Happy Purim from the Louvre

a very reasonable question i have about bridgerton is, what about ireland? did the england of bridgerton decline to do an imperialism in india or the caribbean but then still try to conquer ireland? and if it's a non-imperial england then ... how is there a united states

there's a new pnina rosenblum song, the war is official now (sigh)

another day, another case of "posting objectively factual information about how something works, and other social media users getting super mad at you about said factual information because they apparently assume you are secretly In Charge of How the Military Works"

Margarita burn will haunt me for the rest of my life

The Jewish Israeli woman who loved and was loved by Palestine’s most famous poet died this week. Their romance couldn’t survive politics, but the poetry it inspired is loved by millions. My article for @newlinesmag.bsky.social: newlinesmag.com/running-note...

When academia's stars mistreat people, they're "punished" with relief from teaching, mentoring, and service responsibilities. This frees them to spend more time on the more valued work of research. And dumps less valued responsibilities onto colleagues, making it harder for them to become stars.

The Tucci thing, BTW, is real. www.nbcolympics.com/videos/stanl...

Thursday! What a concept!

today i am thinking of tamar ben ami, the incredible dancer, artist, and one time lover of mahmoud darwish, who passed away a few days ago archive.batsheva.co.il/en/people/ta...

Nothing but respect for my president

Cannot get over the woman in Below Deck who claimed to be a sous chef and did not know to fill muffin tins properly. Best show on tv.

This is a truly wild story. With a big Jewish angle: nymag.com/intelligence...

It’s good when people know you have a beat and multiple people tell you about an Israeli mma fighter named “ahavat hashem Gordon”

A small balm, but listening an observant Muslim scholar giving a talk (while fasting!) about the Moroccan Jewish diasporas of LA is really so moving.

My dad called to tell me the Hughes brothers are Jewish. he wanted to make sure I knew. We are the same

(handing the most heartbroken, disgusted-looking hockey player a stuffed animal) congratulazioni! enjoy the stoat

🇺🇸 Men and Women 🏒🥇

starting a tumbler called sad Canadians with stuffed animals

four years ago, figure skating looked like a sport where the way to win was by driving literal children to the point of mental breakdown with Alysa Liu's win, it looks like a sport where the way to win is giving your talented skaters agency, the freedom to be themselves, and letting them find joy

there has simply never been a bigger difference in vibes than the backstage images of the 2022 figure skating gold medalist after realizing she had won, vs. the post-skate images of the 2026 figure skating gold medalist after realizing she had won

never try to beat a Gen Z at social media exhibit one hundred

Alysa Liu - a brief thread

Jewish excellence right here

My brother reminded me that weird al did the best parody ever of the drum donna summer song that alysa skated too youtu.be/gh4zvQfDhi0?...

From @theathletic.com: Alysa Liu didn’t return to figure skating for medals. But for personal fulfillment. A display of empowerment. She became a legend because of that story and returned U.S. women’s figure skating to glory. nyti.ms/4kJJFxn

“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.” she did it! her! way!!

Alysa!!!!!!!!! omg

lesbians > desbiens imo

yes No government funding for USA Olympic athletes Only the top few athletes in many sports get funding from their federations, and they still need to pick up sponsorships to make a good living. Many potential Olympians quit bc normie jobs make more money. And you don't really hear about it on NBC!

One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés

Hey, @ichotiner.bsky.social: would you mind interviewing Tyra Banks? *giggles and runs away*

Seems like a good time to mention the Bokkja i bakken (The Dog on the Hill) statue at the Holmenkollen Ski jump in Oslo - created by Elene Engelsen to celebrate the fact that the escape of a dog onto the jump happened so often it almost became tradition (photo (c) me from a trip last July)

trying to think of a more unsettling thing a dog owner could say than "oh, that's my CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WOLFDOG, named NAZGUL"

DOG AT THE OLYMPICS FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

This is how you live a life

i love a good piece of business history and this is a great read

This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...

The Netflix documentary on American America’s Next Top Model is well done and horrifying. Definitely triggering in every sense of the world.

I wrote about the Olympics defector.com/which-other-...

I had an annoying day so I will be watching the nineties themed ice dance

I learned so much!!

Post doctoral fellowship at Oxford - Israel Studies - to work with Professor Yaacov Yadgar. Please see below my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Omg dream job

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

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