if Trump chooses that, by Richard J. Tofel. cjr.org/covering_the_e…

Canonic youtube.com/watch?v=X5v5k1…

I'm on the side of the ravens.

Black man convicted solely on testimony of white cop eyewitness. Prosecution didn’t disclose that cop (1) misIDd and killed different black man and (2) made racist posts. New trial grounds?

Medical examiner rules death in police chokehold with 6 Taser shocks “accident.” By Clara Bates missouriindependent.com/2024/12/17/ker…

Missourians deemed incompetent to stand trial and ordered into psychiatric treatment now languish for an average of 14 months in jail before receiving the mental health treatment that could allow them to stand trial. The Independent || bsky @missouriindependent.com Story below:

Tiring of playbooks

CVN Throwback | Fly to Santa Barbara today, and you land in Goleta. For a short time, a century ago, you would have landed in Carpinteria. coastalview.com/news/in-early-…

In DIE ZEIT, Bernhard Pörksen recalls the lessons of the Hutchins Commission for today, via Stephen Bates' book: Wenn Hass zum Geschäftsmodell wird zeit.de/2025/01/massna…

Efficient!

Roxana Robinson, author of “Leaving” and 10 other books, in conversation Thurs. at Writer’s Block in Las Vegas. Join us! thewritersblock.org/events/44180

Since the invention of the press, concerns about media ownership have persisted. Stephen Bates, Alexandra Geese, Richard R. John, and Paul Starr explore 19th–20th century trends, with a focus on technology and market concentration. Moderated by Sarah Ellison. Tune in to

A sad farewell from a proud institution staffed by thoughtful, smart people

Missouri’s system for providing legal representation to families ensnared in the foster care system is highly decentralized, relying on county-level funding and operating with little state oversight, a months-long The Independent || bsky @missouriindependent.com investigation found. missouriindependent.com/2025/05/12/mis…

Appalling missouriindependent.com/2025/05/23/man…

Lovely. ‘A privilege and a great pleasure’: inside the 5,000-item Stephen Sondheim collection theguardian.com/stage/2025/jul…